# Action Item
Goal Alignment
Time Frame
Screening & Buffering ( page 69) 9-1 Enhance screening and buffering requirements for industrial and commercial uses next to residential uses.
Short-Term
9-2 Evaluate strategies to encourage tree preservation along site perimeters.
Short-Term
9-3 Review and update requirements for screening of utility, loading, outdoor storage, and trash disposal areas that are visible from the right-of-way and adjacent development. 9-4 Require dumpster areas to be screened with masonry walls to match the primary building and use either metal or composite wood gates. 9-5 Promote the use of setbacks for walls and fences that allow for plantings between the property line and the right-of-way and adjacent development. Community Character (page 70) 10-1 Preserve vistas and view corridors that contribute to the economic and aesthetic value of Wake Forest. 10-2 Curate public outdoor spaces for important monuments and artworks to showcase them as anchors and entry points to neighborhoods. 10-3 Leverage historic structures, events, and people to create a sense of place through placemaking and branding. 10-4 Assess district standards and development requirements to ensure new nonresidential and multifamily development is contextual to existing scale, massing, setback, materials, architectural detail and/or features. 10-5 Evaluate and develop ordinance to require developers to incorporate landscaping to beautify neighborhoods and commercial areas, such as landscaped medians and roundabouts. 10-6 Incorporate landscaping and gateway features into existing public rights-of-way, such as landscaped streetscapes, green infrastructure, and public promenades. 10-7 Assess design standards for development along highly visible thoroughfares in the Town to ensure that Wake Forest’s positive image is reinforced. 10-8 Update the UDO in accordance with the Land Use Plan to ensure incompatible, high intensity uses are located away from low intensity residential areas. 10-9 Continue to provide quality municipal services for the maintenance and upkeep of neighborhoods, such as street cleaning, snow removal, and trash disposal services. 10-10 Work with NCDOT to identify areas for roadway enhancements (e.g. more frequent grass cutting, upgraded landscaping, trash pick up, etc.). 10-11 Establish block standards for commercial areas to break up large tracts into more human scale pieces with streets or street-like features within the development. 10-12 Refer to the Public Art Vision Plan for guidance when public art is being proposed in private development. 10-13 Evaluate updates to the UDO to minimize visual impact of large retaining walls while maintaining structural integrity.
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Support Strategic Growth Balance the Mix of Uses Maintain the Historic, Small-Town Charm
Provide Diverse Housing Opportunities Support a Pedestrian-/Bicycle-friendly Community Establish Safe & Connected Public Transit Options
Support Unique, Thriving Businesses Encourage Growth & Activity in Downtown Expand & Maintain Wake Forest’s Green Spaces
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TOWN OF WAKE FOREST | COMMUNITY PLAN
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