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LAND USE PLAN <br />12. Residential development shall be protected from adverse environmental impacts <br />including noise, air and visual pollution. <br />13. Accessory buildings within urban areas shall be of compatible design and size to <br />maintain residential character. Such buildings shall be limited to residential use related <br />activities. <br />Commercial Land Uses <br />The majority of the City's commercial land uses are located along Rice Street, which forms the <br />western boundary of the City. The heart of Little Canada's commercial district lies near the <br />intersection of Rice Street and Little Canada Road. Many of the City's past planning efforts <br />have been focused on redevelopment of these commercial areas. The City has five commercial <br />zoning districts: Business - Industrial (B -1), Auto - Oriented Business (B -2), General Business (B- <br />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 <br />enhanced environment for the residents of the community. <br />2. Maintain and promote balanced commercial development and activity which is viable <br />and responsive to the needs of the community and surrounding market area. <br />3. Develop the Rice Street and Little Canada intersection as Little Canada's principal <br />commercial center. <br />Policies: <br />1. To the extent possible, the provision and maintenance of a balanced variety of <br />development types and areas to satisfy the needs, desires and income levels of all people <br />shall be encouraged. An over - supply of one type or variety of development shall be <br />avoided. The community is best served, and new development is best encouraged, when <br />as broad an array of commercial uses are provided as is possible within the context of the <br />market. <br />2. Standards of development quality shall be considered for all proposed developments in <br />the Rice Street Corridor to ensure an enhancement of community character. Such <br />standards shall be uniformly applied and enforced. <br />3. There are several areas along Rice Street where conflicting land uses exist. Where <br />practical, these conflicting, non - complementary uses shall be eliminated through removal <br />and relocation. The City may opt between city - initiated projects and privately initiated <br />projects. <br />City of Little Canada — 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />28 <br />