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a3 <br />ATTACHTIIENT D <br />TOWN OF CARRBORO <br />..p•ti„ . <br />'. <br />30119/est Main ,~trest, Carrboro, l4/otffi Caro/inn 275.10 <br />CSI ~T ATI l~ . <br />IVlay 4, 2006. <br />Request from the Plal~ning Board that the Board of Aldermen Consider a <br />Moratorium o><~. I)e~elopment in the Northern Study Area. Revised 4-17-06 <br />On several occasions recently, including at their Retreat in February, 2006, the Aldermen have expressed <br />concerns about the manner in which development has been talang place in the Northern Study Area <br />(NSA), as well as adesire to re-consider the current zoning in the NSA, <br />Members of the Plasming Board share those concerns, and note that development is continuing at a rapid <br />pace whereby future opportunities to achieve,impariant community goals for the NSA are dwir-dling. In <br />light of the swift pace of development applications, the Planning Boazd strongly recommends that the - <br />Aldermen enact a Moratorium on rezoning, major subdivisions, special and conditional use permit <br />applications throughout the NSA for a period of time sufficient to re-evaluate existing zoning and <br />ordinance in respect of the principles and objectives of the' Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's <br />Northern Study Area, as well as the •interests and concerns of residents of the NSA, and to enact, if <br />necessary, new zoning and ordinance for the NSA. • • <br />To the members of the Planning Board it appears tbat some principles expressed in the Small Area Plan <br />are not being realized by the pattern of suburban.development predominating in the NSA. Consider the <br />following principles from the Plan: <br />"Vllage-type development should be encouraged This type of development blends residential and <br />commercial opportunities, and is easily negoturted by pedestrians... Vllage-type development improves <br />the Town's ability to provide services ~ciently... " (p31) <br />"Carrboro needs neighborhoods with a mixture ~ of housing opportunities designed far a diverse <br />population. " (p31) <br />"Since the population of Carrboro will continue to increase significantly in the study area, new <br />commercial development will be needed 'Routine commercial service needs should be met by <br />neighborhood centers. " (p33) <br />"Development of new transit routes and the location of higher density development zoning near such <br />routes should be encouraged " (p36} <br />