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<br />1 .9 ~LJrpC?_s_~<:lrl9, 9~i~~tives <br /> <br />1 .1 PURPOSE <br /> <br />The purpose of the Metro East Mixed Use Overlay Zone, <br />hereinofter referred to os the MEMU Overlay Zone, is to <br />introduce development forms ond uses thot will provide for the <br />creotion of 0 high-intensity, mixed-use urbon villoge within a <br />previously developed mid'rise to high-rise office environment. <br />This chopter estoblishes stondords which will fulfill the following <br />mojor objectives for this mixed-use urbon villoge oreo, <br /> <br />1.2 OBJECTIVES <br /> <br /> <br />Mixed-use urban village prototype <br /> <br />The Metro Eost Mixed Use Overloy Zone is intended to creote <br />o unique urbon environment thot thot ochieves the following <br />objectives: <br /> <br />o. Creote on octive, mixed-use urbon villoge where it <br />is possible to live, work, shop ond ploy 011 within a <br />short wolk of eoch other, <br /> <br />b. Focilitote well-designed new mixed-use development <br />projects thot combine residentiol ond nonresidentiol <br />uses through innovotive and flexible design solutions, <br /> <br />c. Achieve the hormonious integrotion of new mixed-use <br />development within the existing fobric of the mid-rise <br />ond high-rise office environment. <br /> <br />d. Encouroge urbon form and orchitecture thot <br />incorporote contemporory design styles ond solutions <br />os well os the use of sustainable building and site <br />design concepts such os green buildings, energy- <br />conserving building moteriols, ond londscoping <br />designs that reduce water consumption, <br /> <br />e. Creote highly-omenitized streetscopes thot provide <br />items such os londscoping, street furniture, niche <br />or lineor porks, passive ond octive woter feotures, <br />public plozos ond courtyords, public ort, ond public <br />tronsportotion shelters in 0 design thot integrotes the <br />public reolm with adiocent privote development ond <br />serves to creote 0 distinct identity for the district. <br /> <br /> <br />Contemporary design solutions <br /> <br />f, Provide for on oppropriote interfoce of lond uses ond <br />development intensities relotive to the Santa Ano (1-5) <br />ond Costo Meso (SR-55) Freewoys. <br /> <br />g, Creote a highly-integroted pedestrion system that <br />provides for connectivity between the residentiol <br />oreos ond public recreotion omenities to the north <br />ond the MEMU Overloy Zone oreo. <br /> <br /> <br />Active urban mixed-use <br /> <br /> <br />758-97 <br />