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Exh~b[~ B - m Ordinance 20265 13~ Chase Gardens Subarea This subarea is bisected by Centennial Boulevard, which runs in an east-west direction through the area. The characteristics of the subarea to the south of Centennial Boulevard are very different from those to the north of Center, iai Boulevard. The area south of Centennial Boulevard is primarily developed with the Chevy Chase and Quail Run subdivisions. The Chevy Chase area includes a 2.8 acre park. Land along the west side of I-5 is encumbered by a 78-fbot wide public utility easement containing a 115-kilovolt EWEB power line. The land north of Centennial Boulevard contains several medium and high-density apartment complexes, some older single family homes, an EWEB electric substation and training facility, and a recently purchased fot~r acre City park site along the north bank of the Q Street channel. Approximately 21 acres of land located north of Centennial Boulevard is outside ~e City limits, i~cluding five properties along the west side of Garden Way that are collectively recognized by the National Registry of Historic Places as a "historic ensemble." The area north of Centennial Boulevard is commonly referred to as the Chase Gardens area, so named for ks 100-year association wSth a family agricultural business there. The Willakenzie Area Plan, 1992, identified Chase Gardens as an "Opportunity Area" because of its planned concentration ofhigh density housing, commercial services, natural and historic f~atures, and frequent transit service. With Transportation Growth Management grant funding from the state Department of Land Conservation and Development and the Department of Transportation, the potential for nodal development was explored. The results were published in the Chase Garden Nodal Development Plm!~. by Satre Associates, July 29, 2001~ The recommendations of that report were legislatively translated into the policies contained in this plan and a special area zone district that directs new developmem into nodal patterns. Nodal development is a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly land use pattern that seeks to increase concentrationsofpopulation and employment in well-defined areas wkh good transk serx4ce, a mix of diverse and compatible land uses, and public and private improvements designed to be pedestrian and transk oriented. Fundamental characteristics of nodal development reqmre: Design elements that support pedestrian environments and encourage transit use, walking and bicycling; A transit stop which is within walking distance (generally 1/4 mile) of anyxvhere in the node; Mixed uses so that services are available within walking distance; Public spaces, such as parks, public and private open space, and public facilities, that can be Exhibit B - 1