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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE Heritage Neighborhoods: Broad Housing Mix Definition Heritage Neighborhoods generally encompass and describe neighborhoods and housing that were built during Cary's first "suburban boom", starting in the 1960's and continuing through the 1970's and into the early 1980's. These "first ring" suburbs include a rich and wide variety of housing types, unit sizes, lot sizes, and densities. Amongst the four neighborhood categories, Heritage Neighborhoods and Mixed Neighborhoods contain the greatest variety and intermingling of housing types. Location Heritage Neighborhoods radiate outward from Downtown Cary to the Maynard Road loop, and extend roughly southward from there to the Cary Parkway loop and US Hwy 1/64. Character • Neighborhoods tend to have well- connected road networks, and are within convenient walking distance of shops and amenities via local streets. • Neighborhoods include ample variety of housing types, sizes, and price points. • Mixed housing types and sizes are o en seamlessly woven into the fabric of neighborhoods in close proximity. • Greater housing diversity than found in Traditional or Suburban Neighborhoods • Most neighborhoods have mature tree canopies. • Many single family neighborhoods have generous lot sizes, with house sizes that don't over-dominate their lots. Nevertheless, there is also a wide range of other lot sizes Predominant Use Types • Single-family detached (large and small lot) • Single-family attached, townhomes • Multifamily (large and small) Incidental and Other Use Types • Limited amount of nonresidential uses, as listed below: - Neighborhood Commercial - Commercial, small format, located on the edges of residential areas - Civic and Institutional Infill & Redevelopment Opportunities • Replacement of use types in existence or, in the case of neighborhood contexts that are deemed as being in decline and appropriate for more intensive development, properties may be redeveloped to include higher-density residential uses (See LIVE Policies 1 and 5) New Development Opportunities • Neighborhood development that provides for a wide variety of housing choices within a single neighborhood (See LIVE Policy 3) Example Communities • Kildaire Farms • Northwoods • Parkway • Edgehill Farms • Oxxford Hunt • Wimbledon • Greenwood Forest • Russell Hills Appropriate Zoning For Predominant Use Types: • Residential-12 District • Residential-8 District • Transitional Residential District • Residential Multifamily District • Planned Development District For Incidental and Other Use Types: • Planned Development District • General Commercial • Office and Institutional • Corridor Transition 94