John E Horton Blvd Hebron, CT 06248

VILLAGE SQUARE (VS) 75 3.C. VILLAGE SQUARE (VS) 3.C.1 PURPOSE 3.C.1.1 OVERALL The Village Square District is intended to promote flexible development patterns and a diverse land use mix within a master-planned environment in order to promote efficient use of the land; reinforce the historic development patterns that have occurred within Hebron Center; protect and enhance natural resources; and provide a variety of compatible architectural styles, building forms and building relationships within a planned development. 3.C.1.2 SUB-DISTRICTS The Village Square District consists of three distinct components as shown on the Master Concept Plan: 1. Village Square Center - The Village Square Center component is intended to serve as the focal point and gathering place of the master-planned environment centered on a village green. This area is expected to contain shops and services, civil uses and buildings, and other uses to meet the daily ne eds of village residents and convenience needs of town residents and may also contain residences. Retail, services and other active, pedestrian oriented, uses will be encouraged on the first floor immediately proximate to the village green. Residential and service uses will be encouraged on second floors or just outside the village green area. 2. Village Square General - The Village Square General component is intended to be an area where larger retail and office uses are permitted and where employment areas may be located while still containing design and locational elements that are compatible to the Village Square Center and to a traditional New England village. This area is expected to contain retail/service and employment uses to serve the community -wide needs of Hebron, but not be of such a scale or size to serve any regional-wide shopping needs. The entire Village Square General area also will be encouraged to integrate residential uses to the maximum extent possible to encourage a walkable, active environment. 3. Village Square Edge - The Village Square Edge component is intended to be the least dense area of the Village Square District. This area is expected to contain primarily residential, civic, recreational and open space uses. It provides a discernible boundary for the Village Square District, preserves natural features, accommodates greenways as shown in the Plan of Conservation and Development, contains buffer areas along the edge of the District, and ensures compatibility with the surrounding uses in Hebron Center by serving as the transitional area of the Village Square District.