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CHAPTER 4. <br />RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT <br />STANDARDS <br />4.1. ALLOWABLE USES <br />Housing. The Residential District permits a range of owner occupied housing types at moderate <br />to .high densities, including attached and /or stacked residences, such as townhouses and <br />condominiums. <br />Ground -Floor Office and Retail. In the Residential -X District (shown in the Land Use Plan), <br />ground -floor office, retail, or live /work space is permitted and encouraged in multi-story <br />residential buildings, in order to create a more active presence along certain streets. (Live /work <br />units are multi-story residences with a small street - facing storefront or office space for home <br />offices.) <br />Neighborhood Open Space. A minimum area of Publicly - Accessible Commons (a shared open <br />space) is required in the Residential District to provide community areas for gathering, sports, <br />relaxing, and people- watching. See Section 4.6, Publicly- Accessible Commons. <br />Residential Streets. Frequently- spaced street trees, modest setbacks, and street facing homes with porches <br />create an interesting, pedestrian friendly residential neighborhood. <br />36 <br />DRAFT — 2/6/04 <br />