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PH YSI CAL CHARA CTERI S TI CS
APART FR OM ONE NON-CO NF ORM I NG SER VICE S TATI ON EXI S T I NG, DE VE LOPMENT WITH IN
THIS DIST R ICT IS ENTIREL Y RES IDE NTIAL I N CHARAC TER. COMME RC I AL ZON I NG FOR A
S HOPPING CENTER HAS BEE N GRA NTED FOR A 2 6 -ACRE S ITE AT THE I NTER SECT I ON OF WARD
BOULE VARD AND N. C. 42 . CAREFUL PLAN NIN G OF THI S CEN TER WI LL BE RE QUI RED TO
REDU CE CO NFLI CT BETWEEN IT AND SURR OUNDI NG RE S ID EN TIAL DE VEL OPME NT.
ALL STREETS WITHI N THE DISTRICT ARE PA VED AND PROVIDED WITH CURB AN D GUTTER.
THE STREET PATTERN IS EXC ELLENT AND PL ANS FOR THE EXTEN S I ON OF THE SYST EM INTO
THE UN DE VEL OPED PROPE RTY EAST OF THE WES TWOOD S UBD I VI S I ON HAVE BEEN MADE .
AN EFFECTI VE BU FFER STRIP OF PI NE WOODS BE TWEE N THE NORFO LK AND S OUTH ERN
RA I LROAD AND AB UTTING RE S I DE NTIAL PROPE RTY HAS ELIMIN ATED ANY CON FLI CT TH AT MAY
HA VE OCCURRED BECAU SE OF THE RAILR OAD' S LOCA TI ON.
HOUSING CONDITI ONS
AT THE TIME OF THE F IELD SUR VEY, THERE WERE 1 32 RE S IDE NTI AL S TRU CTURE S
WITHIN THE DI S TRI CT . IN ADDITI ON , THERE WERE 11 NEW S TRUCTURES BEI NG CON S TRUCTED .
ALL S TRUCTURE S WITHI N THE DI S TRI CT ARE S INGLE FAMIL Y AND ARE OCCUP IE D BY WHITE
POPULA TI ON.
THE ONE S UBS TANDARD RE S IDE NTIAL ST RUC TURE WI THI N THE DI S TR ICT IS NOW BE I NG
DEMOLISHE D. HOUS I NG CONDITI ONS WITHI N THE DI S TR ICT ARE EXC ELLE NT WI TH ALL BUT
ABOUT 10 HA VI NG BEE N BUI LT S I NC E 1950 . THE HOME S WITH IN THE WES TWOOD SUBD I VI S I ON
RANGE I N VALUE FROM $1 3, 500 TO $ 2 4 ,000 . THOSE ALONG RALE IGH ROAD PROB ABLY HAV E
VA LUES AS HI GH AS $1 00, 000.
DURING THE TEN- YEAR PERI OD, JULY 1 , 19 5 1 , TO J ULY 1 , 1961, 14 3 BUI LDI NG
PERMITS WERE ISS UED FOR RES IDE NTIAL S TRUC TURES WI THI N THE DI S TR ICT. TH IS
REPRE SENTS 8 . 5 PE RC ENT OF ALL RE S I DEN TI AL BUIL DI NG PERMI TS I SSU ED DURI NG THAT
PERI OD.
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| Full Text | PH YSI CAL CHARA CTERI S TI CS APART FR OM ONE NON-CO NF ORM I NG SER VICE S TATI ON EXI S T I NG, DE VE LOPMENT WITH IN THIS DIST R ICT IS ENTIREL Y RES IDE NTIAL I N CHARAC TER. COMME RC I AL ZON I NG FOR A S HOPPING CENTER HAS BEE N GRA NTED FOR A 2 6 -ACRE S ITE AT THE I NTER SECT I ON OF WARD BOULE VARD AND N. C. 42 . CAREFUL PLAN NIN G OF THI S CEN TER WI LL BE RE QUI RED TO REDU CE CO NFLI CT BETWEEN IT AND SURR OUNDI NG RE S ID EN TIAL DE VEL OPME NT. ALL STREETS WITHI N THE DISTRICT ARE PA VED AND PROVIDED WITH CURB AN D GUTTER. THE STREET PATTERN IS EXC ELLENT AND PL ANS FOR THE EXTEN S I ON OF THE SYST EM INTO THE UN DE VEL OPED PROPE RTY EAST OF THE WES TWOOD S UBD I VI S I ON HAVE BEEN MADE . AN EFFECTI VE BU FFER STRIP OF PI NE WOODS BE TWEE N THE NORFO LK AND S OUTH ERN RA I LROAD AND AB UTTING RE S I DE NTIAL PROPE RTY HAS ELIMIN ATED ANY CON FLI CT TH AT MAY HA VE OCCURRED BECAU SE OF THE RAILR OAD' S LOCA TI ON. HOUSING CONDITI ONS AT THE TIME OF THE F IELD SUR VEY, THERE WERE 1 32 RE S IDE NTI AL S TRU CTURE S WITHIN THE DI S TRI CT . IN ADDITI ON , THERE WERE 11 NEW S TRUCTURES BEI NG CON S TRUCTED . ALL S TRUCTURE S WITHI N THE DI S TRI CT ARE S INGLE FAMIL Y AND ARE OCCUP IE D BY WHITE POPULA TI ON. THE ONE S UBS TANDARD RE S IDE NTIAL ST RUC TURE WI THI N THE DI S TR ICT IS NOW BE I NG DEMOLISHE D. HOUS I NG CONDITI ONS WITHI N THE DI S TR ICT ARE EXC ELLE NT WI TH ALL BUT ABOUT 10 HA VI NG BEE N BUI LT S I NC E 1950 . THE HOME S WITH IN THE WES TWOOD SUBD I VI S I ON RANGE I N VALUE FROM $1 3, 500 TO $ 2 4 ,000 . THOSE ALONG RALE IGH ROAD PROB ABLY HAV E VA LUES AS HI GH AS $1 00, 000. DURING THE TEN- YEAR PERI OD, JULY 1 , 19 5 1 , TO J ULY 1 , 1961, 14 3 BUI LDI NG PERMITS WERE ISS UED FOR RES IDE NTIAL S TRUC TURES WI THI N THE DI S TR ICT. TH IS REPRE SENTS 8 . 5 PE RC ENT OF ALL RE S I DEN TI AL BUIL DI NG PERMI TS I SSU ED DURI NG THAT PERI OD. |
