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Article 7: Subdivisio n
<br /> Section 7.12: Flexible Developments
<br /> TABLE 7. .4.C.3:VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
<br /> • All lots and tracts within the village proper shall have access to pedestrian and vehicular routes.
<br /> • Every village proper shall have two access points to paved roadways designated as collector and .r
<br /> arterial streets.
<br /> • There shall be a continuous network of alleys to the rear of the lots in the Village Proper. Alle shall
<br /> be 16 feet in paved width if two-way; 12 feet in paved width if one-way.
<br /> • Every village proper shall provide a pedestrian network which includes parks, squares, si%ewalks
<br /> Streets& along streets, and alleyways through blocks. The network shall link all parts of the villa.- proper,
<br /> Alleys making walking easier than driving. Wherever practicable, streets shall be aligned in - ch a way that
<br /> ey provide terminal vistas of parks, greens, commons, squares, and large build in. of a public,
<br /> s= i-public or civic nature.
<br /> • No . ock face shall have a length greater than 500 feet without an alley providi . through access.
<br /> • Stree':mps, between eight and 15 feet in height, and equipped with incande-cent or metal halide
<br /> lights, s .II be installed on both sides of streets at all street intersections a : at mid-block where
<br /> block len. s exceed 400 feet.
<br /> • On-street p. ing directly fronting a lot shall count toward fulfilling the .Irking requirement.
<br /> • The number o equired off-street parking spaces may be reduced b demonstrating the availability of
<br /> shared parking.
<br /> • Parking lots shall .- located at the rear or at the side of building . Such lots shall be screened from
<br /> Parking the sidewalk by a m. onry wall or wood fence, no less than 75'0 opaque, built along the property
<br /> line, and at least three eet in height.
<br /> • Street trees shall be inst. led within four feet of the proper , line abutting a street at no more than 40
<br /> foot intervals. They shall b_ deciduous and of varieties t :t obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet.
<br /> • Ad'acent .arkin. lots shall h. e internal vehicular con►-ctions.
<br /> PUBLIC&CIVIC USE PRO'iISIONS
<br /> Land designated as part of Public and CI, - .y include the following:
<br /> • Parks and squares; and
<br /> • Community buildings and facilities, inclu. r. meeting halls, libraries, post offices, schools, day care
<br /> Land Use centers, churches, civic clubs, police an. fire substations, recycling centers, maintenance facilities,
<br /> and similar uses.
<br /> • Large scale recreational uses shall .- located .utside the village proper within the village
<br /> conservancy.
<br /> • At least 10%of the land area in e village proper s all be set aside for Public and Civic Areas.
<br /> • Each village proper shall cont.,in a central civic spac- or"village green"of at least one acre in size.
<br /> The village green shall be s rounded on at least three ides by Storefront and/or Townhouse Areas
<br /> which may include closely paced, detached row houses, .nd storefront buildings or"shops".
<br /> • Each village proper sha contain a"meeting hall"located a.'acent to the village green, designed and
<br /> sized to accommodat: a village meeting, constructed in the e-rly stages of village development, and
<br /> owned and operate. •y the residents of the village; e.g.,the ho, eowners association.
<br /> Land • The requirement . providing a "meeting hall" may be satisfied th 'ugh assurances that a community
<br /> Allocation center, school o church may be used for and is of sufficient size to accommodate a village meeting.
<br /> • At least 5%o he land area in the village proper shall be arranged in : series of parks and squares
<br /> designed to erve as focal points for residential neighborhoods, and lin'-d together by a system of
<br /> pedestrian sidewalks and avenues. Wherever possible, they shall be pos 'oned to form"terminal
<br /> vistas" . the ends of streets or along bends in the street alignment.
<br /> • At le.: 2%of the land area in the village proper shall be designated for othe .ermitted public and
<br /> civi. uses such as schools, day care centers, churches, and similar uses.
<br /> • L. d included in the village green, parks, and squares, may be counted toward s. isfying the 33%
<br /> .pen space requirement.
<br /> • Buildings located in Public and Civic Areas shall be subject to the same setback and -ight
<br /> Lots& standards of uses on adjacent lots. For example, a meeting hall located adjacent to a T. nhouse
<br /> Buildings Area shall meet the same setback and building height standards as required for buildings a
<br /> Townhouse Area.
<br /> • Streets fronting on Public and Civic Area lots shall conform to the same standards as land us-
<br /> Ste: s& across from or adjoining the lots. For example, the streets fronting a meeting hall located adjacent to
<br /> All s a Townhouse Area shall meet the same standards as required in a Townhouse Area.
<br /> • Street trees shall be installed within four feet of the property line abutting a street at no more than 41
<br /> foot intervals. They shall be deciduous and of varieties that obtain a mature height of at least 50 feet.
<br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 7-54
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