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stores, freestanding smaller businesses, multistory office buildings, and groupings of 3 automobile dealerships. Regional Business areas are located in places with visibility and ss access from the regional highway system (Interstate 35W and State Highway 36). 39 Community Business ao Community Business uses are commercial areas oriented toward businesses involved 41 with the sale of goods and services to a local market area. Community business areas 42 include shopping centers and freestanding businesses that promote community 43 orientation and scale. To provide access and manage traffic, community business areas 44 are located on streets designated as A Minor Augmentor or A Minor Reliever in the 45 Transportation Plan. Community Business areas should have a strong orientation to 46 pedestrian and bicycle access to the area and movement within the area. Residential 47 uses, generally with a density greater than 12 units per acre, may be located in as Community Business areas only as part of mixed -use buildings with allowable business 49 uses on the ground floor. 50 Neighborhood Business 51 Neighborhood Business uses are small -scale business areas located on or at the 52 intersection of minor arterial and collector streets. Business uses in these areas may ss include retail, service, and office. Residential uses may be located in a mixed -use 54 building in these areas. Residential uses should generally have a density between four 55 and 12 units per acre and are subject to the other limitations for this land use. Buildings 56 shall be scaled appropriately to the surrounding neighborhood. There should be 57 appropriate buffers and pedestrian connections between Neighborhood Business areas 58 and adjacent residential neighborhoods. Neighborhood Business areas should be 59 connected to surrounding neighborhoods by sidewalks or trails. 60 ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS: 61 The Community Mixed -Use District is designed to encourage the development or V redevelopment of mixed -use centers that may include housing, office, commercial, park, 63 civic, institutional, and open space uses. Complementary uses should be organized into 64 cohesive districts in which mixed- or single -use buildings are connected by streets, sidewalks and trails, and open space to create a pedestrian - oriented environment. The 6b CMU District is intended to be applied to areas of the City guided for redevelopment or intensification. PP The Regional Business District is designed for businesses that provide goods and 6- services to a regional market area, including regional -scale malls, shopping centers, ru large format stores, multi -story office buildings and automobile dealerships. RB Districts 71 are intended for locations with visibility and access from the regional highway system. 72 The district is also intended to: 73 1. Encourage a `park once" environment within districts by enhancing pedestrian 74 movement and a pedestrian friendly environment; 75 2. Encourage high quality building and site design to increase the visual appeal and 76 continuing viability of development in the RB District; and 77 3. Provide adequate buffering of surrounding neighborhoods. 78 The Community Business District is designed for shopping areas with moderately scaled 79 retail and service uses, including shopping centers, freestanding businesses, and mixed- Page 2 of 8