The creation of an environment in which commercial and residential uses are integrated into a cohesive development which fosters a sense of place where residents can congregate and patronize local shops, services and public amenities;

A more pedestrian-oriented, non-automotive environment, and more flexibility in the design of land uses and structures than is permitted by single purpose zoning districts;

Environments that are more conducive to mutual interdependence in terms of living, working, shopping, entertainment and recreation;

Well-designed mixed-use developments, while minimizing the impact on roads, streets and other transportation facilities; and

Flexibility in the design, layout and construction of large-scale mixed use projects in order to better respond to market demands while ensuring that development is in conformance with adopted standards, procedures and guidelines. In order to accomplish this purpose, the Village may establish general and specific design standards which govern, among other things, architecture, site planning, parking, circulation, streetscape, open space, landscaping, lighting, project identification and signage.

Encouragement of the most efficient and purposeful development or redevelopment of lands within the Village;

Reduction of the effective cost of governmental and other public services;

Elimination of excessive and inefficient infrastructure and the minimization of infrastructure development and maintenance costs;

Creation of developments wherein, collectively, the mix of uses encourages the creation and/or preservation of a sense of place, pride and values; and

Provision of flexible but definitive standards to facilitate innovative and creative land use planning and development techniques not possible under conventional zoning ordinances.

Condominium building: eight stories, but not more than 100 feet (excluding decorative features, rooftop satellite antennas and structures, and architectural elements designed to screen rooftop HVAC equipment, stairways and elevator bulkheads, including, but not limited to, parapets, cupolas, and steeples) as measured from grade elevation at Long Island Motor Parkway (CR 67).

Hotel: seven stories, but not more than 100 feet (excluding decorative features, rooftop satellite antennas and structures, and architectural elements designed to screen rooftop HVAC equipment, stairways and elevator bulkheads, including, but not limited to, parapets, cupolas and steeples).

Retail and personal service shops and stores, offices, restaurants, and coffeehouses (as principal, non-accessory uses): two stories, up to 40 feet.

Accessory buildings and structures: two stories, up to 25 feet.

Residential condominiums: no more than 150 units.

Hotel: no more than 274 rooms.

Retail and personal service shops and stores, offices, restaurants and coffeehouses (as principal, non-accessory uses): no more than 46,000 square feet combined.

Deriving the standards for parking requirements in mixed-use projects is a complex, variable process. The calculations must not only reflect the variables that affect parking demand for each component use, but also recognize the inherent fact that the total peak parking demand for a mixed-use project will likely be less than the sum of the peak demand values for each component land use. Because of the different activity cycles of component land uses in a mixed-use project, the peak parking demand for each component land use often occurs at different hours of the day, days of the week, and seasons of the year. Thus, simply adding together the estimated peak parking demand for each component land use to arrive at an overall estimated total peak demand for a mixed-use project will produce an estimate that is too high, and unrealistic. Estimates of overall peak parking demand for a mixed-use project must reflect the different demand patterns of the component land uses, and the nature of shared parking. Also, the synergistic relationship between and among different land uses often encourages multi-purpose trips, in which people visit more then one land use on a single trip. Thus, a single parking space can, in effect, serve several land uses. As per Urban Land Institute studies and manuals, shared parking methodology provides a systematic way to apply appropriate adjustments to parking ratios for each use in a mixed-use development district. Based upon the foregoing, the parking requirements for the MSPDD have been derived from multiple, complex calculations that take all of the above considerations into account.

In the MSPDD, the total number of required parking spaces shall be calculated as follows:

The requirements for a permitted principal use comprised of several component and/or accessory uses shall be determined by establishing the requirement for each component and/or accessory use and adding them together. Shared parking will be permitted if there is a variation in the probable time of maximum usage between or among the component and/or accessory uses.

Access driveways intended to connect the MSPDD to adjacent public roads shall have a minimum lane width of 12 feet of pavement in each direction, separated by a median, and shall incorporate sidewalks and other pedestrian-friendly features.

Interior driveways forming the primary streetscape shall be designed to provide a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood setting, and shall have a minimum lane width of 10 feet in each direction, excluding surface parking spaces.

Interior stalls located within structures: nine feet by 18 feet minimum with seven feet of vertical clearance.

Surface parking:

Residential condominium buildings shall be coherently designed to include shared functional open space and off-street parking, with consistent landscaping throughout.

Exterior building construction and design shall reflect a style of architecture that is traditional in proportions and primary materials, but modern and "pared down" in its detailing. In the choice of exterior finishes, care shall be taken to coordinate the appearance of all buildings in the MSPDD. Exterior facades of buildings shall be designed to avoid blank walls through the use of facade modulation, changes in materials, windows, and/or other design features. Mixed-use buildings should be primarily open at the ground level, and much more solid at the upper levels. Storefront windows, doors, lighting, signage and awnings shall be designed to create a unified whole. Awnings, lighting and signage may extend into the public right-of-way.

Buildings shall provide a moderate amount of variation in building mass form and style to provide character. Buildings shall not be either monotonous nor have too many variations that produce a disjointed effect. Wherever appropriate, walls and roofs shall include separations, changes in plane and height, and architectural elements such as cornices, balconies, and banding to breakup the building mass.

The exterior facades of all buildings in the MSPDD shall be constructed with a variety of masonry and architectural products that will complement the buildings' architectural style and character. Vinyl or metal siding shall be prohibited, with the exception of fascias, soffits, cornices and other architectural detailing which shall be compatible with or complement the character of the exterior design.

Building massing and fenestration shall have a vertical and not a horizontal emphasis. Buildings shall have a "bottom, middle and top" rather than a uniform exterior to visually express that the ground-floor functions are different from the upper-floor functions and to create traditional proportions for the overall building.

Window glass, particularly at street level, shall be clear or lightly tinted so as to show active interiors that contribute to the active pedestrian environment.

Orientation. Each building in the MSPDD shall be oriented toward the internal roadway, with primary entrances facing the internal roadway; however, buildings shall address all of the streets or public spaces which they face.

All buildings in the MSPDD shall be designed to provide pedestrian and vehicular connections to other buildings in the MSPDD. Techniques for complying with this requirement include, but are not limited to:

The development shall conform to the applicable provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA).