Within the area known as the Town Center there are three separate districts/boundaries pertaining to zoning and community revitalization. The Central Business District (CBD) is a zoning designation and is generally defined as the area, extending from Cleveland Avenue on the north to approximately Civic Place on the south. The western boundary is the Railroad tracks, and the eastern boundary is delineated primarily by Arbutus Avenue and Breck Avenue. Next is the Historical Preservation Area (HPA) which serves as a type of zoning overlay district and is bound by Southwest Boulevard on the north, Woodlawn Avenue on the south and contains all properties fronting Broadway. The preservation area extends west to east from the railroad tracks west of Broadway to Haughn Road along the Columbus Street and Park Street corridors. The Community Revitalization Area (CRA) is defined by Cleveland Avenue to the north and Civic Avenue to the south and contains all properties located within 330 feet on either side of Broadway.

Within the original context of the 1987 Town Center, the study area was bounded by Cleveland Avenue to the north, First Street on the east and extended approximately 225 feet west of Broadway and 125 feet south of Civic Avenue.

City Council has identified the need to expand and redefine the 1987 Study Area as well as to evaluate the existing boundary of the Historic Preservation Area (HPA) to determine appropriateness of incorporating the AG Grants Beulah Subdivision located west of the railroad tracks. In addition, the City would like to explore the feasibility and appropriateness of re-delineating the multiple district/designation boundaries to coincide with one another. As a result the Study Area have been expanded from the 1987 Plan and are bound by Cleveland Avenue to the north, Indiana & Ohio railroad tracks on the west, Kingston Avenue to the south and Arbutus Avenue on the east.