346 Shelburne Rd Ste 402 Burlington, VT 05401-4935

housing and other non-residential uses on upper stories. The exception to this is the NAC - Cambrian Rise district that is intended to be more residential in nature than the other Neighborhood Mixed Use districts and thereby is expected to incorporate residential uses at the street level. Development is intended to be pedestrian -oriented with buildings oriented to the sidewalk, especially at corners. Parking is intended to be hidden from the street, since its appearance is out of character with the surrounding residential development and the desired orientation of the buildings. The 4 Neighborhood Mixed Use districts as illustrated in Map 4.4.2-1 are further described as follows: 1. The Neighborhood Activity Centers (NAC) are intended to provide convenient neighborhood and city wide -oriented goods and services and employment opportunities within walking or biking distance of many of the city’s residential areas; 2. The Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) district is intended to preserve and enhance historically commercial areas while reinforcing the compact scale and development patterns within the city’s older neighborhoods. Uses are intended to provide neighborhood oriented goods and services and employment opportunities within walking or biking distance of residential neighborhoods; and,