17.50.010 Purpose.
Purpose. The purpose of the neighborhood activity center planned development overlay is to enable the development of lands in areas designated as activity centers on the McMinnville Framework Plan into fully integrated, high-quality, mixed-use, pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods. The intent is to minimize traffic congestion, suburban sprawl, infrastructure costs, and environmental degradation. Its provisions are based on the following design principles:
A. All neighborhoods have identifiable centers and edges.
B. All lots within the neighborhood are readily accessible to retail and recreation by nonvehicular means (a distance not greater than one-quarter mile).
C. Uses and housing types are mixed and in close proximity to one another.
D. Street networks are interconnected and blocks are small.
E. Civic buildings are given prominent sites throughout the neighborhood. (Ord. 5098 §1 (Appx. E), 2020).