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1.5. GOALS These Development Standards support the following goals: Economic Development • Create a setting that supports the long-term viability of the Town Center. Optimize job growth, residential opportuniites, and tax revenue for the City ofLino Lakes through the creation of an integrated and balanced project. Land Use • Concentrate development at intensities that bringwithin walking distance the diverse activities that comprise an active downtown or town center. • Provide a complementary mix oflanduses, including retail, entertainment, civic facilities, employ- ment, housing, and community open space. • Integrate community - serving open spaces and amenities throughout the Town Center, and make connections to the Chain -of -J akPs Regional Park. • Encourage diverse housing opportunities within the Town Center. Community Design & Architecture • Site and design buildings and landscaping for convenient walking distances, enhanced pedestrian routes, and human comfort and safety. • Avoid pedestrian routes dominated by parking lots or blank walls. • Respect the site's valuable natural features, includingits hardwood woodlands and wetlands. • Encourage architectural diversity. Emulate Minnesota's architectural traditions and scenic beauty. • Encourage energy conservation through architectural features, such as shading devices, natural ventilation, and interior daylighting • Maintain high standards of quality in the construction of building and site features. • Respect adjacent residential neighborhoods and emphasize compatibility through design. Infrastructure • Provide streets that create comfortable walking environments while also allowing safe vehicular movement • Establish a network of interconnected local streets throughout the Town Center and extend pe- destrian connections to surrounding areas. • Generate less automobile traffic than development with segregated land uses by bundling comple- mentary destinations within a walkable district, and by encouraging transit use. • Make new information technologies part of the Town Center's infrastructure and encourage its integration within civic and private uses. • Utilize naturalized, low -cost solutions for drainage throughout the area and avoid "concrete, iron and steel" solutions. Administration • Strive for the timely and orderly implementation of the Town Center through clear, concise stan- dards. • Establish standards that are consistent with the City's Comprehensive Plan. • Continue to address community concerns as expressed through letters, public comments, and workshops. 10 •