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

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2 The Work Group also coordinated with the Town of Carrboro's Small Area Plan Work Group. The Carrboro Work Group continues to plan for Carrboro's northern planning jurisdiction, an area that is adjacent to the western border of Chapel Hill's Northwest Area. The two Small Area Plan Work Groups held joint meetings in January and October of 1994. On December 20, 1994, the Work Group unanimously recommended the attached Northwest Small Area Plan to the Council. On January 23, 1995, the Council adopted a resolution that expressed appreciation to the Work Group, called a public hearing, and referred the recommended plan to advisory boards for review. On March 1, 1995, the Council held a public hearing on the recommended plan. SUMMARY OF THE PLAN The area is generally the land south of Interstate 40, including a portion of the land north of Weaver Dairy Road, the land west of Airport Road (N.C. 86), and the land north of the University of North Carolina's Horace Williams tract and Homestead Road. The western boundary of the area generally follows Rogers Road. A rail line runs through the center of the northwest area, and a large parcel of property in the center of the area (known as the Greene tract) is jointly owned by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and Orange County. The Recommended Plan incorporates the following "building blocks" as part of the long range vision for the Northwest Area: • Protection of Existing Neighborhoods • Affordable Housing • Open Space • Greenways • Village Pattern • Employment Campus • Transportation Corridor Future use of the publicly-owned Greene tract is a key consideration. Centrally located in the Northwest Area with characteristics suitable for development, this parcel of land played a prominent role in the Work Group's Recommended Plan. Since the Greene tract is jointly owned by the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, and Orange County, any future use of the tract would require the agreement of all three jurisdictions. The Plan proposes a Village Pattern of development along the rail line corridor, primarily located on the Greene tract. The plan assumes that the Greene tract would be developed and would not be used for landfill purposes. Generally decreasing residential densities are proposed as distance from the village center increases, in an effort to help preserve the character of existing neighborhoods. The Plan also proposes that the sale or lease of the