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27 <br /> Orange County Planning Staff Comments <br /> . Plan Recommendations Not Reflected in Proposed Ordinance Amendments <br /> Most recommendations in the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's <br /> Northern Study Area are contained in Section 5 (Impiementatron}. However, Section 1 <br /> (The Small Area Planning Process) and Section 4(The Recommended Small Area Plan) <br /> also contain recommendations, some of which are not reflected elsewhere. The purpose <br /> of this paper is to identify for further discussion,plan recommendations that were not <br /> • carried forward in ordinance language. Following on a section-by-section basis is a <br /> listing of recommendations that did not carry forward in the proposed ordinance <br /> amendments: <br /> Section 1: The Small Area Planning Pro ,gg <br /> Pin 6 ' <br /> •2. IMPROVED QUANTITYIQUALITY OF CONSERVATION LAND: Aim for a <br /> higher percentage of conservation lands in the Study Area comprised of lands that <br /> are not severely constrained by flooding,wetness or steepness. Accomplish this <br /> by setting standards for conservation lands in addition to wetlands and steep <br /> slopes, and by offering a range of densities with rise in relation to the percentage <br /> of land which is to be conserved. <br /> 3. REQUIRE CONSERVATION LAND TO INTERCONNECT: Establish design <br /> standards for the open space in new-subdivisions so they will eventually coalesce <br /> to create an network of protected lands as greenway corridors. <br /> Section 4: The Recommended Small Area PI n <br /> Floating Zones—Residential <br /> Neighborhood Wheel Use: Following discussion of the Village Mixed Use <br /> (VM:U)district,a district identified as Neighborhood WZed Use is discussed. <br /> Apparently it was envisioned as a step down betwe eithe larger VMU and smaller <br /> Offaice/Assembly(O/A)district. <br /> • Fig=-4-2 illustrates a design called"Community Wked Use." These is no <br /> additional description of this although it seems to fit the description of VMU. <br /> ,Section 5: _Imolem.ct3i <br /> PAU 58 <br /> Measwe 1.4 Attract developers who have successfully bunt mixed-=and <br /> clustered developments. ' <br />