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-5- E. Off -Street Parking Lots - Off-street parking shall be provided in the manner prescribed in Article IV of the City's Zoning Code, as amended. South Side Civic Center Drive Corridor In order to promote a flexible zoning solution in this area designated Mixed -Use Corridor on the Revised General Plan, it is recommended that the entire area be rezoned CD (Civic Development). The present zoning for the area is now very mixed, being C4, P, R2 and CO. The CD District being proposed will promote a more orderly transition for the area and, at the same time, permit the existing uses to remain and be upgraded. The existing CD District development standards are ambiguous in describing the proper regulations and review procedures for development in this disr.rict. There are limited yards required in the CD District and no signage or design guidelines are established. Landscaped front yards vary from fifteen (15) feet in some cases to five feet in other rases. Architectural styles, building bulk, lot coverage and parking layout change from one project to another. Although this zoning is limited to a small area surrounding the downtown governmental complex, there is no consistency from one project to the next in this important area of the City. in a., cit -ort to establish more specific development guidelines and to improve development in the CD District, it is recommended that the following new standards be incorporated in the CD zone and that staff be directed to prepare an ordinance amendment to initiate this change. A. Yards 1. Front Yard - a minimum five (5) foot deep landscaped planter is required between any structure or parking area and public right-of-way. In addition, structures having frontage on a street shall have, at a minimum, street oriented or project entrance oriented and landscaped planter(s) containing an average area equal to or greater than five (5) percent of the total lot area (fifteen (5) foot setback recommended). Public sidewalks may be integrated into front yards but may not contribute to the required minimum landscaping set forth above. 2. Rear Yard - no rear yard is required. 3. Side Yard - no side yard is required. B. Sign Regulations - to conform with recommended sign code revision or as set forth in the new City Sign Code.