Secondary and Cumulative Impacts Master Management Plan - 2014

TOWN OF MORRISVILLE

TABLE 6-3 Summary of Existing Local Programs and the Environmental Resources They Protect

Water Quality and/or Quantity Protection

Terrestrial Habitat Protection

Aquatic Habitat Protection

Air Quality Protection

Noise Prevention

Program

X

X

X

X

X

Open Space Preservation and Greenway Master Planning

Land Use Planning

X

X

X

X

X

Transportation Planning

X

X

UDO and Zoning process

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Parks, Greenways, and Pathways in Comprehensive Transportation Plan

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.

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