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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE 1 Crossroads Village • Adap ve re-use of exis ng historic structures is encouraged. • A limited amount of infill development within the historic crossroads area can enhance the vitality of this historic des na on and create a village feeling. • Infill should complement the exis ng historic structures and uses, and u lize contextually-appropriate scale, massing, landscaping, and vernacular architectural elements. Infill should use similar setbacks and street orienta ons as the exis ng historic buildings. • Appropriate uses within the village can include small commercial business, live-work uses, neighborhood office, and/ or single family residen al. Commercial businesses might include small shops, galleries, specialty dining, and so forth – generally the sorts of businesses that can help create a memorable des na on, while being suitable for the rela vely small-sized buildings appropriate to the village. • The town-owned C.F. Ferrell Store parcel should provide a contextually-appropriate public space, such as a farmer's market park, gazebo and simple garden, or similar. This should be a des na on iden fied on adjacent greenway signage. 2 Mixed Nonresiden al Rail Corridor • The narrow strip of land between NC Hwy 55 and the CSX rail corridor is only about 250 feet wide. The developable width is even narrower than 250 feet due to the regulatory buffers required along NC 55 and the railroad right-of- way. Road access is limited to NC 55 and the very short sec ons of the several cross-streets. • Land uses should generally be limited to office and commercial. Such uses should help to support and complement the adjacent Crossroads Village. • Development should be screened from the areas east of the railroad by an opaque or semi-opaque vegetated buffer that uses a simple design and na ve plant species in a naturalis c design, similar to a hedgerow. These buffers should minimize the impact on views from areas east of the railroad. • Any development visible from the Crossroads Village should be architecturally compa ble with the Crossroads area both in terms of design and building height, bulk, and mass. This includes development visible from the sec ons of Morrisville-Carpenter Road and Carpenter Fire Sta on Road between NC 55 and the railroad, including the future realigned Morrisville-Carpenter Road. • New buildings should be of a smaller scale, with the majority of buildings having a maximum height of two stories. 3 Office and Light Industrial Rail Corridor • The narrow strip of land between NC Hwy 55 and the CSX rail corridor varies in width from only about 160-260 feet. The developable width is even narrower due to the regulatory buffers required along NC 55 and the railroad right- of-way. In addi on, road access is limited to NC 55 and to the very short sec ons of the several cross-streets. • Land uses in this area should generally be limited to office and light industrial uses. In some cases, limited commercial/retail uses that rely on bulk storage areas, such as garden supply, nursery, or landscaping services might be appropriate. • Development within this corridor should be screened from the areas east of the railroad by an opaque or semi- opaque vegetated buffer that uses a simple design and plant species typical of rural se ngs, similar to a hedgerow. These buffers should minimize the impact on views from areas east of the railroad. • Any development visible from the Crossroads Village should be architecturally compa ble with the historic crossroads buildings both in terms of design and building height, bulk, and mass. This includes development visible from the sec ons of Morrisville-Carpenter Road and Carpenter Fire Sta on Road between NC 55 and the railroad, including the future realigned Morrisville-Carpenter Road. • New buildings should be limited in scale to about 2-3 stories. 188