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APRIL 13, x.999 REPORT <br />TOwN OF CARRBORO PLANNING STAFF <br />RESPONSES TO ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING STAFF COMMENTS <br />"PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS NOT REFLECTED IN PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS" <br />O.C. NSA Plan Comment/Content/ Response (NSA Ordinance Section Reference is underhined, if applicable) <br />Comment Section ~~ ~ Page # Issue/Goal <br />t 1 6 improved This idea is addressed in the draft NSA Ordinance, Sections 2 and 3. Section 2 <br />Quantity/Quality of establishes a net density procedure per implementation measure 1.1. Section 3 <br />Conservation Lands establishes a procedure that conserves primary conservation areas, regardless of the <br />extent to which a property is constrained, and specifies additional ranked categories <br />. of secondary conservation areas. ' <br />• ~ n~Y~~~ wi~Crvau~n <br />lands to interconnect. iius iaea is aaaressea m orauiance ~ectYOas 3 and 17. Section 3 addresses this <br />issue in a broad fashion in that it identifies required open space categories and <br /> where these are preserved on adjacent parcels of lead, they will by necessity be <br /> interconnected. Section 17 includes 14 objectives that preliminary development <br /> plans (for all subdivisions greater than S .units} must address. Objective 14 includes <br /> the following language "Provides open space that is reasonably contiguous.... The <br /> open space shall generally abut existing or potential open space land on adjacent <br /> parcels, and shall be designed as part of larger, contiguous and integrated greenway <br /> systems...:' <br />3 4 47 Neighborhood Mixed <br />~ This idea is addressed in Sections 4 and 5. VMU Conditional Use district and <br />Use <br />~ specified design and architectural standards allow. development as noted. <br />4 4 49 .Community Mixed Use This illustration was prepared by original work group as an example of a larger <br /> .-scale mixed-use, type of development. To the extent possible, the concept is <br />. incorporated into the VMU, however, only a 5-acre commercial area would be <br /> penuitted and a central green of 12 acres in size would make it difficult to provide <br /> peripheral, contiguous open space, as described in Section 5. <br />~ ~ a Anraci aeveiopers wno t 1us laea is expanded upon within the text of the measure, as follows: "Developers <br />. have successfully built of these mixed-use, village-style areas, as well as other potential developers, could <br />mixed+use and clustered ' be approached by Carrboro officials." It did not seem necess or a ro riate to <br />• ~y PP P <br />developments.. include this measure within the ,Land Use, Ordinance, although the Board of <br />Aldermen could adopt a resolution affirming their desire/interest in contacting <br />developers.. <br />N <br />w <br />