810 Luna St El Paso, TX 79903-4438

"S-D" Special Development District. The purpose of this district is to provide an opportunity for mixed-use projects, integrated in design, in certain older residential areas where there is a desire to permit a variety of nonresidential uses while maintaining the established residential appearance and landscaping of the area. The regulations of this district are designed to ensure compatibility with existing uses in the district; to permit the production, exhibit or sale of goods and the providing of services to the public in such older residential areas; to protect the traffic capacity of streets serving such older residential areas; to encourage flexibility by prescribing general performance standards for such older residential areas; and to protect the environment of adjacent areas. For the purpose of this district, older areas of the city shall be deemed those areas where development has existed for at least twenty-five years. 4. "U-P" Union Plaza District. The purposes of the Union Plaza District are: (1) to create a unique mixed-use environment with the provision of standards and guidelines designed to encourage the preservation of existing building architecture; (2) to ensure that reconstruction of existing buildings or new construction projects is consistent with the architectural and design guidelines adopted for the Union Plaza District; and (3) to encourage a variety of commercial and residential uses that coexist in a mixed-use area. 5. "P-R I" Planned Residential District I. The purpose of this district is to encourage planned developments as a means of creating a superior living environment through unified planning and building operations at lower residential densities. The regulations of the district are designed to encourage variety in housing needed to meet changing housing demands and to provide adequate community facilities well-located with respect to needs; to protect the natural beauty of the landscape; to encourage preservation and more efficient use of open space; and to offer an opportunity for design flexibility and encourage innovations which may result in improved relationships between uses of different types and between land uses and transportation facilities. 6. "P-R II" Planned Residential District II. The purpose of this district is to encourage planned developments as a means of creating a superior living environment through unified planning and building operations at higher residential densities.