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Town Center Plan
January 2007
Chapter 3: Detailed Design
north. The First Baptist Church has indicated
a desire to keep an open mind about future
plans for its property, and so has requested
that no new conceptual structures be
displayed on it at this time.
5) New Supporting Residential District:
This area encircles theCore of the TownCenter
and provides a transition to surrounding uses
outside of the project area. Here, additional
residential development would help create
a transition between the existing residential
development on the outskirts of the Town
Center, and the civic and commercial activities
in the core area.
The professional design consultant assisting
with the Town Center project recommends a
density of 8 – 12 units per acre to help provide
housing opportunities in close proximity to
the amenities of the Town Center and create
a market for the commercial development
such as outdoor dining that citizens said
they would like to see included in the design.
Design standards would help ensure that
new development in this district is attractive
and functions well for the neighborhood and
the community.
6) Existing Commercial/Institutional
Areas:
These areas include Morrisville
Square in the southwest quadrant of the
project area, Keybridge in the southeast
quadrant, and Morrisville Station and the
new Greenwood Village in the north central
part of the study area and the Office and
Institutional uses along Aviation Parkway
such as the Hindu Temple. This existing
development provides about 140,000 square
feet of retail services and offices in the Town
Center area.
7) New Office/Institutional Area:
Land
along the south side of Aviation Parkway
is identified as suitable for office and
institutional uses. This use matches the
existing land use plan designation and will
help transition from residential development
to the civic and commercial uses to the
east. In addition, it will help keep potential
new residential development out of the
floodplain. Every effort should be made to
preserve the mature tree canopy that exists
here immediately along Aviation Parkway.
8) New Small-scale Commercial Area:
There are several small parcels along Chapel
Hill Road (NC 54) near the intersection with
Sunset Avenue that lie next to existing
commercial development and are currently
zoned for General Business. These should be
allowed to become small-scale commercial
development if the property owners choose
to pursue this use.
9) Existing and Proposed Parks:
These
areas provide important green space
amenities in close proximity to a growing
numberof residencesandbusinesses. Existing
facilities include Cedar Fork District Park, the
Morrisville Nature Park, and the Ruritan Park
next to the Fire Station. The Town Center
Design calls for adding two new community
parks – a Civil War Battleground Park and a
Rural Heritage Park – to protect important
historic sites and natural areas, and provide
much needed outdoor spaces for passive
The historic crossroads area of Morrisville is ringed
by new development, such as these houses in the
Savannah subdivision. (Photo: S. Galloway, Town of
Morrisville)