The town center district (T.C.) combines, on a scale sufficient to permit the application of efficient master planning, the multiple uses of residences, offices, services, consumer support, medical offices, and facilities, pharmacies, recreation, light industrial, research laboratories, and associated uses. To the extent practicable, the plan should serve to deemphasize the use of the individual motor vehicle within the district and further reduce motor vehicle trips to and from the area. The town center district shall be an integral part of a designated activity center within the region.

Dwelling units shall be an important component of the town center district and should be thoroughly dispersed throughout the district in diverse forms and sizes. Support services in the district shall be scaled to support the town center district.

Public spaces shall be encouraged and given strong consideration within any intensely developed commercial or office areas. These spaces may exist as major circulation areas. This may be accomplished by clustering of the development, which when combined with good design and placement of buildings, shall preserve much natural open space, existing topography and vistas or view planes both from within and without the district. (Prior code § 5-2-4 (P)(1))