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Downtown Centerville <br />Master Plan & Development Guidelines <br />overall needs of the Downtown Area. Parking <br />B. VI. Mix of Uses will be provided through a combination of on - <br />The master plan identifies the desired mix of street spaces and off- street surface lots to <br />uses within the downtown area. A horizontal support the mix of uses at the core. Parking <br />and vertical mix of uses is desired within the facilities should contribute to the overall <br />primary Mixed -Use Corridors. A mix of character and image of the Downtown Area. <br />complimentary housing styles and scales Parking facility edge design should include <br />should be incorporated into the Downtown elements, colors and materials that reflect, or <br />neighborhood districts of the project. New complement surrounding buildings and <br />uses should reinforce the public open space landscape. <br />and activity at street- level. The mix of uses is <br />designed to promote daytime activity with <br />shoppers and workers and activity will <br />continue in the evening with residents and <br />visitors enjoying new entertainment <br />opportunities. <br />Guideline Recommendations <br />• Promote vertical Mixed -Use within the <br />Mixed -Use Core of the project. Provide <br />flexibility for developers wishing to be <br />creative with potential retail uses in other <br />areas of the project; <br />• All uses should reinforce pedestrian <br />activity at the street level. <br />B. VII. Parking Strategy <br />Balancing the realities of car -related <br />necessities (streets, parking and so on) and <br />the desired character is a significant <br />challenge. The goal is to provide adequate <br />parking, both quantity and location, while <br />promoting new strategies that support the <br />Guideline Recommendations <br />Parking guidelines encourage the following: <br />• Locate off-street surface parking lots away <br />from CSAH 14 and CSAH 21, either behind or <br />to the side of primary buildings; <br />• Provide a combination of fencing, <br />landscaping and landform to screen parking <br />areas from all streets and important views; <br />• Create strategies for shared parking <br />between adjacent uses, taking advantage of <br />peak and off-peak cycles, business hours, <br />nighttime activities, special events and other <br />needs. This is especially important on the <br />west side of Centerville Road; <br />January 4, 2006 Page 17 of 30 <br />