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';i :1 ~ ~~r descriptive purposes, the planning area has heen dlvided into sc)vc~n districts LlS shown on the precc>ding Plannill<J I)Îr;t-r:icts milp. E(Jch district has a unique character und is dc"'sct" ibc'( i 11 clCti1i 1 in the following section. District A. Midtown District The midtown district is located in the center of MooJcsville. It is bounded approximately by Washington street un U", 1l01'C,h, the railroad track and State Road 67 on the east, the clld or Indiana Street on the south, and White Lick Creek on tho west. This is n fully developed, mixed use district, so the plan [OCU:3"S on reuse of existing property amid an established pattern of ncl: lvity. In this district lies the heart of local commercin] nlld civic activity. Here edso is where some of the oldeé>t ill1r1 best e,;Lnblished neighborhoods are found. The many ViciJJI'inll style blli Idings give this district special significance in tll<' goal of 1" "llIoting an atmosph<,re of small town charm. 'l'II<'re are two major commercial areas in this dÜ,tricl. The Cirst i "; the central businŒss district that should ex Lend from IViI sh ington Street th rough High Street i110ng InrJ i,illln ~; t rcet il Jl(] r I (111l ,Jeffer~)ol\ StJ~c('t to the alley ju~')L west of' ('ldV ~~I ]"c~ct (11011Q f\'LliI1 Street. Limited parking and not¿llJlc urchi!.('cI11t'r' l11t1kc this iil<'" best suited to local and professional businc'ss I<'sidenlinl "1'<'''S beyond what, is proposed in the pLan to IH',";"I"<' tho 11<' i <jhborhoods. ~ The second commercial area is the large general business strip along Indiana Street beginning just south of High street an~ extending to State Road 67. Because of good access, high visibility and concentration of activity, this area should continue to be used for general business. The floodplRin at the southernmost tip of this area should also be used for general business if adequate fill, drainage and utilities are provided. ; J , " Thc small pocket of general business and light industrial use at ¡Iarrison Street and Greencastle Road should be preserved. Local business and residential uses should be continued where compatible in this area, which is an older and developed portion of the Town. The rest of this district should remain principally low density residential use. Preservation of residential uses in town is necessary to achieve the goal of providing adequate housing for people of all ages and means and also the goal of promoting an iltlllosphere of small town charm. " t,>' ... '. \ ;,~ .,1 ·lr ,C·. ::,~' ! DisLrict B. Town Industrial District 'I'his district is located just east 01' Lhe lIIidloWI! <lisLI iet in Lown. It includes the area surrounding the raiJroad tracks from ~ Comprehensive Plan 28 ;.).