Morrisville Land Use Plan 2009

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 Office Utilities

Figure 3.2 Percentage of Existing Land Uses

Percentage of Town Area

Existing Land Use Type

Very Low Density Residential Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential High Density Residential

6%

10%

8% 9%

Group Living Facility

< 1%

Mixed Use

2% 1% 6% 9% 1% 2% 2% 7% 4%

Commercial - Lodging

Commercial - Retail/Services

Place of Worship/Cemetery/Civic Group

Public Facility/School/Institution Industrial - Distribution/Warehouse

10%

Industrial - Manufacturing

Private Open Space/Recreation* Public Park/Greenway/Open Space

< 1%

Vacant/Undeveloped 23% * All development must have on-site greenspace. This category includes only properties that are exclusively greenspace or recreation.

Figure 3.3 Development Recently Approved and Under Construction (October 2004 - March 2009)

Commercial, Industrial and Office 16. Best Western

Residential 1. Carrington Park Apartments Apartments

Hotel

70,800 sf 99,500 sf 16,587 sf

266 du

17. Bethany Village

Retail, Office

2. Chessington Subdivision

Single Family Detached Houses

53 du

18. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Place of Worship

3. Church Street Townes

Townhomes

81 du

19. Circle K

Convenience Store, Gas Station, Car Wash

5,415 sf

4. Cotten Place

Attached cottages, Townhomes Single Family Detached Houses, Townhomes Single Family Detached Houses, Townhomes Single Family Detached Houses

113 du

20. Coastal Carolina Pumping Office

11,800 sf 80,982 sf 4,944 sf 17,001 sf 20,000 sf 2,190 sf 153,294 sf 3,342 sf 90,248 sf 36,258 sf 4,882 sf 11,208 sf 212,862 sf 32,400 sf 250,000 sf 538,427 sf 45,449 sf

5. Kitts Creek Subdivision

722 du

21. Copley Place - Building B

Office

6. McCrimmon at the Park

131 du

22. Cruizers

Convenience Store, Gas Station, Car Wash

7. Morrisville Gardens

8 du

23. Davis Corners

Retail

24. Duke Medical Office

Medical Office

8. Morrisville Manor

Congregate Care Facility

214 du

25. Dunkin Donuts 26. eSuites Hotel

Restaurant

Hotel

9. Providence Place

Single Family Detached Houses, Townhomes

575 du

27. Green Drive Office Building Office

10. Shiloh Grove

Townhomes Townhomes

211 du

28. Hotel Sierra

Hotel

11. Town Hall Terraces

70 du

29. McCrimmon Pointe

Office, Daycare

12. Townes at Everett Crossing Single Family Detached Houses, Townhomes

203 du

30. McDonalds

Restaurant

31. Morrisville Animal Hospital 32. Perimeter Park- 2200 & 2250

Animal Hospital

13. Stephen’s Gate

Townhomes

37 du

Office Retail Office

33. Perimeter Park Retail

Mixed Use 14. Grace Park

34. Time Warner Cable Offices

Retail, Office, Townhomes, Brownstones, Condos, Flats

42,880 sf; 180 du 890,000 sf; 321 du

35. Shiloh Crossing

Wal-Mart, Other Retail Retail, Office, Day- care, Restaurant

36. Shoppes at Airport Boulevard

15. Park West Village Retail, Office, Movie Theater, Hotel, Apartments, Flats

37. The Goddard School

Daycare

8,290 sf 75,030 sf

38. Town Hall Commons Office Building #2

Office

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

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3 Existing Conditions