Morrisville Land Use Plan 2009

Con t en t s

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................ 2 1.0 I ntroduction . .......................................................................................... 5 1.1 Purpose................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Land Use Plan Format.......................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Relationship to Other Town Planning Documents............................................................. 5 1.4 Land Use Plan Review and Update Process.................................................................... 5 2.0 B ackground . ........................................................................................... 7 2.1 Regional Context................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Brief History of Land Use and Transportation in Morrisville........................................ 7 2.3 Demographics........................................................................................................................ 9 2.4 Development Constraints...................................................................................................11 3.0 E xisting C onditions ................................................................................ 13 3.1 Land Use...............................................................................................................................13 3.2 Recent Development...........................................................................................................15 3.3 Zoning...................................................................................................................................15 4.0 P olicy D irection . ................................................................................... 16 4.1 Vision.....................................................................................................................................16 4.2 Goals and Policies..............................................................................................................16 5.0 R ecommended F uture L and U ses ............................................................... 18 5.1 Development Principles......................................................................................................18 5.2 Future Land Use Map.........................................................................................................19 5.3 Future Land Use Categories.............................................................................................22 6.0 C ommunity A reas ................................................................................... 37 6.1 Shiloh.....................................................................................................................................37 Superfund Site Redevelopment Illustration....................................................................38 6.2 Morrisville West..................................................................................................................38 Church Street Streetscape Illustration.............................................................................39 Morrisville-Carpenter Road Streetscape Illustration....................................................39 6.3 Town Center.........................................................................................................................40 6.4 Morrisville South..................................................................................................................40 6.5 Morrisville East....................................................................................................................40 6.6 Perimeter Park.....................................................................................................................41 NC 54 Streetscape Illustration.........................................................................................41 Morrisville Outlet Mall Redevelopment Illustration......................................................42 7.0 A ction I tems .......................................................................................... 44

A ppendices A. Glossary of Terms and Acronyms.....................................................................................A-1 B. References and Resources.................................................................................................. B-1 C. How These Plans Were Created......................................................................................C-1 D. Summary of Policy Framework and Policy Audit..........................................................D-1 E. The Future Land Use Mapping Process.............................................................................E-1