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~~ . ATTACHMENT D ' ~ TOWN OF CARRBORO 301 tB/est Main Street, Carrboro, North Caro/ina 27510 JC+ ~C)l~IYYEl~TATI®l~ May 4, 2006 Request from the P1~an~nirlg Board that the Board of Aldermen Consider a Moratorium on Development in the Northern Study Area. Revised 4-17-06 On several occasions recently, including at their Retreat in February, 2006, the Aldermen have expressed concerns about the wanner in which development has been taking place in the Northern Study Area (NSA), as well as a desire to re-consider the current zoning in the NSA. ' Members of the Planning Board share those concems, and note that development is .continuing at a rapid pace whereby future opportunities to achieve.important community goals for the NSA are dwindling. In light of the swift pace of development applications, the Planning Board strongly recommends that the Aldermen enact a Moratorium on rezoning, major subdivisions, special and conditional use pemut applications throughout the NSA for a period of• time sufficient to re-evaluate existing zoning and ordinance in respect of the principles and objectives of the'Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area, as well as the .interests and concerns of residents of the NSA, and to enact, if necessary, new zoning and ordinance for the NSA. ' ~ ' To the members of the Planning $oard it appears that some principles expressed in the Small Area Plan are not being realized by the pattern of suburban development predominating in the NSA. Consider the following principles from the Plan: "Yillage-type development should be encouraged. This type of development blends residential and commercial opportunities, and is easily negotiated by pedestrians... Village-type development improves the Tawn's ability to provide~services e}ficiently... " (p31) "Carrboro needs neighborhoods with a mixture of housing opportunities designed for a diverse population. " (p31) ' "Since the population of Carrboro will continue to increase significantly in the study area, new commercial development will be needed. 'Routine commercial service needs should be met by neighborhood centers. " (p33) "Development of new tra»sit routes and the location of higher density development zoning near such routes should be encouraged. " (p36)