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<br />supply will have to be developed in a way that meets both the needs and <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />Principles of Smart Growth <br />As discussed later in this chapter and throughout this comprehensive <br />Create a range of housing <br /> <br />plan, two ways to facilitate successful infill development are to adhere <br />opportunities and choices <br />to the principles of Smart Growth and to consider adopt a character- <br />Create walkable neighborhoods <br /> <br />based approach to zoning and land development. <br />Encourage community and <br /> <br /> <br />stakeholder collaboration <br />Key Planning Considerations <br />Foster distinctive, attractive <br /> <br />Key planning considerations for transitioning to a built-out community <br />communities with a strong sense of <br />in the coming years include: <br />place <br />1)Careful planning for the build-out of remaining developable areas <br /> <br />Make development decisions <br /> <br />following Smart Growth principles. (see inset) <br />predictable, fair, and cost effective <br />2)Responding to the expressed <br /> <br />Mix land uses <br /> <br />whether in the form of Main Street improvements or through <br />Preserve open space, natural <br /> <br />development of mixed-use nodes and neighborhood centers. <br />beauty, and critical environmental <br />3)Taking steps to make redevelopment/revitalization efforts <br /> <br />areas <br />attractive in older areas of the community, including incentives <br />Provide a variety of transportation <br /> <br />and potential relief from regulatory provisions geared toward new <br />choices <br />development. <br />Take advantage of compact <br /> <br />4)Emphasizing neighborhood integrity and protection as both <br /> <br />building design <br />residential structures and streets and other local infrastructure <br /> <br />Source: Smart Growth Online. <br />continue to age. <br />5)Stepping up efforts to revive and/or promote re-use of vacant and <br /> <br />obsolete retail properties. <br />6)Ensuring adequate standards and oversight of infill development on <br /> <br />scattered parcels. <br />7)Building upon strategic public investments, such as the recent <br /> <br />development of Five Points Town Plaza, revitalization of the Sylvan <br />Beach, and the communitywide hike and bike trail system. <br />8)Working to reduce the leakage of retail spending just outside the <br /> <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 />during the public participation process (and outlined in Chapter 1, Plan <br />Context). <br /> <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.ś Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />