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10.RESIDENTIAL

A. Function

i. To provide a variety of housing options that support the existing character of the

Town.

ii. To encourage residential neighborhoods that incorporate a mix of housing types and

lot sizes to provide options for a range of lifestyles and incomes, as well as a mix of land

uses to allow residents the opportunity to work and shop nearby.

B. Preferred Uses

i. Land uses in this designation should consist primarily of residential uses.

ii. Housing is the principal function in Residential districts, but small scale business, en-

tertainment and service uses also are permitted to provide support services to local

residents.

C. General Policies + Development Character

i. Residential neighborhoods should have a variety of housing types and lot sizes, and

should be developed in accordance with design guidelines and performance stan-

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(active, passive, and natural).

ii. Compact site layout is encouraged to reduce trips within the neighborhood, facilitate

alternative forms of transportation, preserve natural features and reduce transportation

and utilities infrastructure costs.

iii. Pedestrian circulation should be designed as an integral part of the development

project. In addition, vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian links should extend into the sur-

rounding development.

iv. Residential areas should provide for a combination of neighborhood parks, squares,

and greens located throughout the neighborhood within 1,500 feet of all residences,

and a formal civic square or other public space located in conjunction with a civic fa-

cility, Neighborhood Center, or other use, to create a focal point for the community.

v. Public and civic uses such as places of worship, daycares, and community centers may

be located in prominent sites to act as landmarks within the neighborhood.

vi. Off-street parking lots should be located to the rear of civic and business uses to ensure

the building is the prominent sight from the street.

vii. The following scales of residential uses are provided for in this plan (photo illustrations

appear on page 21):

a. Very low density residential (Less than or equal to 1 unit per acre net density)

b. Low density residential (Greater than 1 <= 4.5 units per acre net density)

c. Medium density residential (Greater than 4.5 <= 7.5 units per acre net density)

d. High density residential (Greater than 7.5 units per acre net density)

viii.Residential development should consider green building and site design techniques as

an approach to minimizing environmental impacts.

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compact neighborhood with both attached and

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with Morrisville’s small town character, allows

for a diversity of housing and incorporates

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variety of housing styles and design elements

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