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Mixed-Use Neighborhood Center centers are located on existing or planned transit routes The Neighborhood Center designation applies to areas where frequent service is provided or anticipated. that are primarily residential, but also include a mix of smaller-scale commercial uses that serve day-to-day Mixed-Use Employment Center needs of neighborhood residents. Commercial uses may The Employment Center designation applies to areas that include a child-care center, pharmacy, grocery store, contain concentrations of light industrial, office, and/or restaurant, offices, branch bank and similar services, institutional uses. These areas will include access for Housing densities and the scale and size of commercial people and freight movement, and a variety of services buildings will ensure a level of activity appropriate for for the employees who work, shop, and live in or near the a residential neighborhood. Standards for design of new center. Convenient services would be provided within developments will guarantee "fit" within the current easy walking distance so that employees and residents neighborhood, can take care of errands . '~ during the day ; without leaving the area. Most employment centers are located on existing or proposed transit routes that are planned for frequent transit service. Mixed-Use Commercial Center This designation applies to locations where concentrations of more intensive office, commercial, and higher-density residential development and significant amounts of employment exist and will likely increase. The size and level of activity of these centers varies HOW worotho$o aroa$ $o[oet ti? from relatively small areas that serve a limited area to Using an overlay mapping technique that identified major centers that serve the whole region. Commercial sites with positive attributes and eliminated sites with negative attributes, in the mid 1990's local planners worked with a 24-member citizen advisory committee to identify those areas that have the greatest potential for mixed-use development. Invariably, these are areas located along existing and planned transit routes that are currently planned for some level of-higher-density residential growth or higher-intensity employment. After eliminating areas with wetlands and other high- value natural resources, areas with topographic and natural or man-made barriers, areas with no access to existing or planned transit routes, and areas designated for heavy industrial development, the overlay process identified areas with all or most of the following characteristics: Mixed-Use Development in Eugene: Frequently Asked Questions Page 4