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r <br /> I <br /> F . <br /> • <br /> tr7 <br /> Winmore will be a visually unified village because of four <br /> F:.::- . interrelated design a Cements: <br /> k.'. <br /> • Our urban standards are portrayed on the Site Plan on which <br /> [7..� private 'and civic buildings are arranged so that if a transect <br /> .,`} were drawn, it Nivou Id be clear that there are concentric tiers, or <br /> . zones! ranging from more-rural lo more-urban. Within each of • <br /> L <br /> r:::; <br /> tier there will be con siskent building typologies and frontage <br /> requirements_ <br /> .: • The architectural standards are embodied in the Wininote <br /> Design Code, a deteed 53 page regulating document, It <br /> II <br /> incorporates and greatly amplifies the Town of Carrboro Village <br /> Mixed Use and Affordable /cuffing Vernacular Standards. <br /> il <br /> E2 S The landscape standards included in the Design <br /> Code contain a I i st of plant species with instructions for • <br /> achieving a coherent landscaping of the urban fabric, <br /> 17 supporting the rural-to-urban transact_ <br /> • The thoroughfare standards are reflected on the site plan, <br /> . specifying dimensions, parking, sidewalks, planters, street <br /> 171:.: trees, and streetlights_ They are based on the North Carolina <br /> Department r tment of Transportation Traditional Neighborhood <br /> v / men ,) Guidelines August, 2000. <br /> , : Development of a size and scale, which accommodates and <br /> promotes pedestrian travel rather than motor vehicle trips within the <br /> vi IIage <br /> W The mix of uses within Winmore &ong with abundant recreation <br /> areas and trails ill create inviting pedestrian destinations, Minima) <br /> I building set-backs, attractive architectural deta rl i ng, and carefully <br /> landscaped sidewalks wi I I create a pleasant walking environment. <br /> Amenities such as benches will further accommodate the <br /> pedestrian, The size and scale of the developed area will be such <br /> that pedestrians ill have no more ten a 5-minute walk to <br /> downtown, These fa ors combine to riks wa I k ing an a ttr'a i v , <br /> U.,- vble a Ftemati ve to the a utomob i l e_ <br /> Compliance with the policies embodied in this chapter for the <br /> r <br /> u development of a village mixed use. <br /> r.:� The developers of Tnmore bet Ieve.that the ran for irir ore not only <br /> , complies but exofec1s all of the poIr6 es and guidelines adopted In The <br /> i- <br />