Agenda - 10-11-1995 - Items 1 and 2 - Appendix 1

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Goals and Objectives • Objectives In considering the Goals and Objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and the character of the area,the Small Area Planning Work Group has chosen to emphasize the preservation and development goals and objectives noted here. Preservation Objectives Service O,bjegtives • Protect environmentally sensitive areas • Promote the or&rly extension of water including: and .sewer service.into the area. P. steep slopes ► creeks and streams • Provide appropriate support structures ► natural drainage areas including:. ► parks,.greenways, and open space • Protect existing residential areas > roads and transit community.facilities • Protect existing vistas and the # schools entranceway character along Homestead Road and N.C. 86. Transportation Obiec� tives Development Objectives • Encourage transit friendly development. • Provide a range of housing including: • Develop an internal road network. P. a range of densities P. different housing types • Develop a transportation system to move ► a range of costs people efficiently from 1-40 to the Town ► affordable housing Center and the University. • Investigate the reuse of the landfill for a • Preserve the existing rail corridor for park and/or recreational uses. potential future use as a major transportation corridor linking this area • Use the Greene Tract as a future park with UNC and the Town Center. and village center. General Objectives tives • Encourage development of a well- designed employment campus that is • Encourage cooperative planning efforts appropriate to the area: between the Town of Chapel Hill and: ► small scale flex-space ► the University of North Carolina at ► office space I Chapel Hill-(Horace Williams Traci; ► Duke University- (Duke Forest); • the Town of Carrboro - (Small Area Plan Work Group); • Orange County - (Rural Buffer). Northwest Small Area Plan Page 29