Desired Zoning along the Lakewood Heights Commercial Center.
MRC (Mixed Residential and Commercial; "Mixed-Use") INTENT The City of Atlanta finds that the size, scale and character of commercial uses directly affect the adjacent neighborhood districts and the public health, safety and welfare. The city finds that highway-oriented retail, service, office and dining uses which are intended to serve larger areas of the city instead of a single neighborhood or small group of neighborhoods must be located on streets that are suited for this type of development and must be done in a manner which is compatible with the adjacent neighborhoods or group of neighborhoods. The city finds there is a need to protect existing and developing neighborhood areas and building forms from the incompatible uses resulting from intense highway-oriented development and to preserve and restore existing, traditional and pedestrian scale buildings in established, historic neighborhood districts, as well as create new pedestrian oriented commercial nodes. The city finds that there is a substantial need to encourage a balanced mix of uses to include proportionately significant residential uses and to facilitate safe, attractive and convenient pedestrian circulation. The city finds that it is necessary to improve air quality by promoting walking and reducing the number of vehicular trips. The city finds that it is necessary to establish adequate parking requirements by encouraging shared parking arrangements. |
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TYPES
MRC-1. Low density residential and commercial uses intended to serve a single neighborhood or small group of adjacent neighborhoods.
MRC-2. Medium density residential and commercial uses along corridors and intended to serve a group of adjacent neighborhoods.
MRC-3. High density commercial and residential uses along major corridors intended to serve larger areas of the city, and provide larger commercial uses with a significant employment concentration.
MRC-1. Low density residential and commercial uses intended to serve a single neighborhood or small group of adjacent neighborhoods.
MRC-2. Medium density residential and commercial uses along corridors and intended to serve a group of adjacent neighborhoods.
MRC-3. High density commercial and residential uses along major corridors intended to serve larger areas of the city, and provide larger commercial uses with a significant employment concentration.