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General Goals: · Encourage reuse of the original buildings in the Town Center for commercial and retail uses. · Encourage new infill development and reconstruction of downtown properties to conform to the historic nature of the Town. Specific Goals: · Have an overlay district along Highways 49 and 73 to control the quality of development along these major access points. Commercial Areas The following recommendations Recommendations: Highway 49 and Main Street: This area is currently occupied with commercial, industrial, and institutional uses (i.e thc Mount Pleasant Middle School). With its easy access to Highway 49 an its existing land uses, it is recommended that this area be enhanced as a neighborhood commercial hub. It is recommended that a gateway initiative be implemented to create an entrance to the Town from this intersection to draw interest from those motorists traveling through Town. This portion of Highway 49 is also defined as a scenic byway and serves as the northern gateway to Mount Pleasant. Development of a streetseape overlay district along Highway 49 would be a tool to manage the development of this intersection. This streetseape plan should include standards for architectural styles, materials, landscaping, setbacks, and screening of parking and trash receptacle areas. Uses should be well designed and carefully screened to maintain an attractive streetseape. Street trees, sidewalks, and screening walls should be used to create a feel that this is a neighborhood hub and not merely a corridor accessory to Highway 49. It is also recommended that new centers be created with a lot of connectivity between uses to minimize the number of curb cuts along the highway. Shopping centers with grocery stores, banks, pharmacies, restaurants, and other light commercial and retail uses are recommended in this area. Main Street and Franklin Street: This area is the central core of Mount Pleasant and the Eastern Area and is defined as the "Town Center District". This is the most established commercial/retail/professional office area in this portion of thc County and efforts should be made to maintain a consistent level of viability. It is recommended that infill in this area, or reuse of existing buildings, stay consistent with the character of the District in terms of heights, materials, signage, windows, setbacks, roofs, and streetseape.