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DESIGN CONCEPTS FOR TRANSITIONS BETWEEN CENTERS AND NEIGHBORHOODS NATURAL BUFFER TRANSITIONS 57 COUNCIL FINAL PUBLIC MEETING DRAFT [JAN. 24, 2017] 1 3 3 2 2 Mul -family Apartments and Shopping Natural Tree Buffer Single-family Neighborhood 1 3 2 For situa ons that require separa on of uses and that connec vity is not an objec ve, natural buffers can be preserved or planted to provide separa on between uses. The thickness of the buffer can vary from a narrow strip to a large woods, and the natural area itself may be sparse or dense forest. Trees work best for visually blocking the uses from each other. The buffers may be municipal land, they may be owned by the neighborhood homeowner associa on, or they may be owned by the mixed use center development. The Town of Cary itself has many examples of this strategy. A narrow buffer between The Arboretum and an adjacent residen al neighborhood provides a visual block between the two developments. A similar type buffer occurs in many other areas of Town. From the neighborhood, you can see homes and the taller trees of the buffer. The higher density buildings disappear from view. From the air, the sharp division is visible. The separa on preserves neighborhood character and limits visual and physical access to the commercial center. The Arboretum, Cary, NC: Street View of Natural Transition The Arboretum, Cary, NC: Aerial View of Natural Transition