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ATTACHMENT C • The following text is to be added to the comprehensive plan, at the end of the Land Use Plan chapter, on page 97: MIXED USE The Proposed Land Use Map designates several areas for "Mixed Use ". The Mixed Use designation is intended to accommodate development that includes a variety of land uses. This could be a development that integrates uses in the same building, such as residential units above commercial space. It also might include different uses in separate locations as elements of a larger development, as part of a master plan. While it is possible that an appropriate development project in a Mixed Use area could include only one type of land use, other land use designations are available for development with only one type of land use. Development in areas guided Mixed Use typically will take advantage of the flexibility available with the use of a planned unit development. The City does not require a PUD for development in a Mixed Use area. However, it is the preferred design tool because development that includes a variety of uses typically will pose challenges best addressed with the flexibility available with a PUD. Amending the comprehensive plan to guide new areas for Mixed Use should be reserved for areas that have undergone significant environmental review. Commercial development typically will require more impervious surface than residential development, which raises stormwater management design challenges. Traffic generation differs between different land uses. The Mixed Use land use designation envisions varied land uses, and recognizes the possibility of design challenges, including environmental impact issues. These can best be addressed with extensive environmental review. Amending the comprehensive plan to guide new areas for Mixed Use and development with these areas should be reserved for development that promotes clearly identified public purposes. Such purposes may include but are not limited to: a) provision of housing unit variety that contributes toward meeting housing goals, such as medium density, high- density, and mixed -use developments in locations designated for them in the comprehensive plan b) provision of infrastructure that will provide benefits beyond the project site, in accordance with City transportation, sewer, or water plans, that is not financially feasible without the project c) preservation of environmental features that would not occur without the project