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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> III . Guiding Principles <br /> In addition to the charge, the Work Group shall use the following Guiding <br /> Principles in developing a Master Plan for the site : <br /> • The park and school facility functions and uses should conform to the Pre- <br /> Concept Plan reviewed and agreed to by the Board of Commissioners on <br /> October 22 , 2001 and November 13 , 2001 <br /> • The site should promote a pedestrian -friendly environment and work to <br /> discourage automobile traffic between the different components of the site <br /> • The protection of important stream corridors and natural areas should be a <br /> foremost consideration , and active recreation facilities should be designed in <br /> concert with the natural surroundings wherever possible . Grading and <br /> alteration of the natural landscape should be minimized , with the <br /> understanding that some portions of the active recreation area will require <br /> grading for playing fields <br /> • identified for school facilities , playing <br /> Generally , all portions of the site not <br /> fields or ancillary uses should adhere to " Olmsteadian " park and open space <br /> design principles , promoting open spaces , meadows , and fields that may <br /> flexibly be used for a variety of public leisure purposes <br /> • Efficiency opportunities in grouping of playing fields and related facilities <br /> ( lighting , restrooms ) should be explored <br /> • The open spaces , including trails , should be developed as both an internal <br /> and external network , with leisure and pedestrian movement between school <br /> facilities and the park addressed internally , and linkage to future Carrboro <br /> greenways externally <br /> • The plan should promote xeriscaping ( native vegetation and minimal water <br /> use ) within the entire site <br /> • The plan should address incorporating the farmstead structures and log cabin <br /> into the overall park design <br /> • Accordingly , the plan should reflect design that is sensitive to adjoining <br /> landowners ( particularly the " in - holding " parcel ) <br /> • The Master Plan should ensure that educational facilities and park amenities <br /> are inter-twined based on access and commonality of use , with as seamless <br /> of a transition between uses as possible <br /> • As information regarding potential co - location of other facilities becomes <br /> available , the Work Group may consider this information as directed by the <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> • Additional basic operating principles may be developed by the <br /> Intergovernmental Parks Work Group and approved by the Board of <br /> Commissioners <br />