The Alderwood-city center transition area (“transition area”) is located in between the city center, the Alderwood Mall area, and a single-family neighborhood on the west side of 36th Avenue W. The transition area provides a point of connection between the city center and the Alderwood Mall, each of which is a center of substantial activity and is planned for substantial growth and development. At the same time, the proximity of a single-family neighborhood (west of 36th Avenue W) means that redevelopment and use of properties in the transition area must be appropriately regulated. Therefore, the Alderwood-city center transition area zone (ACC) is intended to promote development and redevelopment of the transition area in a manner that takes advantage of current and foreseeable opportunities in the real estate market while providing protection for the single-family neighborhood. This zone will create the linkage/connection between the Alderwood Mall area and the city center by allowing a mix of land uses that complements the two areas (Alderwood Mall and the city center) but at a lower intensity than the city center and in a manner that minimizes impacts on the residential area to the west. In particular, development along the frontage of 36th Avenue W – that faces the single-family neighborhood – will be controlled and limited. (Ord. 3077 § 2 (Exh. A), 2014)