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• r)( PLANNING DISTRICTS 8. The City will implement new zoning techniques which may include, but not be limited to, environmental protections, rural clustering, urban estate lots, or urban lot clustering to preserve areas characterized by high quality natural amenities (i.e., woodlands, wetlands, etc.). Within District 4, low density residential land uses reflecting the new zoning techniques may be utilized in areas adjoining the designated greenway corridors. 9. Low to medium density residential and medium density residential land uses will be established along collector and arterial streets and in close proximity to proposed commercial areas to accomplish the following objectives: a. To channel traffic from the medium density residential uses to the City's major thoroughfares without encroaching on single family areas. b. To utilize the medium density residential land uses as a buffer between lower density residential land uses and major traffic routes or more intense land uses. c. To place medium density residential land uses in locations having convenient access to community commercial services. This will also provide nearby market support for community business. d. At the intersection of Hodgson and Birch Streets, the City will pursue a land use development that promotes the intermixing of low to medium density residential and commercial land uses in an integrated and cohesive design. The City will pursue quality architecture, pedestrian interaction between land uses, and a neighborhood focal point. 10. The commercial land uses within District 4 are located near major street intersections. The commercial locations are oriented to serving the nearby neighborhoods. In this respect, the City will regulate future commercial development to control land use intensity and establish both site and building designs that will be compatible with the surrounding residential uses. Attention will be given to site design, building architecture, green space, setbacks, access, signage and lighting to create attractive commercial locations. 11. The City will seek the future relocation of the bus garage located along Hodgson Road into one of the community's industrial parks and the redevelopment of the site into a land use compatible with the surrounding land uses. 12. The City will work to establish a hierarchy of streets to improve traffic circulation throughout District 4. Street planning efforts will include: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE LINO LAKES 136 DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK