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APPENDIX B <br /> TOWN OF CARRBORO <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> . 1,41-F414 PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> , <br /> $ <br /> s>" <br /> • <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Brian Benson <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> FROM: Larry Belkin, Interim Planning Director <br /> DATE: August 22, 1980 <br /> RE: Activity Center Definition <br /> Here are the detailed descriptions of the Carrboro activity centers. <br /> Existing <br /> 1 . Carrboro Downtown (CBD) L This is a linear zone extending from the <br /> Chapel Hill line westward to Carrboro Town Hall . The most intense <br /> commercial district in Carrboro, it is designed to accomodate a <br /> great variety of ,retail and office uses. Under the proposed Land <br /> Use Ordinance the Carrboro downtown will also include high density <br /> • residential use. <br /> Proposed <br /> 1 . Bolin Creek Collector Road (Neighborhood shopping) - A draft <br /> Collector Roads Plan, and the draft Residential Rezoning Plan <br /> for the Carrboro Planning District indicate a medium density <br /> residential neighborhood along Bolin Creek. A limited commercial <br /> center will be appropriate within this area. The commercial uses <br /> would be confined to neighborhood needs. <br /> 2. Intersection of NC 54 (Business) and NC 54 (By-Pass) (Neighborhood <br /> shopping) - Limited business uses which do not actively compete <br /> with the Carrboro downtown will be located at this major inter- <br /> section. A convenience store is currently at this location. <br /> 3. Smith Level Road and Culbreath Road (Neighborhood shopping) - A <br /> draft Residential Rezoning Proposal indicates a medium and high <br /> density zone to the west of Culbreath Road. This intersection <br /> is a reasonable location for neighborhood business and services. <br /> 131 <br />