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• <br />POLICIES: <br />• The urban scale of development shall be consistent with surrounding land uses and <br />general character. <br />• Adhere to controls for the size and placement of signage and landscaping for <br />commercial applications within the City limits. <br />• Commercial development should include adequate buffering when adjacent to <br />non- compatible land uses. <br />4. GOAL: Encourage development opportunities and provide economic vitality to the <br />downtown central business district. <br />POLICIES: <br />• Consider adjusting, where possible, development standards and building codes to <br />encourage new construction as well as remodeling. <br />• Utilize the Mississippi River as an attraction and focal point for the downtown. <br />• Establish design standards and other infrastructure improvements which have a <br />common theme to strengthen the character of the downtown. • <br />• Adopt home occupation standards that carefully balance the opportunities for <br />residents to work from their home while maintaining the integrity of the central <br />business district and other commercial and industrial zones. <br />• Explore residential and housing mix opportunities in the downtown area that would <br />complement the character of the Central Business District. <br />C. CURRENT STATUS <br />1. Commercial Zones <br />The City has three (3) commercial zoning designations in effect. The designations are as <br />follows: <br />a. Central Commercial (C -1) <br />b. Office District (C -2) <br />C. Highway Commercial (C -3) <br />*d. Business Park (BP) <br />*This district is primarily light industrial district, however, allows limited commercial that is <br />service oriented. <br />A complete inventory of land zoned for commercial development is illustrated in Figure • <br />S =A. <br />gl <br />