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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 oen 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