ORD-1999-003 Proposed Amendments to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance 05041999

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O.C. NSA Plan Comment/Content/ Response(NSA Ordinance Section Reference is underlined, if applicable) Comment Section# Page# Issue/Goal recreational use. 16 6 65 Require conservation See item 2 above. land to interconnect 17 6 1 65 Completing the loop— This item is best addressed through an amendment to the Parks and Recreation extension of proposed master Plan, as this is the.document in which the proposed greenway system is gTeenway trail link. detailed. However, this connection will require dedication of land (or easements) that is privately held and mostly developed. 18 6 65 Connect Homestead The bulk of the land in this segment is presently-not fully developed. The likely Road at Lake Hogan greenway corridor coincides with mandatory conservation areas that will need to be Farms with the Bolin set aside as open space or preserved in some other fashion. It is anticipated that the Creek Greenway. greenway will be designed during the development review process and that associated'easements would be acquired following approval of any development. 19 6 65 Subsidiary greenway Objective 13 in Section 17 describes the pedestrian circulation system, with trails. particular emphasis on the need for roadside footpaths to connect to off-road trails, and the need for these trails to connect to open space on adjacent parcels. 20 6 65 Horace Williams Tract This item is best addressed through communication with the University whenever finther planning and/or development for the Horace Williams property is underway. 21 6 65 Experimental trails This item may be best addressed through development review procedures. 22 7 66 Adopt Town-wide Ordinance drafting committee has included architectural standards in four sections design guidelines to of draft NSA Ordinance, VMU and O/A developments, affordable housing density ensure that new units, and major residential subdivisions. Design guidelines for other aspects of development is development are included in the VMU requirements. harmonious with the attractive features of existing development. 23 7 66 Develop a process for Planning Department Procedures Manual for Development Review process,per the dialogue between Board of Aldermen's policy, recommends that developers meet with neighbors developers and existing early in design process. residents. 24 9 66 Measures to preserve "Vistas along entranceways to the town" are included in secondary conservation Carrboro Planning Stiff Response to OC Staff Comments—Plan Recommendations Not Reflected in NSA Ordinance Page 4 Revised-04/13/99 a)