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CHAPTER 6:SHAPE Suburban Neighborhoods: Limited Housing Mix Description Suburban Neighborhoods are neighborhoods located at the outermost western and southern edges of Cary's planning area. Suburban Neighborhoods contain the majority of the remaining developable land within the planning area, and will likely support much of the final "boom period" in Cary's growth over the next 20 years. These neighborhoods also serve as a sort of suburban transition zone to adjacent rural and county development in Wake and Chatham Counties. Suburban Neighborhoods consist principally of single family detached development, with limited cases of other housing types such as patio homes or townhomes, and with rare instances of multifamily on sites of limited size. This "outer ring" of neighborhoods exhibit the least variety of housing types among the four neighborhood categories. Location Suburban Neighborhoods radiate outward from the Traditional Neighborhoods, extending south of Penny Road to the southern edge of the planning area at Middle Creek, and west of Green Level Church Road to the western edge of the planning area in Chatham County. Character • Single family lots are typically about a quarter acre or larger, unless in a clustered subdivision that protects significant amounts of open space in exchange for smaller lots. • The areas will be mostly single family detached, with limited pockets of patio or townhomes, and rare instances of multifamily on sites of limited size. • 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) Incidental and Other Use Types • Single-family attached, townhomes • Multifamily housing, on sites of limited size (smaller than typical suburban apartment complexes) • 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 Suburban Neighborhood development that provides for a wide variety of housing choices within a single neighborhood, especially in terms of house size and style for single family detached products, and occasional pods of patio homes, townhomes, or related. (See LIVE Policy 3) Example Communities • Copperleaf • Cotswold • Windemere Relevant Special Planning Area • Portion of Green Level SPA Appropriate Zoning For Predominant Use Types: • Residential-40 District • Residential-12 District • Residential-8 District • Planned Development District For Incidental and Other Use Types: • Transitional Residential District • Residential Multifamily District • General Commercial • Office and Institutional 100