B. Existing Zoning Four zoning districts and an overlay zone are applicable in the Redevelopment Area: RA6 High Density Residential, B2 General Commercial, B3 Central Commercial, I2 Industrial Development and the Center City Planning Area (CCPA) Tiers 1 and 2. District descriptions from the Asheboro Zoning Ordinance are as follows. RA6 High Density Residential: The RA6 Residential District is intended to produce a high intensity of residential uses in close proximity to major nodes of non-residential development, characterized primarily by group housing, plus the necessary governmental and other support facilities to service that level of development. B2 General Commercial: The B2 General Commercial District is intended to serve the convenience goods, shoppers goods retail and service needs of the motoring public, both local and transient. B3 Central Commercial: The B3 Central Commercial District is intended to be applied to the traditional commercial, governmental, administrative and service core of Asheboro, commonly known as the Central Business District. I2 Industrial Development: The intent of the I2 Industrial Development District is to produce areas for intensive manufacturing, warehousing, processing and assembly uses, controlled by performance standards to limit the effect of such uses on adjacent districts. CCPA Tier 1: The Central Business Planning Area (Tier 1) is hereby established to strengthen Asheboro’s Center City Planning Area by incorporating a mix of commercial, office, institutional, residential and public open space uses. Design standards for revitalization and new development in the Central Business Planning Area encourage a pedestrian oriented mix of multi story buildings located close to the street and containing an attractive mix of first-story storefronts, ample sidewalks and street trees. CCPA Tier 2: The Central Fringe Planning Area (Tier 2) is hereby established to strengthen Asheboro’s Center City Planning Area. This planning area encompasses blocks adjacent to Tier 1, the core Central Business Area. Properties in this planning area, unlike those in Tier 1, are not readily accessible to public downtown parking. Coordinated development of a variety of mixed uses is encouraged. These uses include retail, professional and financial businesses, dwellings, institutional, industrial, governmental and other public facilities.
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