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City Plan – 2030 Land Use & Comprehensive Master Plan City of Creedmoor, NC Adopted May 14, 2012 Creedmoor Board of Commissioners Mayor Darryl D. Moss Mayor Pro Tem John T. Stallings Commissioner Herman B. Wilkerson Commissioner Otha Piper, Jr. Commissioner Jimmy Minor Commissioner Larry Robinson Creedmoor Planning Board David Forsythe, Chair Mike Allen, Vice-Chair Steve Faucette Ed Gleason Mildred C. Goss Dennis Lester Neena Nowell Fay Ray City of Creedmoor Administration Thomas H. Mercer, City Manager Korena L. Weichel, City Clerk Robin E. Reif, Deputy City Clerk Scottie K. Cornett Wilkins, Economic & Transportation Projects Manager Jeff Brooks, Public Works Director Steven B. Colenda, Chief Building Inspector Brian M. Wilson, P.E., Public Works Engineer Thomas L. Currin, Esq., City Attorney Lori Dutra, Esq., City Attorney Technical Assistance Provided By: City of Creedmoor Planning Department Staff F. Richard Flowe, AICP, Planning, Zoning & Subdivision Administrator Randall K. Cahoon, AICP, City Planner Jana C. McMakin, AICP, City Planner Gary R. Fankhauser, ASLA, Urban Planner David C. Flowe, Planner, GIS Coordinator North Carolina Division of Community Assistance Oliver Bass, AICP, Chief Planner (Central Regional Office) Zachry Lee Nichols, AICP, Community Development Planner (Central Regional Office) Creedmoor City Plan 2030 TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 I. Purpose and Function ................................................................................................................... 1 II. Location ......................................................................................................................................... 2 III. History .......................................................................................................................................... 4 SECTION TWO: CREEDMOOR COMMUNITY PROFILE ................................................................................... 9 I. Population ..................................................................................................................................... 9 II. Housing ....................................................................................................................................... 14 III. Economy ...................................................................................................................................... 15 IV. Workforce ................................................................................................................................... 17 V. Land Use Patterns ....................................................................................................................... 20 VI. Infrastructure .............................................................................................................................. 22 VII. Natural Resources ....................................................................................................................... 30 VIII. Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................................... 41 SECTION THREE: CREEDMOOR REGULATIONS AND POLICIES .................................................................... 43 I. City Policies ................................................................................................................................. 43 II. City Plans ..................................................................................................................................... 51 III. Regional Plans, Studies and Initiatives ........................................................................................ 53 SECTION FOUR: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ..................................................................................................... 60 I. Public Forums .............................................................................................................................. 60 II. Written Survey ............................................................................................................................ 61 SECTION FIVE: LAND USE PLAN VISION ...................................................................................................... 63 I. Vision Statement - City Plan 2030 reflects the vision. ................................................................ 63 II. Future Land Use Map .................................................................................................................. 64 SECTION SIX: DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES ................................................................................................. 68 I. City Plan 2030 Objective ............................................................................................................. 68 II. General Development Strategies ................................................................................................ 68 III. Small Area Plans .......................................................................................................................... 76 SECTION SEVEN: IMPLEMENTATION .......................................................................................................... 82 I. Implementation Tools ................................................................................................................. 82 SECTION EIGHT: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................... 89 SECTION NINE: APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................... 91 Appendix 1 .................................................................................................................................. 91 Appendix 2 .................................................................................................................................. 95 Appendix 3 ................................................................................................................................... 99 Creedmoor City Plan 2030 Creedmoor City Plan 2030 - page 0 SECTION ONE: INTRODUCTION I. Purpose and Function The purpose of the City Plan 2030 - Land Use & Comprehensive Master Plan is to pinpoint and prioritize planning principles that support a self- sustainable community that encourages economic opportunities, while at the same time maintaining Creedmoor’s historic downtown and agricultural roots. An updated plan balancing the changing trends, environmental mandates, and the City’s vision is essential. The policy statements contained in the City Plan serve as the basis for future development decisions and have been designed for regular use in making public and private decisions. Long term planning to protect the future of a community is vitally important. One tool to guide the future of a community is the planning process and adoption of a comprehensive plan. Part of a comprehensive plan is designed to provide an overview of a community’s existing conditions and physical development. The main function of the plan is to serve as a guide to a community’s future development policy. The goals of a comprehensive plan aim to: involve the community in developing a long term vision, address what should be maintained or changed in the future, identify future land uses in an overall community wide context, identify and prioritize future infrastructure improvement, and provide implementation guidance as to the private and public investments and strategies to realize the vision. Part of the on-going planning process is to continue to monitor the plan’s progress as it is a fluid document that should be annually updated and refined. The City of Creedmoor’s last comprehensive plan action was adoption of the City of Creedmoor 2021 Plan on October 23, 2001. Many significant changes have impacted the City over the past decade. Between the years 2000 and 2010, Creedmoor experienced a substantial population increase of 85%, in spite of the nationwide economic downturn. There have also been environmental mandates such as Falls Rules that will affect development. The City has also been investing capital improvements to an aging water and sewer infrastructure to make needed upgrades and create additional carrying capacity. The City Plan 2030 - Land Use & Comprehensive Master Plan shall serve as the adopted plan pursuant to §N.C.G.S. 160A-383 in the planning and regulation of development. The planning process of the City Plan 2030 - Land Use & Comprehensive Master Plan included assistance from the Division of Community Assistance (DCA) to spearhead a series of community meetings. Another opportunity for community input included a community wide survey that was distributed and available to citizens. The Planning Board’s simultaneous work on the new Creedmoor Development Ordinance also ensured the regulatory document matched the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan while being in compliance with federal and state mandates. Creedmoor City Plan 2030 – page 1 II. Location The City of Creedmoor, North Carolina, is located in southern Granville County, near the Wake County border. Creedmoor is one of five incorporated municipalities in Granville County. Creedmoor is situated twenty miles north of Raleigh, thirteen miles northeast of Durham, and twenty-three miles southwest of Henderson. Interstate 85 (I-85)