Morrisville Town Center Plan - 2007

Appendix 9

New Development Opportunities & Visual Identity Possibility of Page Street and Church Street being right-in/right-out roads Reluctant to close every street Parking Provide more thought on commercial development along NC Highway 54 – consider possibility of more highway oriented retail further away from intersection Consider using stormwater facility as an amenity for new development Promote naturally supporting uses New educational facilities, particularly high-tech education (i.e. new branch of Wake Technical) Consider revising Town Center boundaries with focus to the west of NC Highway 54 Keep in mind significant barrier placed by railroad tracks and NC 54 Include retail in historic village Civil War Park Site Use publicly funded infrastructure to help attract small business Ensure balance between residential and commercial (allow for feedback to development community on proposed and approved projects) Fast-track preparation of development standards for the Town Center Focus on form and design as well as use Acknowledge challenge to reuse existing structures Grants and loans – help people finance renovation process Package points of interest for tourism opportunities Next steps in the process will be continuing work on the draft plan by Morrisville’s Planning Staff, followed by review of the draft by the Planning & Zoning Board. After their review and recommendation, it will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for official vote.

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January 2007