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Character Area 9: Employment

                                             Services/Production Industries
                                             Character Area 9 consists of three individual areas, all of which
                                             are located on the western edge of the city. The northern-most
                                             part of Character Area 9 is bordered to the north by the city limits
                                             and a future area plan, to the east by Healdsburg Avenue and the
                                             railroad, to the south by a block north of Dry Creek Road and to
                                             the west by the 101. The second section (9b) is bordered to the
                                             north by Grant Street, to the east by the railroad and Vine Street,
                                             to the south by Mill Street and to the west by the 101. The third
                                             section is located between the CHAP and a variety of residential
                                             Character Areas. In general, this third section encompasses the
                                             portion of Healdsburg Avenue that lies between CHAP and
                                             the Russian River, as well as the gateway at the intersection of
                                             Kennedy Lane and Highway 101.


                                             Existing development in Character Area 9 varies in use and
                                             building type but focuses on commercial development, some
                                             multi-family residential, offices, wine tasting rooms and other
                                             production industries. Large buildings surrounded by surface
                                             parking lots are typical, with some landscaping defining the edge
         KEY DESIGN                          of a lot and creating a buffer between the development and the
         OBJECTIVES FOR                      public realm. A focus in these areas is on providing a pedestrian-
         FUTURE DEVELOPMENT                  friendly environment along the street edge.

         •  Allow flexibility in design to meet
            the needs of the user            Note that Character Areas 9a, 9b and 9c are labeled differently
         •  Ensure a comfortable pedestrian   for ease of geographical reference and do not indicate that
            environment through flexible     separate design guidelines should be followed for each portion of
            design approaches for a front    Character Area 9.
            setback area
         •  Locate buildings to be
            moderately set back from
            primary streets, such as
            Healdsburg Avenue and Grove
            Street
         •  Orient buildings toward the
            primary street
         •  Locate vehicular access from
            secondary streets, where
            possible
         •  Limit parking access from
            Healdsburg Avenue












                                             Large buildings surrounded by surface parking lots are typical, as shown
                                             above. Future development should be designed to be more pedestrian-
                                             friendly.
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