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71 <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 the Rice Street and Little Canada intersection as Little Canada’s principal commercial center. <br />4.Pursue development and/or redevelopment of commercial uses along the entire length of Rice Street <br />consistent with development standards being utilized in the Rice Street/Little Canada Road corridor. <br />Policies: <br />1.To the extent possible,the provision and maintenance of a balanced variety of development types and <br />areas to satisfy the needs,desires and income levels of all people shall be encouraged.An over-supply of <br />one type or variety of development shall be avoided. The community is best served, <br /> and new development is best encouraged, when as broad an array of commercial uses are provided