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development") with the brochure produced in 2004 (after the name change to "mixed use development") reveals that both brochures contain the following text description of the essential characteristics of mixed use and nodal development: (See Exhibits I-1, 1-2, and 1-3) · "Design elements that result in pedestrian-friendly environments that support transit use, walking and bicycling, that promote a sense of community, and that improve livability; · A transit stop that is within walking distance (generally lA mile) of anywhere in the development; · Mixed land uses that offer a variety of services, activities and destinations within easy, comfortable walking and biking distance of most homes; · Public spaces, such as parks and open space, and other public facilities that can be reached without driving; and · A mix of housing types and residential densities that achieve an overall net density of at least 12 dwelling units per net acre." The description of design principles for both nodes and mixed use developments in the 2001 and 2004 brochures are the same. The physical aspects of the mixed use (nodal) development areas are all regulated by these design principles. As explained above, the areas identified as having potential for mixed use or nodal developments are the same today as they were in 2001 when TransPlan was adopted except that Walnut Station has been added to the Potential Mixed Use Centers map. (See Exhibits J-I and J-2) 2. Another issue was raised concerning whether the name "mixed use development" implied that the program was based on or was trying to replicate the "Downtown Westside Special Area Zone." No. The Downtown Westside Special Area Zone implements a type of mixed use zoning but has very particular objectives that it seeks to achieve. Those objectives include: · "Maintenance of the primary residential use and character of the area through rehabilitation of existing residential structures and additional high-density residential development as the primary land use in the area." · "Provision for existing office and small commercial uses as well as some limited additional office and small commercial development in the area, provided such uses are secondary to the primary residential land use in the area." · "Retention of major landscape features that enhance the character of the area." The objectives for the Mixed Use (Nodal) development program are much broader and more focused on achieving a transportation-efficient land use pattern than on retaining existing structures and landscape features in a particular neighborhood. To fully understand this difference, the Council may want to compare the language of Eugene Code section 9.3200 through 9.3221 that contains the requirements for the Downtown Westside Special Area Zone with those developed for a Mixed Use (Nodal) Development 13