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TABLE 6-3
Summary of Existing Local Programs and the Environmental Resources They Protect
Program
Terrestrial
Habitat
Protection
Aquatic
Habitat
Protection
Water
Quality
and/or
Quantity
Protection
Air Quality
Protection
Noise
Prevention
Open Space Preservation and Greenway
Master Planning
X
X
X
X
X
Land Use Planning
X
X
X
X
X
Transportation Planning
X
X
UDO and Zoning process
X
X
X
X
Parks, Greenways, and Pathways in
Comprehensive Transportation Plan
X
X
X
X
X
Riparian Buffers and Floodplain Protection
X
X
X
X
X
Erosion and Sediment Control
X
X
Stormwater Program
X
X
Water Conservation
X
X
Air Pollution Prevention
X
X
Tree Protection
X
X
X
X
X
Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
X
X
X
6.2.1
Managing Growth in the Town of Morrisville
The Town is focusing on managing continued growth within its boundaries to ensure that
the Town can continue to provide needed services to its residents, while protecting water
quality, air quality, open space, and wildlife habitat. One of the Town’s continuing goals is
to further develop districts that will
contain some existing and planned concentrations of
housing, shopping, and recreational opportunities. The recent creation of Activity Center
Districts as well as the Town Center Districts will help maintain residents’ travel and
activities in centralized areas. Additionally, the portion of the Town that is within the
airport’s 65-decibel noise zone cannot be developed for residential use, which should aid in
easing development pressures in some of the Town’s outlying areas. Thus, environmental
impacts from everyday living and activities will be reduced in the Town’s outlying areas.
6.2.2.1 Town of Morrisville Land Use Plan
Land use plans contain a Town’s official policy on the form and pattern of future
development within its jurisdiction. These plans are used to direct growth by serving as a
reference to guide Town staff and official boards when developing new standards and
ordinances and when considering rezoning, annexation, subdivisions, and site plans. The
plans are also used to direct public infrastructure and aid decisions for private sector
investment.