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GPA No. 2018-3, AA No.2018-6, ZOA No. 2018-3, and SPR No. 2018=02 Metro East Mixed Use <br />(MEMU) Overlay Zone and Elan projects <br />July 23, 2018 <br />Page 4 <br />In addition to expanding the MEMU Overlay Zone, the City proposes to amend the existing MEMU <br />land use districts and development standards. These changes are described and analyzed in <br />Table 1: Summary of MEMU Overlay Zone Amendments, below. <br />Table 1: S mary of MEMU Overlay Zone Amendments <br />Amendment <br />Issues and "pact <br />Map. Re -designate northern <br />Issue: Village Center and Neighborhood Transitional land use <br />segments of the existing MEMU <br />district boundaries bisect existing development sites in the northern <br />Overlay Zone area as Village <br />segment of the existing MEMU Overlay Zone area.. <br />Center. <br />Amendment Impact: Creates a uniform land use district in the <br />northern segment of the existing MEMU Overlay Zone area without <br />impacting sensitive land uses. <br />Land Use. Allow multiple -family <br />Issue: Multiple -family residential uses are prohibited within the <br />residential uses as part of a mix <br />Village Center land use district. <br />use development. <br />Amendment Impact: Creates additional opportunities for multiple - <br />family development as part of a mixed-use project in a large portion <br />of the existing'MEMU Overlay Zone area. <br />Land Use. Allow religious <br />Issue: Churches and other religious assemblies are not currently <br />assembly in all land use districts <br />identified as an allowable use in any MEMU land use district. <br />subject to approval of a <br />conditional use permit (CUP) <br />Amendment Impact: Ensures that the City complies with current <br />case law requiring religious assembly where other forms of <br />community assembly are otherwise allowed <br />Land Use. Amend the uses <br />Issue: Non-residential uses allowed as part of a mixed-use <br />permitted in each MEMU land <br />development are restricted to a handful of business types in the <br />use district to more closely match <br />Neighborhood Transitional district. <br />uses permitted in other form - <br />based code areas in the City <br />Amendment Impact: Creates greater opportunities for commercial <br />uses to locate within mixed-use projects in the MEMU area and <br />creates consistency between the MEMU, Harbor Plan, and Transit <br />Zoning Code. New uses include eating establishments (cafes, <br />restaurants), bakeries, retail and service uses, and allows products to <br />be sold as an ancillary component of a professional business. <br />75B-8 <br />