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Design Principles provided to the commercial core from adjacent residential All mixed-use developments will not all look or function and employment areas to encourage walking. Building the same. To be effective, mixed-use development facades on the street will contain windows; expansive concepts will need to be adapted to the characteristics and blank walls on the street will not be allowed. needs of the specific areas in which they are applied. Even so, implementation of the concept requires that certain principles be applied in all mixed-use development areas. Commercial Parking Lots Parking lots for commercial uses should be located at the side and behind commercial buildings allowing the buildings, rather than parking lots, Mixed Use Neighborhoods Mixed-use development to dominate the street edge. Driveways to parking lots will combine many activities in the same area, reversing will be minimized in the commercial area to promote a the pattern of segregated land uses. In areas designated safe pedestrian environment. for mixed-use development, a mixture of retail, service, education, office and residential uses intermingle and Residential Densities Residential uses in all mixed-use support one another, development areas should provide a mix of housing types and help support a viable retail center and transit Commercial Area Configuration Each mixed-use center system. Residential densities within centers will achieve an overall net density of at least 12 dwelling units per should have a conveniently located .commercial area containing a mix of retail, office and other commercial acre. services. The core commercial area should be located adjacent to a transit stop. The size and intensity of the commercial centers will vary to fit the existing neighborhood character and preferences of the people living and working there. Commercial Building Design and Siting Commercial buildings should be designed to mimic a traditional "main street" development pattern, if Possible. Buildings will be situated to define the street right-of-way including the pedestrian space, on-street parking and travel lanes, and will be brought up to the sidewalk edge to give merchants maximum visibility to pedestrians. The main entryway to commercial buildings will face streets, plazas or parks, not interior blocks or parking lots. Interconnected sidewalks will be Mixed-Use Development in Eugene: Design Principles for More Livable Neighborhoods Page 2