Juxtaposition of land classifications, such as residential, office, commercial, industrial, park, and flood plain within a given area. Land use is controlled by zoning ordinances that reflect political decisions often made at the local level.
A form of development that mixes residential, commercial, retail, and other uses in one project.
a project in which a variety of complementary land uses are planned and constructed in one coordinated development. Typical mixed-use projects have office towers, street-level retail areas or malls, parking structures, and a subway and/or bus station at their base. Some have a hotel, theater or park as well.
Projects that integrate different land uses such as retail stores, restaurants, residences, civic buildings, offices and parks within a defined area.
A type of development that combines residential, commercial, and/or office uses into one development or building. For example, a mixed-use building could have several floors, with the bottom floor dedicated to retail or offices and the remaining floors above for apartments or condominiums.
Combination development of several different functions within one area such as residential space combined with a commercial establishment.
A project that combines several different functions, such as residential space above a commercial establishment or an entire development combining commercial, residential and public accommodations.
Mixed-use development, sometimes referred to as live/work/play communities, refers to development that includes a mixture of complementary land uses. The most common mix of land uses include housing, retail, office, commercial services, and civic uses.
Mixed-use development refers to the practice of containing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. In zoning terms, this can mean some combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office, institutional, or other uses.
