GOAL IX 3:
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY CENTERS PROVIDE SHOPPING, SERVICES, RECREATION, HIGH-DENSITY HOUSING, OFFICE AND INSTITUTIONAL FACILITIES NEEDED TO SUPPORT A SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD OR URBAN AREA.
NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVITY CENTERS
Code reviser’s note: Ord. 5098 adds these policies as 188.00 through 188.07. They have been editorially renumbered to prevent duplication of numbering.
Policies:
187.95.00
Neighborhood activity centers shall include the following types and mix of land uses:
1. Activity center focus areas should include a mix of land uses: commercial, office, institutional, mixed-use residential, and high-density residential. The presence of a single usage type in an entire focus area (e.g., commercial) does not meet the criteria for an activity center.
2. Each activity center should incorporate some amount of formal outdoor space for public use, such as a formal park or plaza, as focal points for public interaction.
3. Different land uses or activities may be placed adjacent to one another, or on different floors of the same building. Such mixing of land uses encourages a compact and pedestrian-oriented center.
4. An activity center has a support area consisting of medium and higher density housing.
5. The activity center’s physical layout should include a location for a future transit stop. (Ord. 5098 §1 (Appx. D), December 8, 2020)