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Fk 5922 PL 283 <br /> 5 of 57 <br /> 3. The metropolis has a necessary and fragile relationship to its agrarian hinterland <br /> and natural landscapes. The relationship is environmental, economic, and <br /> cultural. Farmland and nature are as important to the metropolis as the garden is <br /> to the house. <br /> 4. Development patterns should not blur or eradicate the edges of the metropolis. <br /> Infill development within existing urban areas conserves environmental <br /> resources, economic investment, and social fabric, while reclaiming marginal <br /> and abandoned areas. Metropolitan regions should develop strategies to <br /> encourage such infill development over peripheral expansion. <br /> 5. Where appropriate, new development contiguous to urban boundaries should be <br /> organized as neighborhoods and districts, and be integrated with the existing <br /> urban pattern. Noncontiguous development should be organized as towns and <br /> villages with their own urban edges, and planned for a jobs/housing balance, not <br /> as bedroom suburbs. The development and redevelopment of towns and cities <br /> should respect historical patterns, precedents, and boundaries. <br /> 6. Cities and towns should bring into proximity a broad spectrum of public and <br /> private uses to support a regional economy that benefits people of all incomes. <br /> Affordable housing should be distributed throughout the region to match job <br /> opportunities and to avoid concentrations of poverty. <br /> 7. The physical organization of the region should be supported by a framework of <br /> transportation alternatives. Transit, pedestrian, and bicycle systems should <br /> maximize access and mobility throughout the region while reducing dependence <br /> upon the automobile. <br /> 8. Revenues and resources can be shared more cooperatively among the <br /> municipalities and centers within regions to avoid destructive competition for tax <br /> base and to promote rational coordination of transportation, recreation, public <br /> services, housing, and community institutions. <br /> THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DISTRICT, AND THE CORRIDOR <br /> 1. The neighborhood, the district, and the corridor are the essential elements of <br /> development and redevelopment in the metropolis. They form identifiable areas <br /> that encourage citizens to take responsibility for their maintenance and <br /> evolution. <br /> 2. Neighborhoods should be compact, pedestrian-friendly, and mixed-use. Districts <br /> generally emphasize a special single use, and should follow the principles of <br /> neighborhood design when possible. Corridors are regional connectors of <br /> neighborhoods and districts; they range from boulevards and rail lines to rivers <br /> and parkways. <br /> 3. Many activities of daily living should occur within walking distance, allowing <br /> independence to those who do not drive especially the elderly and the young. <br /> Interconnected networks of streets should be designed to encourage walking, <br /> reduce the number and length of automobile trips, and conserve energy. <br /> Zephyrhills Land Development Code -15- <br /> Article <br /> 15- <br /> Article VI Development Options <br />