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DRAFT CHANGES TO MIXED USE POLICY S.6 8. Within mixed use PDs, the maximum number of allowable residential units shall be derived by applying the applicable comprehensive plan land use designation density allowance to the entire area of the project and, in addition, may include any applicable density bonuses. 9. Within mixed use PDs, commercial areas may be internal to the project or may be located along a project's boundary, where such boundary abuts a thoroughfare road or is adjacent to C/1 -designated property. Where such commercial uses would face residential uses located outside the project, buffering and compatibility improvements shall be required to mitigate any adverse impacts.. 10. On -street parking shall be allowed within mixed use projects. 11. All mixed use PDs shall be designed to include a transit stop within the project. Building Design and Setbacks 12. Within mixed use PDs, common architectural themes, common hardscape and signage themes, and multiple pedestrian connections shall be required to integrate nonresidential uses with residential uses. Common architectural themes shall apply to both commercial and residential areas of the project. 13. Within mixed use PDs, no individual commercial building shall exceed 25,000 sq. ft. (up to 60.000 sq. ft. in a preferred location area) in commercial floor area. Lodging uses shall be exempt from this these limitations. 14. Where a nonresidential building in a mixed use PD is adjacent to residential buildings located outside the project, the nonresidential buildings shall be compatible with nearby residential buildings. The scale of such nonresidential buildings may be minimized by articulating the building's mass, using sloped roofs instead flat roofs screened by parapets, and/or by planting canopy trees around the building's foundation. For residential buildings adjacent to a mixed use PD, an existing buffer may be used to satisfy the compatibility requirement. Street Network 15. Each mixed use PD shall offer alternative routes and connections between destinations within the project and to appropriate uses on adjacent sites by designing and constructing a street network that consists of a grid or modified grid pattern that accommodates connections to appropriate uses on adjacent sites. 16. The project shall contain a network of interconnected streets, sidewalks, and pathways. Streets shall be designed to balance pedestrian and automobile needs, to discourage high automobile speeds, to effectively and efficiently accommodate transit systems, and to distribute and diffuse traffic rather than concentrate it. Attachment 5 237