CHAPTER 2 <br />LAND USE <br />Overview <br />The Land Use chapter of the Chase Gardens Nodal Development Plan sets the parameters within <br />which development may occur within the node. Land Use designations are defined and described, <br />including examples of allowable uses. The plan diagram graphically depicts the recommended <br />arrangement of those land use designations, and policies are recommended to guide the form and <br />content of development. Complementing the land use chapter is the neighborhood design chapter, <br />which describes specific development standards with which proposed projects must comply. This <br />chapter includes: <br />• Land Use Designations <br />• Plan Diagram <br />• Recommended Policies <br />Land Use Designations <br />The recommended land use designations have been refined from those <br />contained in the Metro Plan to better suit the objectives of the Chase <br />Gardens node and are described as follows. <br />• Commercial: The Commercial designation is intended to provide land for goods and service <br />needs of the residents of the Chase Gardens node. The center of the commercially designated <br />area will serve as the neighborhood pedestrian core, occupying both sides of Garden Way just <br />north of Centennial Boulevard. In this area, buildings will hug the street and a public plaza will <br />serve as neighborhood gathering places. Radiating outward from the center will be commercial <br />retail and office uses, such as a grocery store, restaurants, coffee shops, a video store, dry <br />cleaners, beauty salon, etc. Allowable commercial office uses include dental/medical, law <br />offices, title companies, insurance and travel agencies, and the like. <br />• High Density Residential/Mixed Use: The purpose of the high density residential mixed-use <br />designation is to simultaneously promote compact housing and the flexibility to provide a <br />limited amount of commercial services within residential buildings. Examples of building types <br />include live/work units, ground floor retail with residential flats above, horizontal mixed use, and <br />wholly residential buildings. Minimum density is recommended to be 25 units per acre. <br />• High Density Residential: This designation is intended to provide dense residential use as <br />envisioned in the Metro Plan and in the nodal development areas identified in TransPlan. A <br />minimum of 30 units per acre is recommended to ensure land is used efficiently. Buildings will <br />likely need to be three- and four-story apartments to meet the density threshold. Limited <br />neighborhood commercial use is allowed in accordance with code standards. This designation <br />includes the Historic Ensemble and the Masonic lodge, properties which, over time, could <br />accommodate infill housing at the property owners’ discretion. <br />• Parks and Open Space: Land along the Q Street channel and land owned by the City Parks <br />Department is designated for use as Parks and Open Space. The Q Street Channel will <br />continue to serve multiple natural resource functions and a planned pathway will add <br />recreational use. The park property is planned to provide both active and passive recreational <br />opportunities for the residents of the Chase Gardens node.