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While the Development Plan provides a broad-scale overview of the neighborhood,this section focuses on uses and relationships at the district scale. The neighborhoodis divided into seven main districts:

• Mixed-UUse Center

• Faculty and Staff Housing Area I

• Faculty and Staff Housing Area II

• Faculty and Staff Housing Area III

• Student Housing Area I

• Student Housing Area II

• Student Housing Area III

Each description highlights the character and “feel” of the district, as well as pro-posed land uses, adjacencies and relationships. Specific guidelines for buildings andspaces in the neighborhood are outlined in Typical Design Characteristics, which fol-lows this section.

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Community Educat ionCenter

The Community Education Center (CEC) providesapproximately 60,000 square feet of facilities for the LosRios Community College District and other campus-affiliated educational programs (including high schoolsatellite programs provided in partnership with the DavisJoint Unified School District). Food services and otherCEC amenities are provided in the Mixed-Use Centerarea, helping to activate the pedestrian environment. Inaddition, people using the CEC have direct access to theopen space and gathering areas in the Village Square andits surrounding buildings.

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Mixed-Use CenterThe Mixed-Use Center is the neighborhood's focal point. Situated in the heart ofthe neighborhood, it includes a range of uses and amenities for students, faculty,staff and members of the greater Davis community. The Mixed-Use Center is anactive, vital area where all people feel welcome and experience a distinct civic char-acter.

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Bicyc le and Pedestr ian Paths

Bicycle and pedestrian pathways provide an off-streettravel network connecting the Mixed-Use Center areato adjacent neighborhood districts, open space ameni-ties, and trails and facilities both on campus and in thelocal community. Additionally, these pathways allowdirect access to the Central Campus via a bike routealong Hutchison Drive and a trail leading to the existingbicycle/pedestrian bridge over State Route 113.

The heart of the Mixed-Use Center is the Village Square.This attractive green space -- approximately 1-1.5 acresin size -- is a place for gathering, relaxation and recre-ation for residents and visitors alike. In addition, thisspace provides a venue for various community activitiesand special events. The Village Square also serves as theculmination of a “green entryway” into the neighborhoodfrom Hutchison Drive to the south.

The Mixed-Use Center should provide an attractive andcomfortable environment for pedestrians. Wide side-walks (15’ - 20') promote activity and public interactionby allowing people to stop and talk, sit and read a book,or visit with friends. Outdoor dining also helps animatethis environment. In addition, street trees, generouslandscaping, public art, benches, tree-shaded sitting areas,attractive light fixtures, fountains, and banners are pro-vided to create an appealing pedestrian-oriented envi-ronment.

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The Mixed-Use Center is comprised of arange of neighborhood-serving commer-cial, office, service and residential uses, aswell as other community-oriented and civicuses. Ground-floor commercial shops andservices (approximately 45,000 square feet)include uses such as a café, laundromat,bike repair shop, or similar convenienceretail. Residential uses include apartmentson the upper floors of buildings.Community-oriented and civic uses includeamenities such as a daycare center, seniorcenter and library branch.

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Mixed-Use Center buildings, includingCEC structures and mixed-use buildingssurrounding the Village Square, createactive pedestrian streetfronts, and areorganized around and oriented to theVillage Square. Buildings are three to fourstories in height, with front and side set-backs of at least 20' to accommodate out-door dining, gathering spots, and amplesidewalk spaces for pedestrians. Groundfloors contain neighborhood shops, class-rooms and office uses, while upper storiesare typically apartments only.

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The Mixed-Use Center is the hub ofneighborhood activity. It is centrally locat-ed and enjoys close proximity to all majorland uses and amenities, including theTransit Green, recreation fields,pedestrian and bicycle connections, transitlinks, and Student, Faculty and StaffHousing.

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Street parking and small surface lots within the Mixed-Use Center meet the parking needs of employees, busi-nesses, residents, and visitors to the area. Many of thesespaces are provided on the eastern side of the Mixed-Use Center and along access streets surrounding theVillage Square. A decked parking structure east of theCEC serves the educational facility as well as stores,services and student apartments. Some parking is alsoprovided on the western side of the Mixed-Use Centerand near the recreation fields.

Transit stops at the northwest corner of the VillageSquare (near the entrance to the Transit Green) and atthe CEC provide residents and visitors with access toneighborhood districts, the Central Campus, and thegreater community.

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Residences in the Mixed-Use Center enhance the vitalityof the area’s small convenience stores and the public lifeof the Village Square. Housing is located above ground-floor commercial, civic and office uses. Buildings, threeto four stories in height, are designed to create a strongvisual enclosure around the Village Square. Housingentries and lobbies open onto the street, adding to theactivity and life of the public spaces, streets, sidewalksand the Square.

Recreation Fields are located in close proximity to theVillage Square and provide sports venues for studentsand community residents. The sports fields are lightedfor evening play for soccer, football, baseball, softball,basketball and volleyball. The fields are slightly lower inelevation than the surrounding spaces, allowing for flooddrainage retention during big storms. A small recreation-al center, with meeting rooms, restrooms and a storagearea, physically encloses the southwest corner of theVillage Square.

The existing Heidrick Western Center for AgriculturalEquipment will continue to operate in its present location off of Hutchison Drive. Improvements to thesite and facility will help integrate the Center into theneighborhood entry and Mixed-Use Center. Classroomspace within the Western Center could also be integrat-ed with the CEC as a joint-use facility. Landscapescreening along the north and east property lines willhelp buffer residential uses in the neighborhood.

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Street Front Homes and Rear Lot Cottages

Neighborhood Pocket Parks

“Main Street” Houses

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Housing for faculty and staff members is a key component of the neighbor-hood. Faculty and Staff Area I, located in the northeast portion of the site, isan attractive and livable residential district. The area has single-family detachedhomes and townhouses, cottage units, garden apartments, tree-lined streets,buffers, pedestrian and bicycle greenways, pocket parks, and an ElementarySchool and park. The district also has quick pedestrian, bicycle and auto con-nections to the Mixed-Use Center and other campus destinations.

Faculty and Staff Housing Area I

Townhouses andApartments

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Faculty and Staff Housing Area I contains arange of housing types in a setting that isdenser than typical single-family housing devel-opment. Larger single-family detached homesline the district's "Main Street", providing anattractive, open connection to the Mixed-UseCenter to the south. Smaller single-familydetached homes line the streets to the east andwest of this area. Approximately 60 percent ofthe homes have detached cottage/garage unitsin the rear of the lot. These units are accessedby alleyways. Townhouses are located alongthe southern edge of the district. Apartmentunits are located at the eastern edge of thearea, south of the Elementary School.

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The district includes a variety of open spaces,parks and recreation areas. It also contains naturalized buffer areas and swales that facilitate drainage and foster habitat for plantsand animals. The Transit Green, ElementarySchool Park, a pocket park, greenways andother small park spaces provide community-oriented open space. Greenways bordering theeast and west sides of the area include drainagechannels alongside pedestrian and bicyclepaths.

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Direct, efficient pedestrian and bicycle connec-tions link the district north to the City ofDavis, south and west to the Mixed-Use Centerand Transit Green, and east to the CentralCampus via the pedestrian/bicycle bridge overSR 113. Automobile connections along "MainStreet" connect the district south to the Mixed-Use Center and Central Campus (viaHutchison Drive).

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Larger homes on larger lots front “Main Street”. Thesehomes have large setbacks and park strips, allowing fordouble rows of shade trees along the street. Small cot-tages, "in-law" or "grad flat" units and garages areaccessed from the rear alleyway. Homes are oriented tooptimize southern exposure in winter and take advan-tage of delta breezes in summer.

The district’s streets and homes foster a pedestrian-friendly environment with narrow tree-lined roadways,decks, front porches, and entries opening onto thepublic spaces. Building setbacks are 12-15', providing acloser relationship to the sidewalk and "eyes on thestreet". Buildings are designed in a range of styles andsizes to accommodate a mix of income groups andfamily sizes.

Small neighborhood pocket parks are nestled through-out the neighborhood. These small greens providesmall children's play areas, outdoor public gatheringplaces and open space for the families living immediatelywithin a two block walking distance. Pocket parks pro-vide for recreational activities such as tot-lots, picnicking,and informal games and gatherings. Each pocket park isdesigned with seating, pedestrian furniture, lighting andpaths.

High-density housing types include townhouses, small-lotand zero-lot homes, and apartments. This provides fora range of family sizes and income levels. Townhousesor row houses are attached two- to three-story homes.Apartments have a range of unit sizes. Each building fac-ing the street reinforces the small town character of theneighborhood with large entry porches, seating andgathering places facing the street.

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Small 20’-wide back alleyways and interior parking courtsprovide visitor and homeowner parking. Alleys andparking courts are well landscaped and lighted, and theyprovide for entries to rear cottages. Unit entries faceonto the alleyways and parking courts to create a safe,pedestrian-scaled setting. Alleys and parking courts aredesigned for slow moving traffic and provide additionalspaces for outdoor play and informal neighborhoodactivities and gatherings.

A neighborhood Elementary School and Park are locat-ed in the northeast corner of the site. The school isdesigned to accommodate neighborhood children.Access to the school and park is provided via “MainStreet” along a local neighborhood collector street.

Drainage ponds and surface drainage swales accommo-date surface runoff during storms. These areas allowstormwater to percolate down into the groundwatertable, lessening off-site drainage impacts. Drainageponds are integrated into the neighborhood open spacesystem and provide habitat area and a visual amenity forresidents. Bike paths, pedestrian trails and jogging pathssurround the ponds. Landscaping, furniture, seating, pic-nic tables, outdoor lighting and public art are integratedinto the open space system.

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