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22 <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 (Implementation). However, Section I <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 Process <br /> Paago 6 <br /> 2. DA PROVED QUANTITY/QUALITY 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 interconnected network of protected lands as greenway corridors. <br /> Section 4: The Recommended Small Area Plan <br /> Page 47 <br /> Floating Zones—Residential <br /> Neighborhood Mxed Use: Following discussion of the Village.W=ed Use <br /> (VMtl)district, a district identified as Neighborhood Mixed Use is discussed. <br /> Apparently it was envisioned as a step down betweea the larger VMU and smaller <br /> Office/Assembly(Q/A)district. <br /> PAO 49 -, <br /> Figure4-2 illustrates a design called"Community Mixed Use." There is no <br /> additional description of this although it seems to fit the description of VMU. <br /> Section 5: 1=1 ementation <br /> Pagc 59 <br /> Measure 1.4 Attract developers who have successfully built.mixed use and <br /> clustered developments. <br />