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ensure compatibility with existing uses, not vice versa. The City encourages the use of shared parking, ramped parking and a regional water retention plan or use of new technologieswhere appropriateto reduce impervioussurfacesand increasegreen spac� The Twin Lakes Design Guidelines (1988) are the current Design Guidelines until superceded by amendments or "parcel specific "planned unit developmentordinances. O To ensure orderly, fair, e�cient and cost-effectiveredevelopment, the City will use eminent domain — condemnation — in cases where acquisition of the land area and construction of public roads and parks, utilities and/or stonn sewerare deemed in the public's interestby the City Council. In addition, to induce further new private investment that is in the public's best interest and ensure that the City is not overpaying for speculative development, condemnation will be used as a last option in redevelopment negotiation process to determine a fair market value of the property. In these cases, condemnation ensures that cost effective redevelopment occurs for development that meets and exceeds the Plans. All condemnation initiatives shall require City Council approval. To ensure that changes in the Twin Lakes Master Plan are supported by the community, the Twin Lakes Renewal Strategies were developed to refresh previous master plans so that implementation would be done with current market conditions and feedbackfrom the community. Source: Adopted Twin Lakes Master Plan (June 2001), Page 2-4. The 2001 Master Plan also has the following Twin Lakes Renewal Strategies: I) Encourage updated/redeveloped mixed industrial and commerciaU6usiness uses. Improve access to these areas via County roads and the Parkway. Protect o�ce, retail, and residential areas from the aspects of pre-existing, non-conforming industry and high volume tra�c that disturb or disrupt the office or residential neighborhoods. 2) Require redevelopment in phases with a number of parcels at one time. Utilize planned unit developments for site-specific flexibility in redevelopment. 3) Develop guidelines that encourage new developments to incorporate style elements from the new architecture present in Twin Lakes and Centre Pointe Business Parks. For example, if the existing adjacentneighborhood consists of two-story, gable roofed homes, the design, bulk and massing of the multiple family structures should complement the character of the existing neighborhood and blend into new office developments. And, off'ice buildings of 3 to 5 stories, using horizontalfenestrationbanding, should complementeach other in elevation, placement on the site, colors and exterior materials. 4) Restrictnew industrial or redevelopmentbusiness/service vehicle access to CountyRoads andprivate, internal drivewaysystems. Require design standards such as walls, berms or landscape buffers between industrial and office, retail, and residential uses where loading docks, driveways, and parking lot configuration cause noise, odors, and lighting to be directed beyond the industry. PF3595_RCA_Twin_Lakes_General_Concept_011005 Page 14