The U-7A Planned Mixed-Use Development District is established to encourage the comprehensive design and integrated development of large tracts of land suitable for a variety of residential uses. The U-7A District is intended to:
(a) Create a mixed-use environment to accommodate a combination of residential, retail, commercial, and office uses of varied densities to attract young professionals, empty nesters, and families to the area;
(b) Describe standards so that any new development is cohesive, contains thriving and inviting public spaces, and encourages walkability and sustainability;
(c) Regulate building orientation and placement to achieve appropriate scale and ensure proper transitioning between areas of differing use and density and/or to be mindful of the surrounding adjacent land uses;
(d) Encourage enhanced pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular connectivity throughout the area;
(e) Permit development consistent with the standards and requirements of an approved master development plan; and
(f) Permit mixed-use vertically integrated buildings with ground floor commercial, office, and retail uses. Mixed-use buildings may have multi-family residential units and/or offices on the upper floors above ground level commercial, office and retail uses. (Ord. 2020-124. Passed 11-4-20.)