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. . 0 0 2 This item is presented for Cnfarm�tlanal purposes only with a request that Carrboro consider comments received at this hearing in their future deliberations on the W inrrjnre VMU rezoninglmestsrplen. A brief history of 1Jtirinrnare follows: The proposal: Mnmore is composed of four tracts totaling 65.85 acres west of the Homestead Road/High School Road inteisection (see Attachment 1 —Vicinity Map). It is proposed as a Village Mixed Use (VMU) developmen4, a concept contained in the Facilitated STfl1! ll Ari Parr for Carrboro's Northern Study.4rea. The small area flan was adopted in 1999 by Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County as an amendment to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan. General characteristios of a VMU include: residential and neighborhood- scale commercial; dvloprnnt as one project by one developer, neo-traditional design ideas to create a neighborhood-scale, pedestrian friendly development; plentiful parkland and open space readily accessible to residents without need for automobile travel; all residential sites within one quarter mile of the village center; and an overall target density of five dwelling units per acre. Review of the project proposal indicates consistency with pIn principles. Please see Attachment 2 (page 47 from the Facilitated Small Area Plank for a fuller description of the VMU concept Specific findings regarding the project's corisistency with the small area plan and VMU standards will occur when k goes to puhLk hearing before the Board of Aldermen. Following is a summary table for 1Ninmore: Tract Size . 65.85 acres Adjusted Acreage _—.-----...... 54.78 acres Commercial Area O.B87 acres Sijami1y lots 98 Townhomes 86 Affordable UnIts • . 48 i:ivelwcrk Units (countedinTH)J in 20 open Space 33.11 acres • County involvement: Because of its location in Carrboro's Joint Planning Transition Area 1, . Carrboro has handled processing the Wlnmre application as specified in the Joint Planning Agreement. The Count,'was provided copies of the application materials and notified of CIFbOFO development review meetings involving lnmore. Attachment 3, the September 12 memo to ernig Benedict, summarizes involvement of County staff. County involvement will continue with the submission of formal grading plans to the Erosion control Supervisor. The plans will be reviewed for conformity with the Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinance and no permits will be issued untGl all outstanding issues are addressed. In addition to pre-construction It vlslta, erosion control officers inspect sites on a regular basis during canstfudion and monitor afterward for continued compliance. • FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. REQOMMENDAT1ON(S): Receive as Information and request that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen consider comment from this hearing in their future deliberations on the Winmore VMU rezoning/master plan.