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13 <br /> 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 specffic 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 /> 11 <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 includet� <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 /> 46 , (d) Property may be rezoned to the VMU district only when the property proposed for such <br />