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A. 19 Encourage residential developments in or near downtown core areas in both cities. <br />A.20 Encourage home ownership of all housing types, particularly for low-income households. <br /> <br />A.21 Allow manufactured dwelling parks as an outfight use in low-density residential zones if <br /> the local jurisdiction's prescribed standards are met. <br /> <br />Design and Mixed Use7 <br /> <br />Findings <br /> <br />23. Mixed-use development (residential with commercial or office) has the potential to <br /> reduce impacts on the transportation system by minimizing or eliminating automobile <br /> trips. <br /> <br />24. Mixed use may be seen as a threat to predominantly residential development. Standards <br /> on siting and use and design review are seen as ways to mitigate negative impacts. <br /> <br />25. In-home business and telecommuting are becoming more common. The market for <br /> combining home and office uses will continue to increase. <br /> <br />26. While people generally are open to the concept of higher density, they are still concerned <br /> about how density will affect their neighborhood in terms of design, increased traffic, and <br /> activity. With higher densities, people need more local parks and open space. <br /> <br />27. The metropolitan area enjoys a wide variety of open spaces, natural areas, and livable <br /> neighborhoods. As density increases, design and landscaping standards and guidelines <br /> maybe necessary to maintain community livability and aesthetics, as well as making <br /> density more acceptable. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />A.22 Expand opportunities for a mix of uses in newly developing areas and existing <br /> neighborhoods through local zoning and development regulations. <br /> <br />A.23 Reduce impacts of higher density residential and mixed-use development on surrounding <br /> uses by considering site, landscape, and architectural design standards or guidelines in <br /> local zoning and development regulations. <br /> <br />A.24 Consider adopting or modifying local zoning and development regulations to provide a <br /> discretionary design review process or clear and objective design standards, in order to <br /> address issues of compatibility, aesthetics, open space, and other community concerns. <br /> <br />7 Mixed use: A building, project or area of development that contains at least two different land uses such as <br />housing, retail, and office uses <br /> <br /> III-A-9 <br /> <br /> <br />