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46 <br /> A few common themes among the examples that residents thought had the best "fit": they were single <br /> story, independent units that could be attached but opened to the existing community. Several people <br /> mentioned the Town of Chapel Hill's senior housing on South Roberson or Habitat's senior housing <br /> duplexes on Rusch Road as positive examples locally of senior housing of the right scale and design. <br /> Generally considered to "fit" <br /> 1 i ; dv,11 11 Ho, 111111 1.111111111011 III, doli611 <br /> in, �� �� QI('l1 t °% �; This example was the most popular, partly because <br /> '% o � /fir '; ��G�� �i/„ %�1 � <br /> I r� :„,„ ,, residents overwhelmingly support single-story senior <br /> /// 1, housing. Residents liked the scale, individual units for <br /> �h,« art;' iors, small yards and stoops. Some thought it looked <br /> �,, �,� ,� ti° l too much like public housing, though, and thought a <br /> a true fit would be better designed <br /> Mixed responses <br /> 000 0 or lorrIrrollor11111roloolooroorroorri <br /> � ism <br /> // This photograph had a mixture of responses. Those <br /> � iru iusrrcmr� iao Ili % <br /> ° III ,- �/; who liked it mostly commented on the design and scale. <br /> holool000lloollooloolloitiool <br /> � Most who did not commented on the institutional look 111 11 11111111111111111111111100001101.1111 <br /> 1 1 ; 111uu r and inward facing courtyard that did not seem to fit in <br /> '� °' %/, / with Rogers Road rural feel. <br /> Absolute "NO!" <br /> s11 <br /> ii ,// , Pictures like this one that were multi-story nursing or <br /> i � r/i ��i �i <br /> �� assisted living facilities were not considered a fit, mostly <br /> t, !; 'n, � 1110ua,1 ; %� %� because of the scale, the institutional look, and the <br /> � � 1 11 ! 1, i ! 1 �' ' feeling that it didn't fit as well with the rural feel and <br /> plull @NfllBi f81i6f9unr <br /> %�����// independent living most seniors here want to see <br /> ill It 1 promoted in the community. <br /> 29 <br />