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r , AN OVERVIEW OF ISSUES RELATED TO WINMORE Background: The proposed 'Winmore'projecl is composed of four contiguous tracts totaling approximately 66 acres located to the north and west of Homestead Road in the Joint Planning Area. More specifically,the project Is located in Cambom Transition Area 1, and as such, zoning changes are governed by the conditions of the Joint Planning Agreement. Likewise, development is governed by the Canboro Land use Ordinance. The proposal Is for a Village Mixed Use development containing 213 residential units of varying types(grass density of 3.22 units per acre), a small commercial area, and substantial open space(46%). Plan Gone ispin cv: Winmore is proposed as a Village Mixed Use (VMU) development, a concept contained in the Fenfrfeted Small Aree Plan for Cantcro's Northern Study Area. The small area plan was adopted in 1999 as an amendment to the Joint Planning Area Lard Use Plan. General characledsfics of a VMU Include: residential and neighborhood-scale commercial;development as one project by one developer, neo-trsditional 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. Initial review of the project proposal indicates consistency with plan principles. Joint Planning Approval Pirdi was: The Joint Planning Agreement specifies that rezonings in the transition areas require joint county and municipal approval. 1999 amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement resulting from adoption of the facilitated small area plan added the fallowing language in bold underline to the agreement: With respect to property that is located within the CJDA Transition area, changes in zoning classifications, Including the creation of or curial to the 'fioet'no conditional urm districts clear d W implement th recurnmendatiana of tribe 'Facilitated Small AM Plan Ior Carrificani Northern Study Area'00111me Mixed Use coanditional districts a r OlficreAssembly cond't'onal use dl t " Lsl may not be made unless and until an ordinance approving such zoning map amendment has been approved both by Orange County and Carrboro following a joint public heading by the two governing bodies. This amandrnent to the agreement seems to confer more then just a "yesmi role to the county in terms of the zoning change needed for a VMU project. At the very least, an affirmative vote from the county on the zoning change is needed for development of a VMU to proceed- Other components of a VMU include approval of a master plan and conditional use permit. The degree of