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Table of Contents

1.0 Purpose 3

1.1 Applicability 3

1.2 General Development 3

1.2.1 Land Use 3

1.2.2 Subdistricts created and defined 4

1.2.3 Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation 4

1.2.4 Buffers, Open Space, and Greenway Dedication 4

1.2.5 Utilities 5

1.2.6 Phasing 5

1.2.7 Road Improvements 5

1.2.8 Permitted Uses 5

1.3 Standards for New Development 8

1.3.1 Compliance with Development Plan Procedures Required 8

1.3.2 General Development Requirements 8

a. Measurements of Acreage, Density, and Units 8

b. Reduction of Building Setbacks 8

c. Interior Buffers and Building Setbacks 8

d. Buffers, Streetscapes, and Open Space 8

e. Sidewalks 8

f. Alternate Street Designs 8

g. Access Points 8

h. Street Connectivity 8

i. Land Dedication 9

j. Recreation Facility 9

k. Street Layout 9

1.4 Specific Development Standards 9

1.5 Open Space, Buffers, Streetscapes, and Stream Buffers 9

1.5.1 Open Space 9

1.5.2 Landscape Buffers 9

1.5.3 Streetscapes 10

1.6.4 Stream Buffers 10

1.0 PURPOSE

Chatham Pointe Planned Development District (PDD) is located at the intersection of West Chatham Street and Old Apex Road. Chatham Pointe is a 16.27-acre planned community that combines high density residential and commercial/office uses in a cohesive development that enhances the surrounding neighborhood.

The property is located near the Town of Cary’s premier community park, Fred G. Bond Metro Park, and west of the Town Center area of Cary. Chatham Pointe is located adjacent to the existing Oxxford Hunt PDD and the Carystone town homes. The property is less than ¼ mile from Cary’s expanded, fixed route C-Tran public transit service, providing desirable high density residential development close to public transit.

Chatham Pointe provides 197 multi-family residential units and 30,000-45,000 square feet of commercial and office uses, to complement the existing Oxxford Hunt and Carystone communities and the surrounding area. The new multi-family residential units will be in keeping with the nearby high density development, and will provide a greater customer base for the existing commercial uses in Oxxford Hunt. The proposed 30,000-45,000 square feet of additional commercial/office uses in Chatham Pointe will provide a greater range services to the area by supplementing the existing small-scale commercial and office uses, all within walking distance of existing and planned residences.

1.1 APPLICABILITY

This zoning district shall apply to the geographic land area shown on the above map and on the Official Zoning Map as adopted by the Town of Cary or as may be amended.

1.2 GENERAL DEVELOPMENT

1.2.1 Land Uses

The Chatham Pointe PDD provides 30,000-45,000 square feet of commercial and office uses on 3.13 acres of land and 197 multi-family residential uses on 13.16 acres of land, providing

a residential density of 15 units per acre of residential property. A Statement of Architectural Compatibility (SAC) including both the commercial and residential sections of Chatham Pointe will be developed at the site plan stage to create a cohesive mixed use project. The SAC and all resulting development will meet the architectural guidelines approved by the Cary Town Council in 2005.

1.2.2 Subdistricts created and defined

A summary of the subdistricts created within the Chatham Pointe PDD with their size, density, and total units is presented below:

Subdistrict	Acres	Density	Total units/square footage
Tract 1 Commercial	3.13	NA	30,000-45,000 square feet of office and/or commercial uses
Tract 2 Multi-family Residential	13.14	15 units per acre	197
TOTAL	16.27		197 units, 30,000-45,000 square feet office/commercial uses

1.2.3 Vehicular and Pedestrian Circulation

Vehicular access to and through Chatham Pointe is shown on the proposed Master Land Use, Circulation, and Open Space/Buffer Plans. Circulation may be altered due to topographic or other conditions at the site plan stage. Sidewalks will be provided as per Town ordinance. The location of a fixed route line of Cary’s C-Tran less than ¼ mile from this project will provide convenient public transportation to the residents of Chatham Pointe.

Since the existing General Commercial (GC) zoning, both in the Oxxford Hunt PDD and on the general Zoning Map of the Town of Cary for the property not within the Oxxford Hunt PDD, provide permitted uses that would generate more vehicular trips than the requested Chatham Pointe PDD, a traffic impact analysis is not required at the rezoning stage, per Town of Cary requirements. Such an analysis will be required at the site plan stage.

1.2.4 Buffers, Open Space, and Greenway Dedication

Buffers and their widths are indicated on the proposed Master Land Use Plan, Circulation Plan, and Open Space/Buffer Plan.

Although a 20’ Type B landscape buffer between town homes and multi-family residential uses is required, a 50’ strip of Resource Recreation zoning exists between the proposed Chatham Pointe residential portion and the Carystone town homes. The existing Resource Recreation area, a 50’ wide strip along the northern property line, is proposed to be replaced in the Chatham Pointe PDD with a 30’ Type A buffer. A Type A buffer will provide a more opaque buffer than would be provided were the Resource Recreation strip be left undisturbed. The area currently consists of small pines with little understory vegetation. A 30’ Type A buffer would include both evergreen and deciduous trees and evergreen shrubs, providing an attractive, opaque screen between this property and the Carystone town homes to the north.

In Cary’s Land Development Ordinance, multi-family residential developments that will not have individual units sold to separate owners shall provide private open space on site rather than

provide a parkland dedication or a fee-in-lieu. The private open space requirement for 197 multi-family residences is 2.26 acres, which will be provided on-site. This open space will house the on-site recreation facility, which will consist of a pool and a clubhouse that includes a fitness facility.

A greenway easement dedication will be provided if requested by the Town. According to the current Town of Cary greenways plan, no proposed Town of Cary greenways are located on the site.

1.2.5 Utilities

Water and sanitary sewer will be provided to this tract via extensions of existing Town of Cary utility lines. Additionally, Public Service gas, BellSouth, Time Warner Cable, Progress Energy and other various public utilities are anticipated to provide service to this property.

1.2.6 Phasing

The project is proposed to develop in accordance with the following schedule, although the phasing schedule may change due to changes in market conditions.

	Multi-family residential	Commercial/Office
Phase I	Spring 2006
Phase II		Spring 2007

1.2.7 Road Improvements

The road improvements planned will meet the Town of Cary Comprehensive Transportation Plan. Vehicular access to both West Chatham Street and Old Apex Road is planned.

1.2.8 Permitted Uses

Principal uses allowed in the district are detailed in the Use Table contained in this section. Ancillary or accessory uses normally associated with such primary uses and which do not constitute more than 25% of the gross floor area of the site are allowed in conjunction with the principal use.

P= Permitted Use

S= Special Use

A= Accessory Use

Use Category	Use Type	Multi-family tract	Commercial/office tract	LDO Use Specific Standards
Residential Uses
Group living	Life Care Community	P		5.2.1(E)
	Nursing Home	S	S	5.2.1(G)
Household living	Multi-family dwelling	P		5.2.1(F)
	Town home	P		5.2.1(K)
Public/Institutional Uses
Cultural facilities	Library		P
	Museum		P
Day Care	Day Care Center	S	P	5.2.2(B)
Government Services	All	S	P
Hospital	All		P

	Community garden	P	P
	Outdoor amphitheater, public		S
	Park, public	P	P
	Neighborhood recreation center, public	P	P	5.2.2(D)
Public safety station	All	P	P
Religious assembly	All	S/P	P	5.2.2(E)
School	Preschool	S	P
	School	S/P	P	5.2.2(C)
	College		S
Non-governmental utility	Public utility facility, major	S	S
	Transportation facility		P
	Public facility substation, minor	P	P
Commercial Uses
Animal Service	Kennel,