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JUN -20 -1996 12:43 NRC <br />• Land use development shall be related to <br />and reflect transportation needs, desired <br />development and community priorities. <br />The City's ability to define transportation <br />improvements, or be involved in others' <br />provision of transportation services, is a <br />tool through which the City can influence <br />land use development decisions. <br />• Compatible use and aotivitiea shall be <br />concentrated and clustered into <br />functionally related sub -units of the <br />community. Zoning decisions should be <br />made based upon the needs of the <br />community and on the needs of the local <br />district in which the zoning action is being <br />considered. <br />• Transitions between distinctly differing <br />types of land uses shall be accomplished in <br />an orderly fashion which does not create a <br />negative (economic, social or physical) <br />impact on adjoining developments. Often, <br />this will mean the installation of significant <br />screening measures. However, screening <br />can be ineffective in some cases, and more <br />aggressive steps will need to be taken. <br />• Standards of development quality shall be <br />considered for all proposed developments <br />in the Rice Street Corridor to ensure an <br />enhancement of community character. <br />Such standards shall be uniformly applied <br />and enforced. <br />o Proper growth and development control <br />shall be accomplished by means of <br />properly administered Zoning, Subdivision <br />and building/property maintenance <br />Ordinances and follow up inspection and <br />enforcement. <br />612 595 9837 P.08 <br />PACE 5 <br />• There are several areas along Rice Street <br />where conflicting land uses exist. Where <br />practical, these conflicting and non- <br />complementary uses shall be eliminated <br />through removal and relocation. The City <br />may opt between City - initiated projects <br />and privately initiated projects. <br />• Once established, geographic land use <br />designations and related wining <br />classifications shall be changed only when <br />it can be demonstrated that such <br />modifications are in the best interest of the <br />community on a long range perspective <br />and such changes will promote land use <br />compatibility and predetermined goals and <br />policies of the Comprehensive Plan. When <br />the community decides that a particular <br />project meets with its approval, but it <br />inconsistent with the Comprehensive Plan's <br />Goals and Policies, the City should attempt <br />to update its Goals and Policies to reflect <br />its current development and land use <br />philosophy. <br />• Immediate, short range market potential <br />and demands for activities which are not <br />suggested for a site or area by the <br />Comprehensive Plan or allowed by the <br />Zoning Ordinance shall not be the sole <br />justification for a change in activity. <br />Often, a private patty will appeal to the <br />City for a change in land use controls in <br />order to permit an otherwise dis- allowed <br />user to occupy a property. The City must <br />address all aspects of its Comprehensive <br />Plan in the consideration of such <br />proposals. <br />• Where land use allocations are provided <br />for long term market needs and <br />absorption, interim uses shall be <br />Ciro oo i.rrns CANADA <br />Page 109 <br />HOUSING AcnoNPLAN <br />