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<br />4.2 Development and Design Objectives <br /> The development objectives for the Urban Renewal Area include establishment of a <br /> variety of uses that will allow projects to respond to changing market conditions. <br /> Proposed land uses within the Urban Renewal Area include commercial, office, <br /> residential, commuter, public, and parking. Design objectives for the Urban Renewal <br /> Area also promote flexibility, adaptability to a range of uses and product types and <br /> consistency with prevailing market conditions. Other objectives include: <br /> a) Eliminate and prevent blight <br /> b) Improve relationship between this area and surrounding areas (neighborhoods, <br /> downtown, open space) <br /> c) Increase property values <br /> d) Provide uses supportive of and complementary to planned improvements (transit) <br /> e) Encourage a mix of uses and/ or mixed-use projects <br /> f) Promote a variety of products to address multiple income segments <br /> g) Provide ease of vehicular and pedestrian circulation and improve connections <br /> h) Encourage continued presence of businesses consistent with the plan vision <br /> i) Provide a range of financing mechanisms for private property re-investment and <br /> investment <br /> j) Mitigate impacts from future transportation improvements <br /> k) Encourage public-private partnerships to implement the plan <br /> I) Adjust parking ratios to reflect future densities <br /> m) Encourage shared parking among projects in area <br /> n) Develop higher design standards including flexible lighting and signage standards <br /> 0) Landscape streetscapes to unify uses and plan components <br />G:\ COUNClL \Agreements\2006\Hwy42 Urban Renewal Plan Final.doc <br /> 19 <br />