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A mixed-use project shall comply with the following requirements.

A. Intent. A mixed-use project shall be intended to:

1. Provide a blend of commercial space and residential units;

2. Minimize the need for automobiles and promote transit use;

3. Concentrate high density residential dwellings and commercial operations in the downtown or other urban/commercial districts;

4. Provide a diverse range of housing types, unit sizes, and price points within the downtown or other urban/commercial districts;

5. Promote continued activity in the evening and on weekends; and

6. Increase the economic vitality of the neighborhood.

B. Design objectives. A mixed-use project shall be designed to:

1. Provide shopfronts along street frontages to maintain a pedestrian orientation at the street level. Residential developments, including live/work, shall be designed such that ground floor units may be converted to retail/commercial shopfronts and to establish a clear, functional design relationship with the street front.

2. Provide for internal compatibility between the different uses within the project;

3. Minimize the effects of any exterior noise, odors, glare, vehicular and pedestrian traffic, and other potentially significant impacts on the occupants of the residential portions of the project;

4. Include specific design features to minimize the potential impacts of the mixed-use project on adjacent properties;

5. Ensure that the residential units are of a residential character, and with appropriate privacy;

6. Be compatible with and enhance the adjacent and surrounding residential neighborhood in terms of site planning, scale, building design, color, exterior materials, roof styles, lighting, landscaping, and signage.

C. Location of residential uses. In the T5 and T6 Transect Zones. A mixed-use project that provides commercial and/or office space on the ground floor with residential units above (vertical mix) is encouraged over a project that provides commercial structures on the front portion of the lot with residential uses placed at the rear of the lot (horizontal mix).

D. Loading areas. Commercial loading areas shall be located to minimize their impact on residential units.

E. Refuse and recycling areas. Areas for the collection and storage of refuse and recyclable materials also shall be located on the site in locations that are convenient for both the residential and nonresidential uses.

F. Lighting. Lighting for the commercial uses shall be appropriately shielded to minimize the impact on residential units.

G. Noise. All residential units shall be designed to minimize adverse impacts from non- residential project noise, in compliance with the City’s Noise Ordinance.

H. Non-residential hours of operation. Where a Minor Use Permit or Conditional Use Permit is required, the review authority may restrict the hours of operation of non- residential uses within a mixed-use project to mitigate adverse impacts on residential uses.