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