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1 The applicant for rezoning to this district must demonstrate that its planning, design and development will <br />2 achieve, but not necessarily be limited to, all of the following specific objectives: <br />3 <br />4 1 The preservation of open space, seenic vistas, agricultural lands and natural resources <br />5 within the Town of Carrboro and its planning jurisdiction and to minimize the <br />6 potential for conflict between such areas and other land uses; <br />7 <br />8 2. The creation of a distinct physical settlement surrounded by a protected landscape of <br />9 generally open land used for agricultural, forest, recreational and environmental <br />10 protection purposes. <br />12 3. Dwellings, shops, and workplaces generally located in close proximity to each other, <br />13 the scale of which accommodates and promotes pedestrian travel for trips within the <br />14 village. <br />15 <br />16 4. Modestly sized buildings fronting on, and aligned with, streets in a disciplined <br />17 manner. <br />18 <br />19 5. A generally rectilinear pattern of streets, alleys and blocks reflecting the street <br />20 network in existing small villages which provides for a balanced mix of pedestrians <br />21 and automobiles. <br />22 <br />23 6. Squares greens, landscaped streets and parks woven into street and block patterns to <br />24 provide space for social activity, parks and visual enjoyment. <br />25 <br />26 7. Provision of buildings for civic assembly or for other common purposes that act as <br />27 visual landmarks and symbols of identity within the community. <br />28 <br />29 8. A recognizable, functionally diverse, but visually unified village focused on a village <br />30 green or square. <br />31 <br />32 9. Development of a size and scale, which accommodates and promotes pedestrian <br />33 travel rather than motor vehicle trips within the village. <br />34 <br />35 10. Compliance with the policies embodied in this chapter for the development of a <br />36 village mixed use. <br />37 <br />38 (b) The VMU district shall be a conditional use district authorized under N.C.G.S. 160A-382. <br />39 As such, property may be placed within this district only in response to a petition by the owners of all the <br />40 property to be included. <br />41 <br />42 (c) As indicated in the Table of Permissible Uses, the only permissible use within a VMU district <br />43 is a village mixed use development, and a village mixed use development is only permissible within a VMU <br />44 district. <br />45 <br />4.6 (d) Property may be rezoned to the VMU district only when the property proposed for such <br />mage 6 Of 3S <br />