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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE Mixed Neighborhoods: Moderate Housing Mix Definition Mixed Neighborhoods generally encompass and describe neighborhoods and housing located in the northwestern part of Cary's planning area, located within about 2 miles of Research Triangle Park. Most of these neighborhoods were built primarily during Cary's third "suburban boom" era, which began around 2005, and is still ongoing. These "third ring" suburbs have substantial variety in housing types, unit sizes, lot sizes, and densities – more so than found in Traditional or Suburban Neighborhoods. In that sense, they are comparable to Heritage Neighborhoods, although the character of design might be more akin to Traditional Neighborhoods. Location Mixed Neighborhoods extend from the Traditional Neighborhoods in the northwestern part of Cary, north to Cary's northwestern planning boundary with Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, and Durham County. Character • This area is dominated by a substantial number of large, master-planned communities containing a diversified housing mix, including a wide variety of housing types and lot sizes. • Neighborhoods tend to have well- connected road networks. • Like Traditional Neighborhoods, Mixed Neighborhoods tend to include well- designed site landscaping, common open space, and amenities, and strong unifying design elements. • Different housing types, such as single family detached, patio homes or townhomes, and multifamily housing, to be sited in discrete "pods", or sections, of master-planned developments. • Individual residential developments typically have private community recreation facilities and common area land managed by its residents. Predominant Use Types • Single-family detached (large and small lot) • Single-family attached, townhomes • Multifamily housing (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 & 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 • Amberly • Carpenter Village • Stonewater 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 96