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I Ir p �1'77pp -=9Pu 1 u !�� o III X11111111' _ . � al�odlillllllllllli► i►��►I Neighborhood Commercial Create Design Standards for Neighborhoods in the far northeast and northwest of the Neighborhood Commercial City should have greater access to goods and services. The City should establish design standards to direct the New neighborhood commercial development should be scale,appearance,orientation,and overall character of strategically located at major intersections in primarily new neighborhood commercial areas.The design stan- residential areas that would benefit from having additional dards should discourage cookie-cutter design and require commercial options nearby.Neighborhood commercial architecture that is contextual to the surrounding residen- uses should include local-serving commercial that provide tial neighborhood.Contextual architecture should take into surrounding residents with daily goods and services like consideration the bulk and massing of adjacent buildings specialty food stores,daycares,or cafes.Neighborhood and improve facades with articulation and design details commercial should also be designed to knit into the fabric like cornices,transoms,window hoods,bulk heads,and of the neighborhood with connections to local sidewalks masonry piers.These standards should support creating and trails,"360-degree"architecture that is attractive from pedestrian-oriented developments that provide side- all sides,and buildings and parking located in a manner walk and trail connections to neighboring subdivisions. that minimizes impacts to adjacent homes.While still The design standards should be easy to understand and auto-oriented,neighborhood commercial development provide direction on how to enhance Elk River's image and should also be easily accessed by pedestrians and have a identity. smaller scale as compared to commercial development along the Highway 169 or Highway 10 corridors. Update Land Development Regulations The character of neighborhood commercial development should be very different than highway business uses.The desired type of development in neighborhood commer- cial areas fits neatly within the City's C-1 Central Business District zoning category in that it should be contextual - to the character of surrounding developments.However, neighborhood commercial should not be limited to only s —the historic central business district,core area of the City. 0 � Rather,neighborhood commercial should be permitted in NZERI'm ■■M all areas of the City.Since the C-1 Central Business District i IS SEMI is potentially redundant with the DD Downtown District, the City should consider repositioning the C-1 Central Business District to include language about integrating commercial into residential neighborhoods.Another approach to accommodate neighborhood commercial uses Example:Neighborhood commercial context sensitive Dunkin Donuts is to create a new zoning district that applies exclusively to this type of development. 6o Economic Development Plan•Elk River Comprehensive Plan DRAFT FOR REVIEW ONLY