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<br />2 <br />residents. <br /> <br />Principles of Smart Growth <br />As discussed later in this chapter and throughout this comprehen <br />Create a range of housing <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 a character-ba <br />Create walkable neighborhoods <br />approach to zoning and land development. <br />Encourage community and <br /> <br />stakeholder collaboration <br />Key Planning Considerations <br />Foster distinctive, attractive <br />Key planning considerations for transitioning to a built-out com <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 area <br />Make development decisions <br />following Smart Growth principles. (see inset) <br />predictable, fair, and cost effective <br />2)Responding to the expressed <br />Mix land uses <br />whether in the form of Main Street improvements or through <br />Preserve open space, natural <br />development of mixed-use nodes and neighborhood centers. <br />beauty, and critical environmental <br />3)Taking steps to make redevelopment/revitalization efforts <br />areas <br />attractive in older areas of the community, including incentives <br />Provide a variety of transportation <br />potential relief from regulatory provisions geared toward new <br />choices <br />development. <br />Take advantage of compact <br />4)Emphasizing neighborhood integrity and protection as both <br />building design <br />residential structures and streets and other local infrastructur <br /> <br />Source: Smart Growth Online. <br />continue to age. <br />5)Stepping up efforts to revive and/or promote re-use of vacant an <br />obsolete retail properties. <br />6)Ensuring adequate standards and oversight of infill development <br />scattered parcels. <br />7)Building upon strategic public investments, such as the recent <br />development of Five Points Town Plaza, revitalization of the Syl <br />Beach and waterfront, and the communitywide hike and bike trail <br />system. <br />8)Working to reduce the leakage of retail spending just outside th <br />community by encouraging and providing incentives for more sit-d <br />restaurants and other retail-oriented opportunities that residen <br />to patronize locally. <br /> <br />Based on these planning considerations, the following goals, act <br />initiatives are intended to address the specific issues and needs <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 Infill <br />Development Strategies for Shaping Livable Neighborhoods. June 1 <br />http://www.mrsc.org/Publications/textfill.aspx. Retrieved on Aug <br />2.5 <br /> <br />2. <br />x Adopted July 20, 2009 <br /> <br />