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DDUAFT3EyTEMU&EB2.20l1 * Highly Qhddedstreets, oftentimes with alleys. m Incremental increases in housing density and lot coverage; enough to differentiate from corresponding Suburban Residential areas. Suburban Village. This designation includes mixed use (on single sites and within individual structures), attached residential dwellings (pns | bly live/work units), commercial retail, office, etc Rather than linear strips, these village centers will have much smaller building footprints and typically cater towards neighborhood conveniences such as drug stores, professional services, and retail users. Given the expected increases in population constrained by the limited areas remaining for development, it is recommended that La Porte consider facilitating the development of some of the remaining areas as more self-contained, mimed use villages. Suburban Village character areas typically exhibit: * High degree oflandscape surface than found imAuto'Urban character areas. * Pedestrian -oriented setting and more walkable environments. * Higher site coverage, where a m\mlmmnm two-stury structures are encouraged. w Reliance on on -street parking, centralized public parking, and where feasible, structured parking. Auto Urban Commercial. Development types include a wide range of Urban Downtown. This character area is different from an Auto -Urban commercial area in that the buildings are brought to the street and there is mnorvery limited on -site parking. Buildings within this district occupy a large percentage ofthe site, and front and side yard setbacks must bebuilt Lothe property line in order to maintain the characteristics of e traditional downtown. Downtown character areas typically exhibit: = Most intensive development character imCity. w Streets framed by buildings with zero/minimal front setbacks, ° Greatest site coverage. • Minimum two-story structures encouraged.