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Attachment 2 <br />~~ <br />Suggestion: <br />• The Waterstone Planned Development is an example of this prior thought <br />process, Bath the Town of Hillsborough and the BOCG diligently worked <br />on this concept and design guidelines for 4 years before the project was <br />approved. <br />11. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (OPTED) <br />Proper design and effective use of the physical environment can lead to a <br />reduction in the incidence and fear of crime. <br />Suggestion: <br />• Placement and design of physical features should maximize visibility, and <br />discourage access to/from dark or unmonitored areas. Correct usage of <br />lighting can prevent glare or the creation of silhouettes in the dark. <br />• Avoid overly bright wall packs that can make it hard for a person to see <br />who is approaching the building. <br />• Orient parking with line of sight towards buildings or Park-and-Ride lot. <br />• Natural surveillance can be created by focusing high volume activity <br />within view of many areas. <br />12. No Light Pollution <br />Using appropriate lighting fixtures and <br />brightening of the night sky, reduce e>' <br />neighboring properties, and provide a <br />wattage can help alleviate the <br />cessive glare upon the roadways and <br />safe pedestrian environment at night, <br />Suggestion: <br />• Use fully shielded light fixtures with cutoffs to ensure all light is directed <br />toward the ground. Both the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County <br />have recently passed new outdoor lighting ordinances. <br />• Shield lights to direct rays away from adjacent properties. <br />13, Recyclingand Recycled Products <br />Use products made of recycled material when feasible. <br />Suggestion: <br />• Any trees removed during construction can be chipped and used as <br />mulch, <br />14. Compact Design and Open Space <br />Compact building design suggests that communities be designed in a way <br />which permits more open space to preserved, and that buildings can be <br />constructed which make more efficient use of land and resources. By <br />encouraging buildings to grow vertically rather than horizontally, and by <br />incorporating structured rather than surface parking, for example, <br />communities can reduce the footprint of new construction, and preserve more <br />greenspace. Nat only is this approach more efficient by requiring less land for <br />C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local SeUings\Icmpbltt 1- DTCC final 120105 doc <br />