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Town-Wide Initiatives
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Development Compatibility & Site Transitions
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The Town of Fuquay-Varina will have opportunities to support infill development and redevelopment in the future. It is important new buildings, open space, parking lots, landscaping, or outdoor facilities in new development complement existing development intensities and patterns nearby to avoid incompatible adjacencies. On smaller infill or redevelopment sites where existing development patterns are established and expected to remain in the future, the massing and scale of new buildings should be similar to nearby surrounding buildings. On larger infill or redevelopment sites, new lots or buildings that are significantly different in mass or scale from adjacent development should be located toward the center of the site, with lots and building sizes near the perimeter designed to transition to the scale or massing of existing surrounding development. New commercial, light industrial, or flex space developments in close proximity to residential areas should limit their operations to those considered low-intensity, unobtrusive, or at a scale and design compatible with nearby neighborhoods. The design of new neighborhood, community, or employment activity centers in the planning area should also transition effectively between residential and non-residential uses, and include safe and convenient pedestrian and bicycle access for nearby residents. Future development in larger activity centers should focus density and intensity around existing or new street intersections on or adjacent to the site, and provide appropriate transitions to less intense edges of a site more compatible with existing development.
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New development across the street from existing development should be complementary in lot size, building mass, and placement. Similar building types should face each other on a public street to protect the character of the streetscape. Land use transitions are preferred in alleyways, the abutment of two rear yards, or across a large common green. Architectural elements should also be transitional features for new infill development or redevelopment sites. Where a clearly established building character is expected to remain in an area of Fuquay-Varina, new buildings or site design elements should be similar in size and architectural detail, including roof types, windows, doors, awnings, arcades, cornices, façade materials, outdoor furniture, and other building or site details. The diagram above shows different site design considerations for a hypothetical site, which together help transition effectively between different land uses and building types in close proximity.
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An interior parking lot provides separation between light industrial or flex space uses in the buildings along the primary street and nearby townhouses interior to the site. Rear-facing garages serving townhouses provide a physical and visual barrier between private home space and the parking lot. A community green with an abundance of trees (potentially a tree save area from the site’s original condition) provides separation between single-family detached homes and a parking lot and the low- profile office buildings across the street. Bicycle and pedestrian access between buildings provides safe and efficient connections between destinations in the activity center and nearby homes.
Public space integrated into the overall design of the activity center provides connected “outdoor rooms” for employees, residents, and visitors. Architecture for non-residential buildings in the development (in this case a flex space building) is interesting and complements more historic elements from older building periods. Stormwater features on the site are designed to be community amenities and include green space or walking trails adjacent to activate the space. Building heights in the new activity center reflect the condition of existing development across the street.
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Chapter 5: Town-Wide Initiatives
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