mixed use regulations and development standards - Garden Grove

Garden Grove Mixed Use ZonesZoning Ordinance AmendmentSECTION 9.18.010:Mixed Use Zones - PurposeSECTION 9.18.010.010: Overall Purpose and Intent...................................................................1SECTION 9.18.010.020: Mixed Use Zones Establishment and Intent. ............................................2SECTION 9.18.010.010: Overall Purpose and Intent.A. Purpose. These regulations for mixed use zones in the City of Garden Grove areestablished to implement General Plan Land Use Element and Community DesignElement directives applicable to the Residential/Commercial Mixed Use 1,Residential/Commercial Mixed Use 2, Residential/Commercial Mixed Use 3, Civic CenterMixed Use, and Industrial/Residential 2 General Plan land use designations. The MixedUse zones provide opportunities to blend residential, commercial, industrial, and/orcivic/institutional uses as integrated developments or single-use structures. However,some Mixed Use zones require a commercial component in any new development toensure that adequate commercial destinations and services are available for residents insurrounding neighborhoods. The use regulations and development and design standardsset forth in this Chapter establish minimum standards for the use and development ofland within the Mixed Use zones.B. Intent. The intent of the Mixed Use zones is to:1. Bring energy and vitality to the city during both daytime and after-work hours.2. Facilitate a pedestrian-scaled environment with buildings that provide excitingaccess, well-designed landscaping, and pedestrian amenities that foster interaction.3. Allow for the combining of complementary uses, thereby accommodating access toseveral goods and services in compact locations and reducing the need for additionalvehicle trips.4. Encourage local and regional commerce.5. Enhance the city’s image.6. Provide opportunities for commercial areas to work in harmony with adjacentresidential uses.7. Provide for flexibility in the design and use of properties to respond to shifts inmarkets and changing land use trends.C. Chapter Organization. In addition to the use standards provided in Sections 9.18.020through 9.18.070, this Chapter includes development standards specific to each of theindividual Mixed Use zones (Section 9.18.090), as well as development standards anddesign guidelines that are applicable to all Mixed Use zones (Sections 9.18.100 through9.18.150). Additional unique standards for planned unit development projects andoverlay zones are provided in Sections 9.18.160 through 9.18.180. Users of this Chapterare required to read all of the provisions to understand how their property or propertiescan be developed.Section 9.18.010: Mixed Use Zones - Purpose 1