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POLICIES: • • The urban scale of development shall be consistent with surrounding land uses and general character. • Adhere to controls for the size and placement of signage and landscaping for commercial applications within the City limits. • Commercial development should include adequate buffering when adjacent to aye non-compatible land uses. 4. GOAL: Encourage development opportunities and provide economic vitality to the downtown central business district. POLICIES: • Consider adjusting, where possible, development standards and building codes to encourage new construction as well as remodeling. • Utilize the Mississippi River as an attraction and focal point for the downtown. • Establish design standards and other infrastructure improvements which have a common theme to strengthen the character of the downtown. • C. CURRENT STATUS Commercial Zones The City has three (3) commercial zoning designations in effect. The designations are as follows: a. Central Commercial (C-1) b. Office District (C-2) c. Highway Commercial (C-3) *d. Business Park (BP) *This district is primarily light industrial district, however, allows limited commercial that is service oriented. A complete inventory of land zoned for commercial development is illustrated in Figure 5-A. 2. Central Business District The downtown or Central Commercial (C-1) district is comprised of approximately 55 acres of land extending in all directions from the intersection of Highway 10 and Jackson Avenue (Figure 5-B). This district extends along the Mississippi River and Highway 10 for approximately four blocks. There are also "fingers" that cross the • Burlington Railroad to the north. A cursory review of a City map will reveal the reasons which dictated the location of Elk River's Central Business District. The Mississippi River