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, Central Business (CB) District, by a four-fifths vote where such waivers will allow for better design and/or improved protection of historic resources. § 435-15 Corporate Mixed-Use District. A. Purpose and intent. (1) The Corporate Mixed-Use (CMU) District is designed to encourage a mixed-use, master-planned community that supports commercial, office, manufacturing, research and development, retail, education, community space, open space, and mixed-use opportunities. The CMU is intended to provide the tools and support for both entrepreneurs seeking new business enterprise opportunities as well as those established businesses seeking to meet existing and future expansion goals. These regulations have been established to promote an efficient and predictable review process for developers while ensuring a well-designed community for Framingham. (2) The CMU District is intended to function as an employment center that will possess a high-quality, diverse workforce while establishing a mixed-use environment where users can work, play, socialize, and study. B. Circulation, parking, transportation. Projects within the CMU are required to meet the directives of the Master Land Use Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Transportation Master Plan, and must comply with the purpose and intent of § 435-15A of this chapter, in addition to the following provisions as set forth: (1) Parking and access. Parking plan designs for the CMU District shall determine the layout of each project. Applicants are encouraged to provide adequate off-street parking to meet the needs of the project, but also are required to preserve land for pedestrian and open space uses wherever possible. (a) Projects within the CMU shall comply with applicable requirements set forth in § 435-24 of this chapter unless relief is granted by the Planning Board or alternative design is prescribed within § 435-15 of this chapter. (b) Off-street parking standards as required pursuant to § 435-24A(1) of this chapter shall meet maximum rather than minimum requirements. A special permit shall not be required to provide less than the number prescribed in § 435-24A(1) of this chapter, but rather a special permit shall be required if the number of off-street parking spaces exceeds the required number of allowed off-street parking spaces. (c) Projects within the CMU District are strongly encouraged to utilize § 435-24A(7) of this chapter to reduce the required number of off-street parking spaces through the use of shared parking programs and shared off-street parking facilities.