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AttachmentD Goal 14: Promote and support the development of mixed-use areas that have a rich mix of related and mutually reinforcing uses within walking distance of each other. The Community Development Department finds that the CMU District supports a broad mix of related and mutually reinforcing uses and promotes walkability especially through the Regulating Plan. It is anticipated that the proposed Walmart will have a small collection of uses, including pharmacy, banking, grocery, photo lab, garden store, and two restaurants on outlots, all of which uses are walkable from near-by businesses. Policy 14.1: Encourage a mix of two or more uses within each development project either within the same building or horizontally on the site. The CMU design standards and the uses permitted address the mix and the regulating plan for Twin Lakes Sub-Area 1 address vertical and/or horizontal design, placement of buildings on parcels. It is anticipated that the proposed Walmart will have a small collection of uses, including pharmacy, banking, grocery, photo lab, garden store, and two restaurants on outlots, all of which uses are walkable from near-by businesses. Twin Lakes is planned and zoned to allow for a mix of uses, with retail being only one of these allowable uses. Policy 14.2: Use official controls to ensure all mixed use development is cohesive, compact, and pedestrian oriented, consisting of high-quality design, efficient parking strategies, and appropriate site landscaping. The zoning ordinance has been developed to ensure organized development consistent with policy, especially in the CMU district where emphasis has been placed on pedestrian friendly design/orientation, high quality design (including four sided architecture, horizontal/vertical articulation, and a top, bottom and middle design to name a few), new parking standards that reduce parking minimums and maximums, and new landscaping requirements. Any development within Twin Lakes will be required to meet or exceed all requirements of the zoning ordinance specifically the CMU design standards and the regulating plan requirements. Policy 14.3: Promote and support the provision of a robust system of public spaces within mixed-use areas such as parks, plazas, pathways, streets, and civic uses to encourage community gathering and connections. The Zoning Code [1005.07(E) – Twin Lakes Regulating Plan] seeks the creation of pedestrian corridors to connect to the existing public amenity in the area and seeks the provision of additional open space to save/protect mature oak trees. The Regulating Plan also requires an additional buffer to further protect Langton Lake Park from development. Sub-Area 1 of the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area includes a robust system of sidewalks and paths that the City installed over the past two years. Through the review of the Twin Lakes Business Park Master Plan, the CMU District, and the Regulating Plan, each development will be required to provide additional public spaces and/or amenities. The location of the proposed Walmart is surrounded by existing sidewalk and/or pathways. The site will be required to provide a pedestrian connection through the parking lot and will be required to extend sidewalk to existing public facilities. The Walmart project will also have 2 Page12of27