18.185.020 Mixed use district classifications.
There are three classifications of mixed use districts as follows:
(a) X-1 Mixed Use District. This district facilitates a compatible mixed use activity center within a traditional residential neighborhood and, to a limited extent, in areas envisioned for mixed use development by the comprehensive plan. The district includes a balance of compatible residential, office, civic, and neighborhood commercial retail/service uses of low to moderate intensity that complement and support dense neighborhood residential areas and pedestrian usage with quality urban design.
(b) X-2 Mixed Use District. This district facilitates a mixed use area that transitions from a higher intensity industrial use area to lower intensity neighborhood-scale residential areas and includes a balance of compatible residential, office, commercial service, and light industrial uses.
(c) X-3 Mixed Use District. This district facilitates a destination-oriented mixed use district in the area known as the North Crossings area of North Topeka that serves as the northern entertainment/cultural anchor of downtown. The objectives of the district include:
(1) Improving the area as a 24-hour destination for urban, cultural, entertainment, community, and residential experiences; and
(2) Retention and attraction of businesses, workplaces and residences through adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of existing buildings as a preference; and
(3) Redeveloping vacant and underutilized properties through appropriately scaled in-fill development; and
(4) High quality development and urban design standards that maintain a sense of history, human scale, and pedestrian orientation. (Ord. 20062 § 23, 4-18-17.)