New Zoning Districts

We're looking at updating our zoning districts to allow for more flexibility in how land gets used around town. Here's what we're considering:

What's changing:

Right now, we have areas zoned as "Mixed Use" and "C4." We're thinking about switching these to two new categories:

• CR-H (Commercial-Residential Hybrid): This would replace our current Mixed Use zoning. The idea is to allow a mix of housing (apartments, condos), shops, offices, and services all in the same area. These wouldn't all have to be in the same building, just in the same general neighborhood. We're thinking this would work best near major intersections where people already go for shopping and services.
• CI-H (Commercial-Industrial Hybrid): This would replace what's currently zoned C4 along Highway 13. It would allow both light industrial businesses and regular commercial businesses to set up shop in the same area.

We'd love your input:

• Does this kind of flexible zoning make sense to you? Would you like to see neighborhoods where you can live, work, and shop all within walking distance?
• Do you think these mixed-use areas would work best near major intersections and along Highway 13, or would you put them somewhere else?

Let us know what you think.