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<br />b) Where feasible or practical, integrate neighborhood oriented retail! service <br />businesses (within walking distance) into the mixed used project. Consider such mixed <br />use developments in areas where change is already underway. <br /> <br />c) Encourage innovative high quality planning and design in residential developments <br />that cater to the life style/life cycle of present and future residents. Higher quality <br />development may include such improvements as masonry exteriors, higher window and <br />wall insulation packages, underground parking, more usable open space than normally <br />required, porches, landscaping, underground parking, and amenities packages within <br />each unit. <br /> <br />2. Encourage neighborhood interaction programs including community policing, neighborhood <br />watches, and maintenance associations. Prepare neighborhood welcome or starter meetings to <br />recognize the people who live in the neighborhood. Encourage neighborhood residents, <br />including youth, to work on "Pride in Our Neighborhood" clean-up projects. <br /> <br />3. (Not related to topic.) <br /> <br />4. Convert unusedlunderused commercial lands to residential uses. For example, in underused <br />strip centers, encourage redevelopment with multi-family housing uses. <br /> <br />5. (Not related to topic) <br /> <br />6. (Not related to topic.) <br /> <br />7. When approving a residential Planned Unit Development, require better quality with <br />established criteria for open space, a "sense of place", and quality materials. <br /> <br />8. Encourage the development of well-designed multiple family dwelling projects which are <br />compatible with adjacent uses. The following criteria should be considered when reviewing <br />proposals for multiple family dwelling construction within the City: <br /> <br />a) Structures should have access to at least one collector level street so that traffic <br />generated by the complex will not exceed environmental and traffic thresholds of minor <br />residential streets described in the Transportation Plan. <br /> <br />b) Adequate usable open space should be provided on the site or public park/open space <br />should directly adjoin the site. <br /> <br />c) The floor area standard should define the amount of required open space in <br />comparison to the density of units. <br /> <br />d) Adequate access to adjoining or nearby (within 't4 mile) retail/service areas should be <br />provided. <br /> <br />e) The use of underground parking (with adequate safety measures) should be <br />encouraged to reduce the volume of outside parking and separate garages as a means of <br /> <br />PF3224 - RCA Accessible Space Final Plan 061702 Page 2 of 4 <br />