Integrating Uses

Integrating Uses Summary Most residences need to be located within walking distance of shopping, work opportunities, and public buildings and spaces. Encourage new buildings to be mixed use, such as residential above commercial, especially at the neighborhood center. Apply good design principles so different uses fit together. Parking lots do not dominate the landscape; they are subordinate, placed to the side or rear of buildings, and are well-landscaped.

Public Buildings and Spaces

Public Buildings and Spaces Summary Site civic buildings so they are integral to the fabric of the community and accessible to everyone. Use building materials and architectural elements that will last for the generations and evoke civic pride. Develop streetscape guidelines that address the street, sidewalks, building setbacks, façades and signs.

Public Buildings and Spaces, cont. Provide convenient public spaces of varying sizes and purpose. Ensure that new and redeveloped public and private buildings provide plazas, courtyards and lawns of appropriate scale. Improve existing public and private parking lots with landscaping and marked pedestrian ways.