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and wall insulation packages, underground parking, and more usable open space <br />than normally required, porches, landscaping, underground parking, and amenities <br />packages within each unit. <br />2.Encourage neighborhood interaction programs including community policing, <br />neighborhood watches, and maintenance associations. Prepare neighborhood welcome <br />or starter meetings to recognize the people who live in the neighborhood. Encourage <br />neighborhood residents, including youth, to work on "Pride in Our Neighborhood" clean- <br />up projects. <br />3.(Not related to topic.) <br />4.Convert unused/underused commercial lands to residential uses. For example, in <br />underused strip centers, encourage redevelopment with multi-family housing uses. <br />5.Identify evolving neighborhoods that are least resistant to change. Consider redeveloping <br />entire neighborhoods to meet current and future needs. If this is not feasible, offer all <br />homeowners in the neighborhood individual incentives to upgrade their property. <br />6.(Not related to topic.) <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 />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 <br />reviewing proposals for multiple family dwelling construction within the City: <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 <br />minor residential streets described in the Transportation Plan. <br />b.Adequate usable open space should be provided on the site or public park/open space <br />should directly adjoin the site. <br />c.The floor area standard should define the amount of required open space in <br />comparison to the density of units. <br />d.Adequate access to adjoining or nearby (within ¼ mile) retail/service areas should be <br />provided. <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 <br />of improving the general residential character of multiple family developments. <br />DRAFT MARCH 10, 2004 10 <br /> <br />