(1) Provide development regulations and design standards that are tailored to the downtown and surrounding neighborhoods that align with the Downtown Pasco Master Plan Vision.

(2) Accommodate growth within the downtown area by encouraging and facilitating new development on vacant, bypassed and underutilized land within areas that already have infrastructure, utilities, and public facilities.

(3) Allow and encourage a mixed-use pattern of development in the downtown area.

(4) Create a balanced distribution of land uses, including shops, workplaces, civic buildings, entertainment uses, and residences that satisfy market demand within the downtown area.

(5) Provide an environment that promotes safe pedestrian access and connections between developments, more pedestrian-scale amenities, and an identifiable downtown core area. [Ord. 4658 § 1, 2023.]