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:1� �9�//98 bA FT COPY OF�P;ROPOS! NS/� ORDI I� ICE <br />s ...... ....... .. �.......... ......... ..........:::......t....... �......... . <br />1 <br />2 (6) If and to the extent that dwelling units are constructed above commercial uses in <br />3 commercial areas, the additional vehicle accommodation area required to <br />4 accommodate such residential uses shall not be treated as commercial area for <br />5 purposes of the "cap" on commercial areas established by this section. <br />6 <br />7 (7) Commercial areas shall surround or be located adjacent to or across the street from a <br />8 public park, green, or square, which area may be credited as part of the open space <br />9 required of the development. <br />10 <br />11 (8) Within the commercial areas authorized under this section, buildings shall be <br />12 designed and constructed so that each individual enterprise occupies (whether as <br />13 tenant or owner occupant) an area of not more than 2,000 square feet per floor. <br />14 <br />15 (b) Portions of the tract not developed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (a) above <br />16 may be developed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter applicable to property that is zoned R- <br />17 10, except as those provisions are modified by the provisions of this section or the Master Plan or conditions <br />18 imposed by the board of aldermen in the issuance of the conditional use permit. <br />19 <br />20 (1) The number of dwelling units permissible within the entire tract shall be determined <br />21 in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 -182.3 (as adjusted by density bonuses <br />22 awarded for providing affordable housing under Section 15- 182.4), subject to the <br />23 following: <br />24 <br />25 a. Areas used for commercial purposes shall not be subtracted from the adjusted <br />26 tract acreage before determining permissible density; <br />27 <br />28 b. All dwelling units constructed above commercial uses in commercial areas <br />29 4e.g. -a second story apartment located above a first floor retail store or office) <br />30 shall be permissible in addition to the number of dwelling units otherwise <br />31 authorized under this section. <br />32 <br />33 (2) The residential portions of the development shall contain a mixture of housing types <br />34 that are generally reflective of the housing types in Carrboro and ownership /rental <br />35 options so that the development provides housing opportunities for persons within as <br />36 broad a range of income levels as is feasible. Different housing types and price <br />37 ranges shall be intermixed rather than segregated. <br />38 <br />39 a. The development shall contain an area known as a "townhouse use area." <br />40 This area shall be designed to provide for a variety of housing opportunities, <br />41 including residential buildings such as townhouses and/or apartments in close <br />42 proximity to the storefront area, and to provide for the flexible use of such <br />43 buildings to accommodate compatible business and civic uses which <br />44 supplement the storefront area. The townhouse use area shall be a designated <br />45 geographic unit generally located along neighborhood streets and adjacent to <br />46 the storefront area. In approving a conditional use permit for a Village Mixed <br />(Page 10 of 33 <br />