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Purpose of the District - The purpose and intent of the Farish Street Area Cultural Mixed Used District (hereinafter referred to as FSA-CMUD is to preserve the cultural and architectural history of the Farish Street community.  The FSA-CMUD is designed to protect the unique character of the Farish Street area and promote the district for the education, pleasure and general welfare of the local community and the City of Jackson.  The intent of the FSA-CMUD is to encourage the healthy mix of residential, commercial, recreational, arts and retail uses in the Farish Street area with an improved pedestrian environment.  The FSA-CMUD is compatible with the Downtown Regional Mixed Use Center found in the Land Use Plan portion of the City of Jackson’s Comprehensive Plan.  The goals and objectives of the Farish Street Area Cultural Mixed Use District are designed to: 1. Foster development in the Farish Street Area promoting more harmonious mix of land uses, bulk regulations and a more environmentally sensitive community; 2. Create stronger Neighborhood and Business District – The Farish Street Area Cultural Mixed Use District will encourage a return to the traditional town center; a. Mixed income residential development that includes affordable and market rate housing to serve a variety of housing needs. b. Institutional development; retail development, and commercial development within the context of an integrated new urbanism community. 3. Maintain a human building scale, rather than monolithic or monumental scale; 4. Encourage appropriate adaptive reuse of existing buildings that emphasizes the original architecture of the buildings; 5. Create pedestrian interest at the street level and re-create a vibrant commercial district; 6. Consider the scale, texture and pattern of building materials; 7. Consider the quality of open space incorporated in new and renovated buildings; 8. Reduce visual impact of surface parking lots; 9. Reduce or eliminate off street parking; 10. Create Gateway Elements at important entrances and sites; 11. Allow for public arts that reflects the historic figures and culture of the area; 12. Establish continuity of design with pedestrian scale lights, signs, and street trees; 13. Establish street and sidewalk widths; planting & landscaping requirements; and parking requirements; 14. Improve the quality of new developments in the FSA Cultural Mixed Use District by requiring the provision of specified public amenities in appropriate locations; 15. Promote the most desirable use of land, that will conserve and enhance the value of land and buildings; thereby, protecting and increasing the City of Jackson’s tax revenues; 16. Ensure consistency with the Future Land Use, Master Plan and Design Guidelines for the Farish Street District as well as the City of Jackson’s Comprehensive Plan; 17. Create development bonuses and other incentives to encourage the development of a diverse and complimentary mix of institutions; 18. Create pedestrian linkages from the Farish Street Area Cultural Mixed Use District to other downtown districts within the FSA-CMUD and adjacent areas;