09-19-2002 Planning Commission Meeting

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utilities, an urban road section with sidewalks and a boulevard and are generally within walking distance of the Downtown Mixed-Use District. The Urban Residential zone is compatible with the Transition Residential Zone, the Shoreline Residential zone and the Downtown Mixed-Use zone. 6. Transition Residential: To provide a residential zoning classification that serves as a medium-density buffer between higher-density Shoreline Residential and Urban Residential Zones and lower-density Rural Residential, Agriculture and Forest Management Zones. The Transitional Residential zone may be utilized in some second-tier shoreland areas and/or on the edge of the municipal utility service area. The zone may or may not be served by municipal sewer and water. The Transitional Residential zone is compatible with Shoreline Residential,Urban Residential, Rural Residential, Agriculture and Forest Management zones, although any one zone should never surround the Transitional Residential zone nor should it be used between two zones with similar density characteristics. The Transition Residential zone may be compatible with Commercial,Light Industrial or Downtown Mixed-Use zones in situations where adequate buffers are provided. 7. Shoreline Residential: To provide a zoning classification for riparian residential development. The zone may or may not be served by municipal sewer and water, depending on availability. The zone must be bordered by the Lake zone and would be compatible with Forest Management, Rural Residential, Transition Residential and, in pre-existing neighborhoods,Urban Residential zones. 8. Commercial: To provide a zoning classification for commercial uses oriented around the automobile. Parcels are larger than in the Downtown Mixed-Use zone in order to provide on-site parking, on-site stormwater facilities as well as on-site water supply and sewage treatment where municipal utilities are not immediately available. The Commercial zone is typically used as a transition zone between the Downtown Mixed-Use zone or the Light Industrial Zone and surrounding residential zones. 9. Downtown Mixed-Use: To provide a zoning classification for a mix of high- density residential and commercial uses. Development in this zone relies less on automobile traffic and more on walking,biking and other similar modes of transportation. Infrastructure must be in place to provide on-street parking and walkways as well as connection to municipal water and sanitary sewer utilities. Downtown Mixed-Use zones should be clustered to provide the maximum amount of interaction and accessibility between the different establishments. The T- Downtown Mixed-Use zone is most compatible with the Urban Residential zone, but also may be compatible with the Transition Residential, Commercial and Light Industrial Zones. 10. Light Industrial: To provide a zoning classification for light-industrial and heavy commercial uses. Development in this zone requires automobile accessibility,