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(See also Section 4.1 . l ~. Properties outside the core of the Village Center will be allowed to develop up to a height of six stories. 3. Active Urban District: No maximum height; minimum three stories required The Active Urban District is the most intensive in scale within the MEMU area, and is designed to create a highly urbanized environment. New development in this District shall relate in scale, height, and configuration with adjacent buildings. New development shall be designed and oriented to promote intensive public activity at the ground level that integrates and establishes a cohesive transition to adjacent Districts. Larger buildings shall be broken down in scale through changes in massing, changes in plane and profile, facade subdivision, as well as other architectural means to ensure that the building is well proportioned and creates a satisfactory composition. Sites in this District shall be designed so that tower elements do not impact adjacent lower intensity developments but rather are designed to maximize exposure to the freeway or to adjacent developments of a similar intensity. A minimum building height of three stories is required within this District to ensure that a level of intensity is achieved on any development site even when there are multiple buildings of various heights. Any new development that is ten stories or greater in the Active Urban District and is proposed at a location adjacent to amultiple-family residential use or zone outside of the MEMU area shall be set back at least 150' from the property line of the adjacent residentially used or zoned property. 4. Office District: Six stories maximum Existing development within the Office District varies from two- story garden offices to the high-rise Xerox Center adjacent to the I-5 Freeway. Development in this District is limited to office uses to maintain a core of offices uses within the Metro East area and therefore is least likely to utilize the provisions of the MEMU Overlay Zone. New development in this District under the Overlay Zone will vary from low-rise garden office to mid-rise office buildings with ancillary uses and may not redevelop as quickly as other Metro East areas. The height, scale, mass and bulk of new development shall be designed to achieve a "human scale" at the ground level to foster a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere, with buildings located along and oriented to the street frontages and common plazas. In order to maintain a consistent level of development intensity within this District, a minimum height of three stories is encouraged. If a project is on a large site with multiple buildings, an average of four stories should be used as a guide. 4.3 MINIMUM DEVELOPMENT SITE AREA As a means to encourage development that achieves the objectives of the MEMU Overlay Zone, all new development shall have a minimum lot size that facilitates the use of design principles that achieve adequate setbacks, open spaces, connections with adjacent properties in the district, and a high level of site design. Required development site area is required as follows: a. Neighborhood Transitional District 20,000 square feet b. Village Center District 30,000 square feet Higher intensity mixed-use building Front street building orientation