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7 <br />with occasional business, government, park, church or school uses. Infill and <br />redevelopment projects should enhance the unique character of the surrounding <br />neighborhood and be of consistent scale and appearance. The opportunity to increase the <br />residential density in a compatible manner is encouraged. <br />Neighborhood Mixed Use. These areas provide opportunities for goods and services that <br />residents of the district and surrounding neighborhoods need on a daily basis. Lots with this <br />designation will front on an arterial or collector street and back up to single family <br />neighborhoods. Buildings and uses will generally be in scale with the surrounding <br />neighborhoods and be walkable as well as providing vehicular access. Sites may be single <br />use or, mixed use, may incorporate residential uses or may be solely residential at a higher <br />density than the adjacent neighborhood. <br />Government Institutional areas include locations for new and existing government facilities <br />that cannot be otherwise classified and schools. <br />Employment areas. These areas include a wide range of business, light industrial, office, <br />research and development, along with related /support services uses including restaurants, <br />small scale retail and convenience shopping/services. Buildings and uses will be sited to <br />limit the visual impact of service and warehousing operations, while still providing <br />convenience for business functionality. These areas are in prime locations with good access <br />to major road networks (where capacity exists or is planned) and rail if needed and should <br />be reserved for high return employment generating uses. <br />Retail Services. These areas focus on retail and commercial uses. They should be located <br />near residential and employment areas to provide good access to commerce and personal <br />services. Retail areas can have a range of characteristics depending on their primary <br />markets. The larger scale regional draws are more automobile- oriented and draw people <br />from throughout the region. These areas should be located near interstate access, and they <br />may include larger scale stores like "big boxes ", warehouse clubs, and large specialty <br />retailers. Smaller, accessory uses can also locate in these areas to provide convenience <br />shopping and include restaurants and smaller specialty retailers; often located on out - <br />parcels or in smaller shopping centers. <br />Smaller -scale Retail is intended to serve a more local and community need. These areas <br />may have some of the same uses as the larger regional draws, but are less accessible to the <br />interstates. These commercial areas should provide more service - oriented uses like hair <br />salons, tax preparation, pet care, and banks; they may also include grocery stores, <br />restaurants, and similar scale uses. These uses are often developed in smaller shopping <br />centers, as single building developments and on out - parcels. <br />Suburban Office Complex. These areas provide opportunities to for office and employment <br />enterprises which do not rely on walk -in customers or have a manufacturing component. <br />Businesses may be large or small but will generally arrange themselves in a campus setting <br />with limited walkability and supporting services. Developments of this type should be kept <br />small in nature to limit the peak transportation impact and limited vitality. <br />Town Center. This area incorporates the historic structures, civic uses, commercial <br />opportunities, and the active pedestrian environment that is the downtown core of <br />Hillsborough. The core commercial areas are to be preserved and enhanced over the long- <br />