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Town Center Plan
January 2007
Appendix 12
The remainder of the development would consist of:
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public open space with a playground;
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small food service establishments, such as cafes, delis and ice cream shops, or possibly a caterer;
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small specialty retail businesses, including those related to the arts;
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personal and professional service establishments, such as dance and performing arts studios, in
both conventional buildings and live/work units;
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professional offices, including workspace for design/creative professions and the like, in both
conventional buildings and live/work units; and
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medium density residential uses.
For this study’s purposes, it is assumed that all residential parking, including that for residents of live/
work units, is provided on-site for each dwelling as part of residential development, so that there is no
additional residential parking demand. Therefore, these spaces are not included in the total calculation.
Children’s Theater
. At this point in time theater proponents have not developed a specific proposal to
assess. Based on the seating-capacity-to-regional-population ratio of other children’s theaters in North
Carolina, it is assumed a main auditorium with 425 seats will be used. While the theater will probably
contain smaller performance and rehearsal areas, parking demand assessment has been based on a peak
demand that reflects accommodating a capacity audience in the main auditorium.
Operational assumptions for the theater are:
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it will operate throughout the year to accommodate year-round schools;
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capacity will be reached on school days due to attendance by school groups;
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school day performances will be between 9:00AM and 2:00PM, with evening performances
between 6:00 and 9:00PM;
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weekend performances will be between 10:00AM and 4:00PM.
Transportation assumptions for the theater are:
Weekday
Weekend
0% will involve walking or biking
2% will involve walking or biking
50%+ will involve buses or vans
5% will involve buses or vans
0% will involve a linked trip
0% will involve a linked trip
Public Space/Park/Playground
. Unlike the regional children’s theater, the public space, park and
playground are mostly local in orientation – although visiting children before and after performances
will certainly use the park, most users will be Morrisville residents. It is impossible at this point to even
speculate on potential special events at this location or use by school groups, so assessment is aimed at
anticipated “normal” use of the park and playground.
Operational assumptions for the park/playground are:
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.25 acre playground with sections oriented towards children ages 1 through 8
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3.5 acre landscaped open space areas and a multi-use hardscape area
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Picnic shelter with 4 to 6 picnic tables
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restrooms