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Future Land Use
The county’s future land use is divided into land use categories that reflect the intended character, function, and intensity of an area.
Regional Mixed Use Center
– Regional Mixed Use Centers are intensely developed suburban cores with significant retail,
office, and residential land uses. Regional Mixed Use Centers generate a lot of traffic, a lot of jobs, and a lot of overall activity.
The primary uses in these areas might include:
Malls, regional and major community shopping centers, and large department stores.
Large office complexes, office buildings, and light industrial areas.
Hotels and conference facilities.
High-density multi-family and townhomes.
Entertainment uses and concentrations of restaurants
Secondary uses might include small-scale shopping centers and retail stores, small offices, institutions, civic uses, and other
residential housing types.
When feasible, land uses should be mixed within Regional Mixed Use Centers. Over time, these centers should establish more
of a sense of place, ideally with a clearly defined public gathering place. New development or redevelopment of sites should
be designed to accommodate significant automobile trips, and Regional Mixed Use Center should have internal road systems
that allow traffic movement in and around the center outside of the regional road network.
Developments and public improvements should make it easy to walk to public transportation and other parts of the center.
Over time, the character of development might evolve, with higher buildings, diverse uses, and structured parking.
Uses can be mixed within buildings, including ground
floor retail, restaurants, and services below offices.
Retail shopping areas are a major component of Regional
Mixed Use Centers.
New buildings located close to streets help create a
walkable environment.
