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Downtown Centerville t� r Master Plan & Development Guidelines .meq .44 services including but not limited to A Master Plan Concept and Development restaurants, specialty stores, clothing Guidelines would allow for this kind of retailers, coffee shops, physicians offices, creative flexibility. The Guidelines set insurance offices, bank, daycare and standards for urban design relationships personal services. The Market Analysis that ensure the scale and character of also predicts that the City of Centerville will redevelopment that the community expects, be well served by the addition of while still allowing the developer to arrive at approximately 450 additional higher density creative solutions that meet their financial residential units. requirements and the needs of the end users. The uses and square footages shown on the Master Plan are based on this analysis with consideration of the appropriate uses to occur within the downtown area and transitions into the surrounding neighborhoods. The Master plan directs the design of the street and open space network and provides flexibility with the individual block layout and dispersion of housing types to meet City statutes, regulations and guidelines within. A�M '1hYJn1AM. A.II Master Plan Improved Pedestrian Environment A number of goals emerged during the initial The intent of the Downtown Master Plan is meetings with downtown land owners, the to provide a comfortable, safe, Mixed-Use general public, the Downtown Task Force and through the analysis of existing community with emphasis on pedestrian conditions and upon review of the Market oriented streetscapes, diverse housing Analysis conducted by the McCombs options, adequate open space and quality architecture. Group. The goals were developed with an eye More specifically, the Guidelines are towards providing the development intended to: community with a clear and concise • Ensure the compatible integration of understanding of the communities' vision for retail, office and residential uses. the downtown. The vision includes the desire to incorporate the History of Maintain a scale and form of Centerville into the redevelopment. development that emphasizes sensitivity to A system was needed to set standards for the pedestrian environment and existing the overall project but also to allow enough neighborhoods nearby. flexibility for developers to tailor their • Ensure the compatible integration of a individual projects within the downtown area variety of housing types, including towards the needs of the end users. townhouses, medium density and high density residential. January 4, 2006 Page 4 of 34