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<br />chapter, infill development provides the City an opportunity to increase the <br />supply of housing types available within the City. This remaining housing <br />supply will have to be developed in a way that meets both the <br />Principles of Smart Growth <br />needs and purchasing power of the City’s existing and future <br />Create a range of housing <br />2 <br />residents. <br />opportunities and choices <br /> <br />Create walkable neighborhoods <br />As discussed later in this chapter and throughout this <br />Encourage community and <br />comprehensive plan, two ways to facilitate successful infill <br />stakeholder collaboration <br />development are to adhere to the principles of Smart Growth and <br />Foster distinctive, attractive <br />to consider adopt a character-based approach to zoning and land <br />communities with a strong sense of <br />development. <br />place <br /> <br />Make development decisions <br />Key Planning Considerations <br />predictable, fair, and cost effective <br />Key planning considerations for transitioning to a built-out <br />Mix land uses <br />community in the coming years include: <br />Preserve open space, natural <br />1)Careful planning for the build-out of remaining developable <br />beauty, and critical environmental <br />areas following Smart Growth principles. (see inset) <br />areas <br />2)Responding to the expressed desires for ‘centers’ and focal <br />Provide a variety of transportation <br />points, whether in the form of Main Street improvements or <br />choices <br />through development of mixed-use nodes and neighborhood <br />Take advantage of compact <br />centers. <br />building design <br />3)Taking steps to make redevelopment/revitalization efforts <br /> <br />Source: Smart Growth Online. <br />attractive in older areas of the community, including incentives <br />and potential relief from regulatory provisions geared toward <br />new development. <br />4)Emphasizing neighborhood integrity and protection as both residential <br />structures and streets and other local infrastructure continue to age. <br />5)Stepping up efforts to revive and/or promote re-use of vacant and <br />obsolete retail properties. <br />6)Ensuring adequate standards and oversight of infill development on <br />scattered parcels. <br />7)Building upon strategic public investments, such as the recent <br />development of Five Points Town Plaza, revitalization of the Sylvan <br />Beach, and the community–wide hike and bike trail system. <br />8)Working to reduce the leakage of retail spending just outside the <br />community by encouraging and providing incentives for more sit-down <br />restaurants and other retail-oriented opportunities that residents wish <br />to patronize locally. <br /> <br />Based on these planning considerations, the following goals, actions, and <br />initiatives are intended to address the specific issues and needs identified <br /> <br />2 <br /> Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington. Report No. 38 – Infill <br />Development Strategies for Shaping Livable Neighborhoods. June 1997. <br />http://www.mrsc.org/Publications/textfill.aspx. Retrieved on August 31, 2011. <br />2.5 <br /> <br />LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT <br />2.5 Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />