Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

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A. Function i. Provide a broad spectrum of local and regional employment that offers high quality employment opportunities and supports a balanced tax base. ii. Provide suitably located sites for single-use with the ancillary services necessary to sup- SRUW WKH SUHGRPLQDQW RIÀFH XVH LQ ORFDWLRQV ZLWK JRRG UHJLRQDO WUDQVSRUWDWLRQ DFFHV- sibility. B. Preferred Uses i. /DQG XVHV LQ WKH GHVLJQDWLRQ VKRXOG FRQVLVW RI ODUJH VFDOH UHJLRQDO RIÀFH GHYHORSPHQWV WKDW IHDWXUH KLJK YLVXDO TXDOLW\ DQG KLJK WULS JHQHUDWLQJ XVHV LQFOXGLQJ RIÀFH SDUNV UH- search and development parks, corporate headquarters, and emerging technologies facilities that support local and regional employment opportunities balanced with the Town’s small town historic character. ii. Open space and recreational uses, such as walkways, greenways, and public plazas and promenades, should be incorporated within this designation as an important ame- nity to the Town and employees that work there. C. General Policies + Development Character i. Projects should be designed architecturally and functionally as a well-integrated unit. Vehicular, transit, pedestrian and bicycle circulation should tie the district together in- WHUQDOO\ DQG SURYLGH OLQNDJHV ZLWK VXUURXQGLQJ RIÀFH VHUYLFH DQG UHVLGHQWLDO DUHDV ii. &RQFHQWUDWLRQV RI RIÀFH XVHV KDYH KLJK YLVLELOLW\ DORQJ PDMRU FRUULGRUV WKHLU VWUXFWXUHV DFFHQWHG ZLWK KHDYLO\ ODQGVFDSHG JUHHQV DQG WUHH OLQHG ERXOHYDUGV DQG UHÁHFW WKH Town’s growing prominence as a local crossroads for business. iii. 2IÀFH EXLOGLQJV VKRXOG EH ORFDWHG FORVH WR WKH URDGZD\V ZLWK SDUNLQJ EHKLQG RU XQ- derneath and/or located in the interior of the development, so that building fronts and entrances face the street. iv. The use of structured parking, shared parking or parking contained within buildings is encouraged as a way of minimizing impervious surfaces and large expanses of surface parking on sites. v. In general, buildings should be of moderate scale, from three to seven stories. However, land use or intensity/density transitions should be provided between this designation and surrounding areas. vi. Development along new or existing public streets should foster a walkable and enjoy- able pedestrian environment. New development should avoid large expanses of blank walls, should provide frequent street level entries, and should provide sidewalk ameni- ties such as street furniture and lighting that encourage year round pedestrian use. vii. 'HYHORSPHQW VKRXOGPLQLPL]H LPSDFWV WR VHQVLWLYH QDWXUDO UHVRXUFHV VXFK DV ÁRRGSODLQV and ponds, and should consider green building design techniques as an approach to minimizing impacts. viii.Design elements should be integrated with transit shelters, wide sidewalks, pedestrian scaled lighting, street trees, benches, and entrances to buildings at the edges of street rights-of-way. Bicycle facilities and usable public spaces should be provided. ix. Alleys, thoroughfares, and service ways should be utilized to ensure trash pickup and deliveries for commercial establishments do not take place along public right of ways.

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