The intent of the mixed use zone is to provide flexibility in promoting the development of an integrated multi-use district which permits a variety of residential types and compatible businesses in close proximity to each other.

Development standards and the design manual assure site development that is sensitive to critical lands and will provide the flexibility necessary to accommodate changing land use patterns and conditions.

Projects should be designed to ensure that early development does not foreclose options for later development and that new and different uses can be added without jeopardizing uses already established or planned for. (Ord. 747 § 7, 1997).