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Policy 1I1-A-5 ~$f : Continue to encourage the dispersal of housing for all income groups. Findings: ~ ~ The Gateway Re#inement Plan contains areas for a(I of Springfield's housing types at Iow, medium, and high densities. Zy Residential Policy 2,0 requires continued City support for the home repair and rental rehabilitation programs, which helps maintain housing stock for a diversity of housing opportunities. 3~ Residential Policy ~ 6.0 and its implementation actions provides City assistance and incentives for deve(oprnent of a range of housing opportunities that includes housing for iow and moderate income residents. 4~ Maintaining the MDR Metro Plan designation and zoning on the entire ~ 80-acre area east of Game Farm Road South SAS RECOMMENDED 1N THE SPRINGFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION CHANGES, maintains the metropolitan area's ability to provide a wide variety of housing fin terms of type and cost? through density allocations. Policy III-A-5 (1 ~ ~: Encourage retention of large parcels or consolidation of small parcels of residentially zoned land to facilitate their use or reuse for projects requiring such parcels. Findings: lj Retention of the large parcels of undeveloped and underdeveloped MDR-designated land east of Game Farm Raad South is accomplished through the Development Area Plan requirements of the Gateway Refinement Plan Residential Policy i 4.4 and its implementation actions, as well as the Article ~9--Urbanizable Fringe Overlay District-- of the Springfield Development Cade. Policy Ili-A-5t1 Z~: Promote compatibility between residentially zoned land and ad'acent areas. Findings• ~~ Residential Policy 3.0 provides forbuffering between residential areas and the freeway. ~~ Residential Policy 17.0 provides for buffering of resident:ally designated areas from public facilities, including roads, fire stations, and sanitary and storm sewer. 3j Residential Policy 9,0 provides for buffering between general office 4G0) uses and residential uses. 4~ Commercial Policy 1,0 provides far buffering between commercial uses and adjacent residential uses, to be implemented through the site plan review process. 5~ industrial Policy 4,Q provides for bu#fering between industrial; commercial, and residential uses. Policy III-A-fill fij: Encourage location of nonresidential uses, such as neighborhood commercial and small-scale light industry, within residentially designated areas when those auxiliary uses are compatible with refinement plans, zoning ordinances, and other local controls for allowed uses in residential neighborhoods. z