Sub-Districts
Sec. 12.2. Sub-Districts.
In addition to the general requirements for development in the MU district established in this Article, there are two (2) sub-districts. Each sub-district shall have the same basic requirements, including procedures for design review and approval. However, permitted uses and dimensional requirements of each sub-district shall vary based on the overall size of the sub-district and the surrounding neighborhood and environment. Development within each sub-district of the MU shall comply with all standards for both the overall district and the sub-district. The following sub-districts are hereby created:
(1) MU-1 It is intended to provide for compact, planned mixed use development of a village nature with existing commercial, but not big-box retail, with a mix of small-scale businesses such as restaurants, coffee shops, bookstores, retail shops, and service industries. Buildings along the street should be 2-3 stories in height, with retail on the ground floor and professional offices, studios or residential units on the upper floors.
Shared parking lots on the interior of each block should provide parking for surrounding businesses, which should have entrances on both sides of the building for the convenience of customers.
(2) MU-2 –This sub-district is intended to provide for compact, planned mixed use light industrial/office/accommodation-type development where buildings are preferred to be clustered, campus-style, around shared open space amenities, with most parking preferred to the side and rear of structures. Innovative design may include public squares and new buildings should be lined up around and connected with sidewalks and landscaped areas. In addition, this sub-district may be applied to adjacent undeveloped and forested areas that are currently open space but have the potential to be developed as secondary phases of growth from the abutting industrial sites.