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EXHIBIT "A" <br /> <br />COMblERCIAL J.o~ND USE ELE~LENT <br /> <br />a, Goal <br /> <br />A variety of commercial activities to meet the needs of the <br />communi ry. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />PROVIDE FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF BUSINESS USES TO MEET <br />SHOPPING, PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL SERVICE NEEDS AND <br />EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT DIFFERENT SCALES OF DE- <br />VELOPMENT. <br /> <br />ENCOURAGE A }tlGH QUALITY OF DESIGN FROM BO~'I APPEARANCE <br />AND FUNCTIONAL STANDPOINTS. <br /> <br />PROTECT AND IblPROVE THE TRAFFIC CARRYING CAPACITY OF <br />HIGHWAYS AND ARTERIALS DESIGNED FOR THROUGH TRAFFIC <br />BY NOT ALLOWING THE INDISCRIMINATE STRIPPING OF <br />COMMERCIAL USES ALONG THE FRONTAGE. <br /> <br />ENCOURAGE GROUPINGS OF COMPATIBLE BUSINESSES AND DIS- <br />COURAGE INDIVIDUAL, FREESTANDING COb~ERCIAL USES. <br />THESE GROUPINGS SHOULD TAKE THE FORM OF URBAN BUSINESS- <br />CONVENIENCE NEIGIIBO~'IOOD CENTER) and <br />BUSINESS CENTERS, WHICH WILL BE MORE CONVENIENT TO <br />USE, EASIER TO PROVIDE WITH SUITABLE ACCESS, ECONOMI- <br />CALLY MORE SOUND, AND MORE PROPERLY RELATED TO ABUTTING <br />RESIDEN"FIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM. <br /> <br /> ASSURE AN APPROPRIATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS <br /> AREAS AND ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL AREAS BY UTILIZING VARIOUS <br />'TECHNIQUES SUCH AS INCREASED SETBACKS, FENCES OR <br /> LANDSCAPE BUFFERS, CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND <br /> HIGHER PERFOR~IANCE STANDARDS FOR SITE IblPROVEMENTS. <br /> <br />RESTRICT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS <br />TO CONVENIENCE GOODS AND SERVICES AND BASE ~{E EXTENT <br />OF DEVELOPMENT ON THE NEED OF THE AREA. <br /> <br />ALLOW A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL, RETAIL, AND OFFICE <br />USES WI~tlN "PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS" IF WELL-PLANNED <br />AND DESIGNED. THE LOCATION AND ARFLa, NGEMENT OF <br />MIXTURE OF USES MUST MEET THE GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA <br />OF THE BASIC FUNCTION OF TIlE BUSINESS GROUPING AS WELL <br />AS TIlE PURPOSES OF TIlE ZONING ORDINANCE. <br /> <br />58 <br /> <br /> <br />