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Neighborhoods north of County Road C 2 are the closest residential properties to the proposed redevelopment sites. Housing is proposed near these neighborhoods. The overall proposal is also perceived to be a quality of life improvement for nearby residents as the proposed redevelopmentsare expected to be more aestlletically pleasing and architecturally compatible. More pathways will be available and j obs within walking distance of residences will appear. Fewer and smaller trucks would also gradually replacetractor-trailers. The developmentalso includes a recreational trail component, which will enhance the City's e�sting system firom Twin Lakes Parkway to Langton and Oasis Lakes. XIV. Land Use and Zoning As Twm Lakes redevelops, the acreage of the site and cover types before and after development should change little because the maj ority of the site has already incurred the first wave of development. The ComprehensiveFuture Land Use Plan for the City currently designates the � as predominantly I-Industrial, with B-Business for the Snetling Avenue frontage as well as the corners on County Road C at Fairview and Cleveland. (Referto Twm Lakes ComprehensivePlan Map). The new masterplan amendment of 2001 will designate the area as "BP", Business Park. Botll Langton Lake Park and Oasis Park are reserved as public parks and the existing residential area between the parks is designated for LR Low Density ResidentiaL The zoning will replicate the Centre Point Project, which have been rezoned to Business Planned Unit Development with an underlying zoning of B-4 or B-6. The trend is to move fram predominantly industrial zoning to more professional or corporate office, office-laboratory, office-showroom-warehousing, biotechnical, biomedical, and high-tech �oftware and hardware production uses witll support services such as limited retail, health, fitness, lodging and multifamily housing. The City wishes to provide a wide range of housing opportunities for its present and fiitr�r� residents witll sott�e housing complementary to the Twin Lakes Area. The apartment and townhouse vacancy rate in the City is extremely low (lessthan 1 percent). There is a market for additional units of mixed- use multiple housing m Ras�ville. Opportunities for multiple housing are a key component of this Plan and will be planned as a land use transition frc>m the office and industrial high tech flac uses to single-family neighborhoods. Retail is not encouraged especially large scale regional and subregional big box developments. The City already had 113.17 acres of Retail (B-3) zoned property with a regional and subregional mall. The City has adopted a policy of not expanding retail area, but rathPr, intensifying these developments within existing retail and/or shopping center zones. In addition, the City policy for redevelopment is to attract head of-householdjob opportunities to the City and nearby worl�orce. �]