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3
Existing Conditions
3.0 E
xisting
C
onditions
The purpose of this section is to describe the current land use conditions in the Town of Mor-
risville, as well as the rapid change and development that is occurring so that planning for
the future of Morrisville will have an accurate baseline.
3.1 Land Use
Existing land use in Morrisville is shown in Figure 3.1 to the left, with categories for
different general land use types and some distinction by the density of residen-
tial development. The RDU Airport Noise Overlay District, shown on the map as
black diagonal lines, indicates that for the most part residential development is
only permitted west of NC 54 (although a few older residences pre-dating the
restriction still exist in that area). A numerical version of this map, with percent-
ages of land in each category, is shown in Figure 3.2.
The term “existing land use,” as it is used in this Plan, refers to what is physically
on the ground as of March 2009. The exception is that development projects
that have been approved but not constructed at that time are shown as if
they have been constructed. Existing land use is distinct from zoning (the legal
control for how a property owner may develop his or her land) or future land
use (the general land development pattern the Town would like to see in the
future). Following are the existing major land use patterns in Morrisville:
•
Residential areas of the town are largely dispersed throughout the west-
ern and southern sections, which are not subject to the airport noise
overlay. A majority of the residential development is single family de-
tached homes (at very low, low and medium densities), laid out in self-
contained subdivisions with little connectivity to adjacent areas. There
are several semi-attached and attached townhome communities and
a number of apartment communities, all of which are classified as high
density. Other than large developments where housing types have
been mixed (such as Breckenridge and Kitts Creek), residential housing
types are largely separated.
•
Retail shopping in Morrisville is concentrated in several locations. One
is at the Airport Boulevard interchange with Interstate 40. This area in-
cludes an outlet mall, several hotels and restaurants, which are largely used by visi-
tors rather than residents. Two shopping centers with current or pending grocery
store anchors are located at the far south of Morrisville (NC 54 and Cary Parkway)
and the far west (Davis Drive and McCrimmon Parkway, and Davis Drive and Mor-
risville-Carpenter Road). Very little retail is located in the Town Center.
•
There are three schools in Morrisville - two elementary schools and one Montes-
sori school. Public facilities, such as Town Hall and the police station, are mostly
located in the center of town along Town Hall Drive. These facilities are well-sited
Residential
1. Carrington Park Apartments Apartments
266 du
2. Chessington Subdivision
Single Family Detached
Houses
53 du
3. Church Street Townes
Townhomes
81 du
4. Cotten Place
Attached cottages,
Townhomes
113 du
5. Kitts Creek Subdivision
Single Family Detached
Houses, Townhomes
722 du
6. McCrimmon at the Park
Single Family Detached
Houses, Townhomes
131 du
7. Morrisville Gardens
Single Family Detached
Houses
8 du
8. Morrisville Manor
Congregate Care
Facility
214 du
9. Providence Place
Single Family Detached
Houses, Townhomes
575 du
10. Shiloh Grove
Townhomes
211 du
11. Town Hall Terraces
Townhomes
70 du
12. Townes at Everett Crossing Single Family Detached
Houses, Townhomes
203 du
13. Stephen’s Gate
Townhomes
37 du
Mixed Use
14. Grace Park
Retail, Office, Townhomes,
Brownstones, Condos, Flats
42,880 sf;
180 du
15. Park West Village Retail, Office, Movie Theater,
Hotel, Apartments, Flats
890,000 sf;
321 du
Commercial, Industrial and Office
16. Best Western
Hotel
70,800 sf
17. Bethany Village
Retail, Office
99,500 sf
18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints
Place of Worship
16,587 sf
19. Circle K
Convenience Store,
Gas Station, Car Wash
5,415 sf
20. Coastal Carolina Pumping Office
11,800 sf
21. Copley Place - Building B
Office
80,982 sf
22. Cruizers
Convenience Store,
Gas Station, Car Wash
4,944 sf
23. Davis Corners
Retail
17,001 sf
24. Duke Medical Office
Medical Office
20,000 sf
25. Dunkin Donuts
Restaurant
2,190 sf
26. eSuites Hotel
Hotel
153,294 sf
27. Green Drive Office Building Office
3,342 sf
28. Hotel Sierra
Hotel
90,248 sf
29. McCrimmon Pointe
Office, Daycare
36,258 sf
30. McDonalds
Restaurant
4,882 sf
31. Morrisville Animal Hospital
Animal Hospital
11,208 sf
32. Perimeter Park- 2200 & 2250
Office
212,862 sf
33. Perimeter Park Retail
Retail
32,400 sf
34. Time Warner Cable Offices
Office
250,000 sf
35. Shiloh Crossing
Wal-Mart, Other Retail
538,427 sf
36. Shoppes at Airport Boulevard
Retail, Office, Day-
care, Restaurant
45,449 sf
37. The Goddard School
Daycare
8,290 sf
38. Town Hall Commons Office
Building #2
Office
75,030 sf
Notes:
Residential development reported in dwelling units (du)
Nonresidential development reported in square footage of building
space (sf)
Some figures are approximate and subject to change during the
development review process
Figure 3.3 Development Recently Approved and Under Construction (October 2004 - March 2009)
Figure 3.2 Percentage of Existing Land Uses
Existing Land Use Type
Percentage
of Town Area
Very Low Density Residential
6%
Low Density Residential
10%
Medium Density Residential
8%
High Density Residential
9%
Group Living Facility
< 1%
Mixed Use
2%
Commercial - Lodging
1%
Commercial - Retail/Services
6%
Office
9%
Place of Worship/Cemetery/Civic Group
1%
Public Facility/School/Institution
2%
Industrial - Distribution/Warehouse
10%
Industrial - Manufacturing
2%
Private Open Space/Recreation*
7%
Public Park/Greenway/Open Space
4%
Utilities
< 1%
Vacant/Undeveloped
23%
* All development must have on-site greenspace. This category includes
only properties that are exclusively greenspace or recreation.