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6 <br /> MASTER PLAN MAP <br /> The 33-acre campus site offers opportunities for centralized, convenient, accessible, and co-located <br /> government facilities within one campus that is served by public transportation. Located adjacent to the <br /> Carolina North campus, this site also offers opportunities to connect to the Town of Chapel Hill's greater <br /> greenway, pedestrian, and bicycle networks by providing pedestrian and bicycle facilities that link to the <br /> Carolina North Greenway and to future facilities planned along Homestead Road. <br /> The intent of the Master Plan map is to identify general areas where development should be placed in <br /> the future. Accordingly, the map identifies development areas that could accommodate 350,000 <br /> additional square feet of floor area,the maximum area that can be permitted for the site per Town of <br /> Chapel Hill development regulations. If the site were fully built-out to the maximum floor area <br /> permitted, the floor area would cover approximately 28 percent of the total site.',. The campus will be <br /> the site for future government services uses. The specific uses that will be developed on this site will be <br /> determined over time as specific government facility plans are developed. <br /> The Plan Map outlines specific"development areas"where land disturbance activities can occur. These <br /> areas may include buildings, parking, stormwater facilities, landscaping, roads, sidewalks and trails, and <br /> bike paths. In addition, the Plan addresses opportunities for expansion of existing facilities—the <br /> Seymour Center and the Southern Human Services Center. Specific guidance for development of future <br /> facilities within these "development areas" are explained in the Design Guidelines section of this Master <br /> Plan. It _qqqwhhh�, <br /> As specific site plans are developed, "development areas" may also include natural areas; these areas <br /> will not be disturbed for the purpose of protecting existing tree stands, environmentally sensitive areas, <br /> or natural recreation areas. The Plan identifies the southwest corner of the site as an area that should <br /> remain undisturbed and where development activities should not occur. <br /> The roads, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and greenways on the Master Plan map denote general areas <br /> where these facilities should be placed. The Master Plan does not identify the precise locations of these <br /> facilities, which will be determined u on development of future detailed plans and site plan approval. <br /> NQThe percent of the total campus area that could be developed with one-story buildings(i.e.,one-story floor area) <br /> is calculated by adding the existing floor area (61,750 square feet)to the potential addition of floor area (350,000 <br /> square feet)totaling 411,750 square feet. Dividing the total future floor area (411,750) by the total square footage <br /> of the site(1437480 square feet or 33 acres) results in the future potential floor area being 28 percent of the total <br /> site. This calculation is provided to assist in understanding the quantity of development that can be permitted on <br /> the site. It does not suggest that future development be in the form of one-story buildings,or that floor area <br /> should total 28 percent of the site. <br /> Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I MASTER PLAN Page 2 <br />