All neighborhoods should seek to:

1.   Restore and enhance the natural systems of a site and area/region

2.   Provide living environments that respond to the natural and cultural features of a site

3.   Ensure economic viability through efficient use of land and market feasibility

4.   Provide residential development that is economically feasible

5.   Provide residential development that is environmentally-oriented, by encouraging the use of alternative forms of household energy and transportation

6.   Protect surface and groundwater quality by managing, regulating and protecting stormwater

7.   Ensure the highest architectural quality possible related to building methods and construction details

8.   Consider lifecycle costs, durability and flexibility in building design

9.   Provide an interconnected system and hierarchy of streets and shared open spaces

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