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

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Summary • Where We Are The protection of existing residential neighborhoods is a primary objective of the The Chapel Hill Town Council has created an recommended Northwest Area Plan. Urban Services Boundary around Chapel Hill. The area within that boundary is proposed to be The Plan proposes a Village Pattern of eventually developed to urban densities. This development along the rail line corridor, primarily land is now, for the most part, largely located on the Greene tract. The plan assumes undeveloped. Through this Small Area Planning that the Greene tract will be developed and will Process, the Town seeks to address the question of not be used as a landfill. Generally decreasing how the land in the northwest portion of Chapel residential densities are proposed as distance from Hill could best be developed. the village center increases. The Plan also proposes that a portion of the Greene tract could Where We Want To Go be used for affordable housing. The Small Area Plan for the Northwest Area The Village Pattern is an alternative to traditional presents a plan for the preservation and subdivision development. The village is intended development of the land generally south of to create a pedestrian-friendly environment that Interstate 40, including the land north of Weaver will provide residents with easy access to a village Dairy Road, the land west of Airport Road (N.C. center that will have neighborhood stores and a 86), and the land north of the University of North central transit stop. The opportunity also exists to Carolina's Horace Williams tract and Homestead develop a transportation corridor in coordination Road. with the rail line corridor. Such a transportation corridor could be used as a pedestrian/bikeway, This Plan represents an integral part of the Town's busway, or light rail transit corridor. Comprehensive Planning process. This Small Area The plan also supports the Town's Comprehensive Plan is intended to provide a more detailed land Planning goals of encouraging local economy by use plan for the relatively undeveloped northwest area, which is a part of the Town's projected recommending an Employment Campus along urban services area. By reflecting on the Eubanks Road, near the Interstate 40 and N.C. 86 environmental constraints and special interchange. This Employment Campus would be characteristics of the Northwest Area, and by intended to serve as a place of employment rather making an effort to incorporate changing than as a shopping area. conditions in this area, it is the intention of this The Plan also proposes a new large Community plan to provide a long range vision for Park in the northwest corner of the Greene tract. development in this area that will maintain the A network of proposed greenways along perennial essential values of the Town of Chapel Hill. stream corridors would connect dedicated open The recommended plan incorporates the following space in the village area with surrounding "building blocks" as part of the long range vision residential areas and parks. for the Northwest Area: A system of local and collector streets are • Protection of Existing Neighborhoods proposed to provide additional access to parcels • Affordable Housing located in the interior of the Northwest Area. The • Open Space Plan also proposes aligning roads to avoid • Greenways dangerous intersections in close proximity to the • Village Pattern rail line corridor. N.C. 86, Eubanks Road, • Employment Campus Homestead Road, and Rogers Road are proposed • Transportation Corridor to remain as they are and serve as collector roads. Northwest Small Area Plan Page 1