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• Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial Core (B-3) It is the intent of the City to see all four quadrants of the intersection of Larpenteur and Snelling Avenues maintained and improved as the community's only major commercial/shopping center as well as a junction of vibrant neighborhoods. It is intended that the core maintain its mixed use character, including transit-oriented housing, that it be upgraded and redeveloped, as appropriate, to improve its accessibility and its commercial viability as a community retail area, while meeting standards of design that are consistent with the City's goals. It is the intent of the City that the core continue to provide limited retail trade, business services and offices to satisfy the needs of the immediately surrounding community and complement the adjacent residential areas. Some uses which draw from a larger market area are permissible provided they do not have the potential for negative impacts on adjacent residential property. (Warner Stellian Appliances, The Source Comics and Games and Central Pediatric Clinic are existing examples of "destination" uses in scale with this location.) It is further intended that each individual quadrant of the core be planned and developed as an integrated unit or cluster of shops, businesses, and -where appropriate -residences that are capable of functioning as a unit and sharing parking to the maximum degree possible. The City will consider housing-only redevelopment in the southwest quadrant as long as it is compatible with the transit-oriented, urban character of the other three • quadrants, preserves the historic TIES building and provides a significant share of the City's housing needs projected by 2030. Activities and improvements that will be considered for the Snelling/Larpenteur Commercial core include: • Establishment of sign and design guidelines for improvements throughout the core. • Placement of electrical and telephone utilities underground. • Planning and implementation of parking, circulation, lighting and landscaping improvements. • Improvements that increase pedestrian safety. Neighborhood Convenience Commercial (B-1) Located at the extreme eastern boundary of the City of Falcon Heights and on small parcels scattered along Larpenteur Avenue, these existing retail goods and service areas are intended to continue to provide only limited service to relatively small market areas. They are not intended to expand beyond their present boundaries and any changes in use are intended to be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. These centers generally consist of freestanding buildings which function independently of one another. Limited Business (B-2) These areas are primarily intended to accommodate a limited array of service • establishments including governmental, professional and general office and studio uses and banks and financial institutions. It is the City's intention to consider mixed use including housing and neighborhood convenience retail businesses (as in B-1), in Falcon Heights Comprehensive Plan 2008 Draft -January, 2008 Part II: Land Use & Housing, Page II-33