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26 <br />Policies: <br />1.All new housing shall adhere to the highest community design, planning and construction standards. <br />2.Promote and implement programs for new housing,housing rehabilitation,maintenance and <br />redevelopment through the EDA in order to address the changing housing needs of Little Canada residents. <br />3.Low density residential neighborhoods shall be protected from encroachment or intrusion of incompatible, <br />more intense uses by buffering and separation. <br />4.Preserve and maintain existing density and character of residential neighborhoods. <br />5.Protect residential neighborhoods from the intrusion of through-traffic. <br />6.Maintain a balance in the types and quantities of housing units available in the City. <br />7.Medium and high density housing is to be included at the periphery of commercial areas. <br />8.Discourage the introduction of commercial land uses in residential districts. <br />9.All service and commercial uses shall be adequately screened or buffered from adjacent residential <br />development. <br />10.Strongly discourage any further spot or uncoordinated linear residential development in favor of a unified <br />development pattern. <br />11.Violations of property maintenance which infringe upon residential neighborhood quality,pose public <br />health and safety problems and threaten neighboring property values shall be aggressively eliminated. <br />12.Residential development shall be protected from adverse environmental impacts including noise, air and <br />visual pollution. <br />13.Accessory buildings within urban areas shall be of compatible design and size to maintain residential <br />character. Such buildings shall be limited to residential use related activities. <br />Commercial Land Uses <br />The majority of the City’s commercial land uses are located along Rice Street,which forms the western <br />boundary of the City.The heart of Little Canada’s commercial district lies near the intersection of Rice Street <br />and Little Canada Road.Many of the City’s past planning efforts have been focused on redevelopment of these <br />commercial areas.The City has five commercial zoning districts:Business-Industrial (B-1),Auto-Oriented <br />Business (B-2), General Business (B-3), Comprehensive Business (B-4) and Business-Warehouse (B-4). <br />Goals: <br />1.Maintain and improve the Rice Street area as a safe, viable, orderly, productive and enhanced environment <br />for the residents of the community. <br />2.Maintain and promote balanced commercial development and activity which is viable and responsive to the <br />needs of the community and surrounding market area. <br />3.Develop Rice Street and Little Canada intersection as Little Canada’s principal commercial center.