Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

facts & figuresLand Use4. Smaller scale commercial development should be accommodated atselected locations within or at the edge of residential neighborhoods toaddress retail and personal service needs of nearby residents in aconvenient and accessible manner.5. Schools, parks, golf courses, and community facilities should belocated close to or within residential neighborhoods for accessibilityand to provide a focal point for effective and cohesive neighborhooddesign.6. Manufactured homes should be accommodated on individual lotsamid conventional site‐built homes in areas where this mixedresidential land use pattern already exists and is acceptable toneighborhood residents, especially where smaller‐size lots areprevalent.7. Uses that commonly have moderate‐ to large‐scale assemblies ofpeople such as churches, funeral homes, membership organizations,and other institutions, should be appropriately located on adequatesize parcels with sufficient space to accommodate the off‐streetparking and accessory needs. Such uses should be located so as tominimize any adverse or undue significant burden on adjacent oradjoining land uses, as well as that portion of the street network.‣ Locate new commercial developments near existing commercial areas orclustered in newly‐developing areas to serve consumer demand andensure accessibility, while buffering nearby residential uses from adverseimpacts.1. Portions of the community should be reserved strictly for commercialactivity to accommodate a variety of wholesale, retail, service, andoffice uses where the highest traffic volumes and greatest utilitydemands can be served and more extensive signage and outdoordisplay of materials will be expected and permitted.2. Commercial development should be concentrated in nodes at majorintersections and other appropriate locations along highway frontagesand primary roadways, as opposed to scattered and/or “strip”development, to encourage more pedestrian‐oriented commercialsettings.3. Smaller scale neighborhood retail and service uses should be locatedat intersections of collector and arterial streets and at the edge oflogical neighborhood areas – or within neighborhoods where suitableApril 1, 2005Page 3-46