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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE Business/Industrial Park Definition Traditional suburban office and industrial park, with uses such as corporate offices, professional offices, research and development facilities, light industrial and manufacturing, and warehousing and distribution. Character • Most Business/Industrial Park areas in Cary are in campus-like settings, with ample landscaping, green areas, and considerable attention paid to building and site design and appearance. • Overall development intensities tend to be modest and "suburban" in character, usually with a primary reliance on surface parking lots. • Buildings of about one to five stories are most common. • Low- to mid-rise office and light industrial buildings are most o en separated by natural open spaces. Predominant Use Types • Office, mid-rise • Office, low-rise • Medical center / hospital • Light industrial • Research & Development Facility Incidental and Other Use Types • Office, high-rise • Warehouse storage • Heavy commercial • Commercial, small format • Commercial, medium format • Parks and open space Infill & Redevelopment Opportunities within Existing Business/Industrial Parks New sidewalks and greenways; bike parking; street trees; shared parking lots; add housing and commercial uses on opportunity sites Enhance block and lot network to maximize walkability; frame public space; share parking New Development Opportunities Connected and shorter blocks, street trees, supportive commercial and civic/ public spaces; incorporate housing; buildings front street with side or rear parking Appropriate zoning For Predominant Use Types: • Office and Institutional District • Office, Research and Development District • Industrial District • Planned Development District For Incidental and Other Use Types: • General Commercial Example Character 102