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