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Gifford Neighborhood Plan Analysis <br /> commercial/industrial designated land; combined, they contain almost 14 acres of commercial/industrial designated land. For these <br /> reasons, existing commercially designated land is sufficient to support a neighborhood commercial activity center. <br /> Based on this information, the 43`d Street and 45`x' Street Corridors meet the size requirements of a neighborhood center, and should be <br /> able to draw from a geographically large enough area to support a neighborhood commercial activity center. The population of the <br /> Gifford area, by itself, is within the ranges considered adequate to support a neighborhood commercial activity center. <br /> • According to established urban planning and design criteria, a neighborhood commercial center should provide the sale of <br /> convenience goods and personal services to the neighborhood. Leading tenants of these centers should be a supermarket and <br /> drugstore, and centers should contain between 5 to 20 stores and shops. To support a neighborhood commercial center, a <br /> minimum population of 4,000 is needed, and the center should serve an area having a '/2 mile radius. The gross land area for a <br /> neighborhood commercial center should be between 4 and 8 acres, and the gross floor area of buildings in the center should be <br /> between 30,000 to 75,000 square feet. <br /> ➢ Design <br /> The design of a neighborhood commercial activity center is important. For any neighborhood center to be successful, it must be <br /> attractive, and pedestrians must feel safe and comfortable walking between uses. For that reason, the following design elements are <br /> usually associated with neighborhood centers: <br /> • A dense, compact mix of uses including offices and residences above stores; <br /> • Building facades that feature windows and interesting architecture; <br /> • Buildings built to the sidewalk to allow"window shopping"; <br /> • Wide, shady sidewalks; <br /> • Street trees; <br /> • Street furniture; <br /> • Decorative street lights; <br /> • Narrow streets; <br /> • On street parking; <br /> • Parking lots located behind buildings; and <br /> • Electrical wires that are located underground rather than suspended between poles. <br /> N Community Development Department Indian River County 44 <br /> a-- <br /> Ln <br />