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41 <br /> Development Do's Development Dont's <br /> "Preservation means leaving it the way it is, but making Businesses that interfere with surrounding <br /> it also accessible to the public." -Carl Purefoy homeowners. Fear of strangers invading property. <br /> Gradual Process. Integrated design. Development that destroys community feel. <br /> Greene Tract: High priority for preservation. Dense Removal of the historic community & existing street <br /> development - not too much. Infuse with existing names. Fear that new development will seek to wipe <br /> characteristics of natural environment. out historical names. <br /> Development on Neville Tract instead of southwest Block flow of streams and water run-off. Fear of flood <br /> area of Greene Tract. Utilize the existing clearing on the areas during intense rainstorms. <br /> Neville Tract to preserve more wetland and forest <br /> Removal of significant woods in the Greene Tract <br /> Development accompanied by buffers. <br /> Large multi-story housing developments. This takes <br /> Development consistent with historic vision and away from the family feel. (ex. Greenbridge) <br /> existing neighborhood character (including height, <br /> diversity of building materials&types) Mini-mansions <br /> Community Markers: Historical markers. Preservation Large amounts of artificial lights <br /> of slave graves.Cherry Orchard. <br /> Suburban sprawl. (Burch Kove, Homestead). <br /> Requirement of community impact study for any major <br /> development before approval 3+floors for housing <br /> Privacy: "Being able to go out in your bathrobe without <br /> being watched"- Ms. Reid <br /> 24 <br />