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8) Diversify tax base 9� Provide a fle�ble land use plan 10) Locate uses in areas where they can best take advantage of necessary market forces In addition, the Plan embodies the following policies: �� The City encourages office and office-high tech assembly, and medical and biotech uses where they have immediate access to County Roads and the freeway. 2� The City encourages limited, integrated or mixed-use "support" retail, restaurant and lodging uses in appropriate loca�ions, where customers will l�ave easy access fi am their job locations in Twin Lakes Business Park and from the Rasedale area. 3� The City encourages a miY of office and high-tech uses with multiple residential uses where they can take advantage of the amenities offered by the �k� west and sc�uth of Oasis Park, and in a mixed Oifice/Residential area on the west and southeast sides of Langton Lake. In effect the multiple residence areas become the "new edge" to the existing adjoining residential areas. 4� The City allows existing non-confornlinguses, most notably the trucking opera�ions, to remain as preexisting, nonconforming uses until a more compatible, permitted businesspark use succeeds the trticking use. If the City should decide to rezone, the City will adopt zoning or a planned unit development in which these non-conforming uses may remain, but will be encouraged to move to newer, more environmentally compatible areas specifically designed and supported by roads and infrastructure for such uses, consistentwith this Plan or in other approved metropolitan areas. 5) The City encourages quality site design in new developments, to include landscaping, signage, b8rming, ligh�ing, loca�ion of mul�i-story buildings with buildings, parlvng and access, and other elements which will ensure compatibility with adjacent land uses, and witll their own internai functioning. It will be the responsibility of new development to ensure compatibility with existing uses, not vice versa. The Cit� encourages the �se of shared parking, ramped parking and a regional water retention plan or use of new technologies where appropriate to reduce impervious surfaces and increase green space. The Twin Lakes Desi� Guidelines (1988) are the current � Guidelines until superceded by amendments or "parcel specific" planned unit development ordinances. 6� To ensure orderly, fair, effi�ient and cost-effective redevelopment, the City will use eminent domain — condemna�ion — in cases where acquisi�ion of the land area and construc�ion of public roads and parks, utilities and/ar s�xn sewer are deemed in the public's interest by the City CounciL In addition, to induce further new private investYnent that is in the public's best interest �nd ensure that the City is not