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EXHIBIT B
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<br /> Smart Development Principles
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<br /> 'Smart Development" is an approach to design and building that adheres to five broad principles:
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<br /> · Effident use of land resources
<br /> · Full Utilization of Urban Services
<br /> · Mixed Use
<br /> · Transportation Options
<br /> · Detailed, Human Scaled Design
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<br /> In the context of a residential / commercial development, these broad principles can be expanded to
<br /> include the following:
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<br />El Mixed Use Neighborhoods smart El Streets As an Edge zn general, streets should
<br /> development promotes the mixing of many activities in the be laid out to provide an edge to important public open
<br /> same area, reversing the pattern of single-purpose spaces that provide community-wide ~nefiL Where streets
<br /> neighborhoods with segregated land uses, A mixture of are provided as an edge, buildings are more likely to front
<br /> retail, service, education, office, and residential uses can on the street and on the open space, rather than turning
<br /> intermingle and support one another. By bringing different their backs on the street and open space.
<br /> services closer to housing, mixed-use neighborhoods offer
<br /> the choice of walking, biking, or taking transit to school,
<br /> work, or shopping, thereby reducing the amount of Ume
<br /> peopl~ spend dflving and the distances they need to ddve. intercc~nnected street system Is an important component of
<br /> livable and walkable neighborhoods. Connected streets
<br /> provide a network of routes that provide altemaUve paths
<br />[] Residentia ! M ix A mix of housing densities, through the neighborhood and to major des~ihaUons such as
<br /> ownership patterns, prices, and building types is desirabie, commerdal areas, parks, schools, and b;'anSit ~;tops. Street
<br /> Smart developmeot encou~:ages a variety of housing types connectivity helps to distribute local traffiC, over many routes,
<br /> including attached and detached single family homes, thereby reducing the negative effects of high b'affic volumes
<br /> rowhouses, duplexes, tri-plexes, to~vnhouses, apartments, on any one street. The Interconnected sb'e~t network would
<br /> and accessory units. Variety in housing promotes habitation .be designed to discourage cut-through traffic seeking an
<br /> by a broad spectrum of people with different economic, alternative to travel on arterial streets, which are designed
<br /> sodal, family, age, and lifestyle drcumstances. Allowances ~or through-ti3ffic movements,
<br /> for housing variety also promotes flexibility in meeting
<br /> goals to increase residential densities within the UGB.
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<br /> coordinated system of striped bicycle lanes, on-sb-eet No/de
<br />[] Residential Densities Residential development routes, arid off-street bicycle paths should be developed In
<br /> should achieve higher densities to encourage a mix of the area. Bikeways should provide direct access from
<br /> housing types and to be~ter support a viable retail center residential areas to nearby commercial areas; parks and
<br /> and transit system. An overall average density of :Z2 schools. Bikeways should also be designed to provide a
<br /> dwelling units per net acre is desirable., direct link to the existing bicycle system In adjacent areas
<br /> , and to other important destinations within the region..
<br />I~1 Local Street Design Local streets should be
<br /> designed with.narrow vehicle lane widths to reduce the [~l Transit Service Smart developments should be
<br /> speed of vehldes, reduce costs, and meet' stormwater provided with convenient and ~ccessible bus service.
<br /> m~Jnagement goals. These streets should aiso be designed Bus stops, should be located along the transit route at
<br /> to accommodate Iow volumes of traffic and to encourage no more than :tO00 foot intervals. All bus stops
<br /> ' pedestrian travel. Local streets should be provided with
<br /> sidewalks, with on-street parking on one or both sides of the should be provided with comfortable walUng 'areas
<br /> street, and with street tress that form a canopy over the and should be located near pedestrian crosswalks t~at
<br /> street to enhance neighborhood Ilvabillb/. facilitate frequent pedestrian crossings.
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