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NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS LAND UoE DESIGNATION The Neighborhood Business land use designation is applied to areas presently zoned and/or de., eloped with commercial uses serving the immediate local area as opposed to a larger community or regional market orientation. The purpose of this designation is to provide small areas conveniently licated to serve the day to day consumer or convenience needs of A small neighborhood area. Uses typically fitting into this category are food stores, convenience storest drug stores, hardware stores, service stations, barber and beauty shops, laundromats, dry cleaners and restaurants. The policies contained in this section are intended to provide guidelines for the location, character and standards for development within Neighborhood Business areas and for promoting the general welfare of the surrounding residentia: neighborhoods. 1. Because large areas of commercially zoned land tend to promote commercial uses which are oriented toward the larger community or �- regional area and which are incompatible with the character of residential neighborhoods, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS SHOULD BE OF A SIZE AND SCALE WHICH PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE :HARACTEfl OF THE 1 _ _PESIDENTIAL AREAS THEY ARE INTENDED TO SERVE. IDplementation: Amend Zoning Code to include a maximum size limitation on neighborhood business districts, or provide for a maximum size for each designated Neighborhood Business area based upon the market area it is intended to ser•,e. 2. Because commercial uses which cater to lager community and regional markete attract levels of traffic which are detrimental to residential IMl., ntation: Revise Zoning Code as necessary to limit the types of uses or size of buildings in order to assure that the business establishment is oriented to the neighborhood and not to the community as a whole. j. Because large areas of commercial land tend to encourage automobile oriented traffic and discourage pedestrian traffic, NEIGHBORHOOD BUSINESS DISTRICTS AND DEVELOPMENTS SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED AND COMPACT, AND PROMOTZ EFFICIENT USE CF LAND. Implementation: Same implementation as 01 above. 4. Because Neighborhood Business Districts are usually surrounded by residential districts sensitive to non—residential uses, EXISTING rnMM7RC7►1_ AREAS SHOULD BE IMPROVED OR FULLY DEVELOPED BEFORE ALLO'AITG Implementation: During the review process for requests for a change In land is* designation or zone classification, the Planning Commission shou'.0 be provided sufficient demonstration of the need for additional lane designated "neighborhood commercial" in a particular neighborhood by the proponent of such a change. 5. Because the premature assignment of commercial zoning to land promotes lnefflcient land use patterns, THE CREATION OF NEW, OP EXPANSION OF 9 - EXHIBIT 4 1987 COMP PLAN POLICIES