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COMMERCIAL GOALS and POLICIES CO~CTAT. r;nAT~ It is the goal of the City of CenterviDe to: · Provide for a variety of eees.emie employment and income levels and development opportunities in the City. · R~nd employment and tax base in the City. · Maintain a fuset:ies. EM and improve the Central Business District as an important mixed-use district · lmf'1'6?e L'etM SB~f'iftg appeftltBfties in tile ~ammltftit.r. Expand and diversify the city's tax base by encow:aging new commercial retail development r__nuano/.' Pn6ciea It is the policy of the City of CentervilJe to: · Require that aD c~ uses ~ public utility systems. · BStft6ltSB Create a cohesive identity for all commercial areas with design guidelines for buildings, signage, and streetscaping. · Provide adequate lot sizes and minimum buildable areas for business \lses to provide for convenient and safe access, adeq\late parking, site buffering and landscaping. · Avoid incompatibilities between commercial uses and residemial \lSCS. · Develop sign tegulations t:6ftll'lltihle witB tBt: Bllttsul helltsty 6fthc City that regulate size, height, placement, m~9~ and composition to ensure signs do not detract from the small town-feel and natural beauty of the City. In general free-standing, large or internally lit signs should be prohibited. · Evaluate TIF, CDBG and other funding options to provide assistance for CBD rebabi1i1ation and the establishment of a shopping center. · Develop retail uses in a clustered or shopping center concept rather than strip or scatb:ted &shion. . Connect shopping areas to each other and to residential areas with sidewalks and pedestrian ~ and bicycle trails. DRAFI' Goals and Policies ~ of Center9i11e Compteheasive Plan Update 2007-2008 5