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---. - _ <br />Economic Development Districts <br />(EDD) <br />Possible Amendments to Zoning Code <br />Section 6.29 EDD Design Manual <br />I. EDD Intent - (By Area Zone) <br />II. Development Approval System <br />III. Permitted Use Table (Future Work) <br />and Associated Approval Processes <br />I. Design and Application Standards <br /> <br />Outline of Discussion <br /> Page <br />I. Strategic Development Area Focus-EDD Intent 4 <br />A. Retail - OfFce -Service <br />1. Descdptlon 5 <br />2. Intensity Level Categories 6&7 <br />B. Industrial -Manufacturing -Wholesaling- Distribution <br />1. Descdption 8 <br />2. Intensity Levels 9 <br />C. Mixed Use 10 <br />II. Development Approval System 11&12 <br />ill. Specific Permitted Use Table and Approval Processes n/a <br />IV. Design and Application Standards 13&14 <br /> 3 <br />Retail-Office-Service <br />~ More Cars, Less Trucks <br />® More Internal Traffic Capture <br />® Support for Nearby Job Centers <br />~ Better Transition to Lower Density <br />a Higher value office is invested in an <br />area where there is less potential of <br />industrial. <br />® Peak and Non-Peak Traffic <br />- - - <br />__. _. <br />Strategic Development Area <br />Focus- EDD Intent <br />® Focus certain development uses in areas <br />best matched for its type attributes. <br />® Focus means make process easier for a use <br />in one area over another but allow in both if <br />conditioned appropriately. <br />® Target Preferred Businesses and Industries. <br />°~ Examples: <br />a Industrial near rail and high power transmission lines. <br />o Retail/Office near good customer and employee <br />access and as a transition to lower intensity use. <br />4 <br />;~ .. <br />Primary ED Zoning <br />Retail, Office, Service <br />Category Systems <br />(INTENSITY LEVEL THRESHOLDS) <br />PRIMARY LEVEL SQUARE FOOTAGE <br />® ED 1 < 5,000 sf <br />® ED 2 5,000 - 20,000 sf <br />® ED 3 > 20,000 sf <br />1 <br />