Attachment 5: General Plan Policy Language & Descriptions LU-P-67 Update the Zoning Ordinance to reflect the Neighborhood Commercial designation on the Land Use Diagram, intended for small-scale commercial development that primarily serves surrounding residential areas, wherein small office uses as well as horizontal or vertical residential mixed use are also supported. Provide standards to ensure that neighborhood commercial uses are economically-viable and also integrated into neighborhoods, with multimodal access and context-sensitive design.
Neighborhood Commercial development shall be subject to design review and public input. If residential uses are included, density should be 10 to 15 dwelling units per gross acre.
Shopping centers in Neighborhood Commercial areas shall have the following characteristics:
• Anchored by a grocery store or similar business offering fresh produce, poultry, fish and meat;
• Include smaller in-line stores of less than 10,000 square feet; • Total size of 5 to 12 acres or as shown on the Land Use Diagram; and • Integrated with surrounding neighborhood uses in terms of design, with negative impacts minimized.
• Located no closer than one mile from other General Plan-designated Neighborhood Commercial or Community Commercial locations, or from existing grocery stores. • No individual tenant shall be larger than 40,000 square feet in size.
Standards for Neighborhood Commercial development also shall require design measures that create a walkable environment and require local street and pedestrian connections. Alterations and additions in existing nonconforming centers may be permitted, subject to design review and conditions of approval to minimize neighborhood impacts.
Example Locations: Akers & Goshen (Key West center), Akers & Walnut (Rancho Viejo center) Demaree & Houston (Country Club center)
LU-P-68 Update the Zoning Ordinance to reflect the Office designation on the Land Use Diagram, intended for the development of office complexes, including medical offices and professional/administrative offices, as well as supporting uses such as restaurants and convenience retail.
The maximum FAR for the Office designation is 1.0.
Example Locations: Akers & Hillsdale (surrounding Visalia Medical Clinic), Demaree & Goshen (Demaree Square)
LU-P-108 Designate land for Public/Institutional uses on the Land Use Diagram, including City Hall and other City buildings, County and other government buildings, schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, police and fire stations, the Municipal Airport, and waste management facilities.
Example Locations: All public schools, Sierra Village retirement community, Akers & Tulare Medical Campus, various churches