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z~ Orange County Planning Staff Comments ~ ••~ . Plan Recommendations mot R~ In Proposed Ordinance Amendment Most recommendations in the Faalitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area are contained in Section 5 (Implementation). However, Section I ('The Small Area Planning Process) and Section 4 ('The Recommended Small Area Plan) also contain recommendations, some of which are not reflected dsewhere. The purpose of this paper is m identify for further discussion, plea recommendations that were not carried forward in ordinance language. Following, on a section-by-section basis is a listing of recommendations that did not carry forward in the-proposed ordinance amendmerrts: . PaT ' •2. IlVIl'ROVED QUANTITYIQUALITY OF CONSERVATION LAND: Aim for a higher percentage of conservation lands in the Study Area comprised of lands that are not severely constrained by flooding, wetness or steepness. Accomplish this by setting standards for conservation lands in addition to wetlands and steep slopes, and by offering a range of densities with rise in relation to the percentage of land which is to be conserved. ~ _ 3. ~ REQUIRE CONSERVATION LA1~ID TO INTERCONNECT: Establish clgsign standards for the open space in new• subdivisions so they will eventually coalesce to create as interconnected network of protected lands as greenway corridors. Pa- FloatuigZones -Residential Neighborhood Mixed Use: Following discussion of the village Mixed Use (VMU) district, a district identified as Neighborhood Mixed Use is discussed. Apparernly it was envisioned as a step down between the larger VMiJ and smaller OfficeJAssembly (OJA) district. •. ~e 49 `;,, • Figuro-4-2 ~lustrates a design called "Community Mixed Use." Thete• is no additional description of this although it seems to fit the descaiption of'VMU. -$ • Measure 1.4 Attract devdopers who have successfully baflt mixed use and clustered devdopments.