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Class: Auto-Urban to Urban

AUTO-URBAN TO URBAN COMMERCIAL

This designation is for properties in commercial retail, loading/delivery areas, making pavement the
office and service uses, primarily along portions of most prominent visual feature. This can be
major roadway corridors within the community offset by enhanced building design, landscaping,
for high visibility and accessibility, but also in other reduced site coverage, well-designed signage,
locations to accommodate neighborhood-focused etc.
businesses. • Buildings typically set back toward rear of site

Development Types to accommodate expansive parking areas in
front, closest to passing traffic, resulting in less
• “Strip” commercial centers along major
emphasis on architectural design in many cases.
roadways, with a range of uses, including those
on high-profile “pad” sites along the roadway • Development desire to maximize signage
frontage (number, size) to capitalize on site visibility to
passing traffic.
• “Big-box” commercial stores (e.g., grocery,
appliances, clothing, etc.) • Often not conducive for access or on-site
circulation by pedestrians or cyclists.
• Restaurant chains including various “fast food”
and casual dining establishments • Alleys and rear-access garages can reinforce
urban character on blocks with attached or
• Automobile service related enterprises (e.g., gas
stations, automobile service/repair, car washes) detached residential dwellings.
• Offices

• Hotels and motels

Characteristics
• Commercial areas with an auto-oriented
character that have significant portions of
development sites devoted to vehicular access
drives, circulation routes, surface parking, and

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