2061 Strong Rd, Salem, OR 97302

Fairview Mixed-Use Zone

The purpose of the Fairview Mixed-Use (FMU) Zone is to implement the mixed-use designation of the Salem Area Comprehensive Plan by establishing a master planning process through which allowed uses are identified and development standards are established that: Encourage innovative planning resulting in mixed-use development, improved protection of open spaces and natural features, and greater housing and transportation options; Encourage the innovative integration of park and school uses; Encourage developments that recognize the relationship between buildings, their use, open space, and infrastructure, providing varied opportunities for innovative and diversified living environments in line with the principles of sustainable development and sustainable business practices; Support affordable housing options and mixed-income neighborhoods; Facilitate the resourceful use of land through the arrangement of land uses, buildings, circulation systems, open space, and infrastructure; Encourage economic opportunity; Preserve, to the greatest extent possible, existing natural areas and open space that may not otherwise be protected through conventional development; Recognize and preserve the historical and archeological significance of buildings, structures, and sites, and encourage historic resource designation of those buildings, structures, and sites that merit official recognition; and Encourage energy conservation and improved air and water quality.