•Allow a mixture of complementary land uses that may include housing, retail, offices, commercial services, and civic uses, to create economic and social vitality and to reduce vehicle miles traveled;

•Develop commercial and mixed-use areas that are safe, comfortable and attractive to pedestrians;

•Provide flexibility in the location and design of new developments and redevelopment to anticipate changes in the market;

•Reinforce streets as public places that encourage pedestrian and bicycle travel;

•Provide roadway and pedestrian connections to residential areas;

•Provide transitions between high traffic streets and neighborhoods;

•Encourage efficient land use by facilitating compact, high density development and minimizing the amount of land that is needed for surface parking;

•Facilitate development (land use mix, density and design) that supports public transit, where applicable;

•Provide appropriate locations and design standards for automobile- and truck-dependent uses;

•Provide both formal and informal community gathering places;

•Maintain a distinct storefront character that identifies the Central Business District;

•Connect the Convenience Commercial District to neighborhoods and other employment areas; and

•Provide visitor accommodations and tourism amenities. [Ord. NS-2195, 2013; Ord. NS-2016, 2006]