Community Inventory Report
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Main Body 1. Introduction 12 1.1 Purpose and Scope 12 1.2 Our City Today 12 1.3 Conclusions 16 2. Demographic & Household 18 Trends 2.1 City Population & Household Trends 18 2.2 Residential Development 28 2.3 City Population & Household Projections 35 2.4 City Profile 40 2.5 Key Issues & Potential Strategies 51 3. Land Use & Zoning 55 3.1 Introduction 55 3.2 Existing Land Use 55 3.3 Land Use Allocation by Planning District 59 3.4 Existing Zoning Allocation 65 3.5 Existing Land Capacity 82 3.6 Annexation Trends 86 3.7 Current Planning Initiatives 90 3.8 Regulatory Challenges 93 3.9 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 94 4. Economic Development & 99 Employment Trends 4.1 Regional Picture 99 4.2 Employment and Industry Trends 99 4.3 Commercial Development Sector 113 4.4 Industrial Development Sector 122 4.5 Government and Institutional Sector 126 4.6 Organization for Economic Development 128 4.7 Geographic Focus for Economic Development 129 4.8 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 133 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Contents 5. Housing and Neighborhoods 142 5.1 Introduction 142 5.2 Housing 142 5.3 Neighborhoods 164 5.4 Conclusions: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 174 6. Transportation 179 6.1 Regional Context 179 6.2 Raleigh's Multi-modal Transportation System 179 6.3 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 206 7. Public Utilities 211 7.1 Existing Utility Infrastructure 211 7.2 Future Utility Infrastructure 217 7.3 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 221 8. Environmental Resources 230 8.1 Existing Watershed Conditions 230 8.2 Planned Preservation and Conservation 242 8.3 Sustainability Efforts 245 8.4 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 250 9. Parks & Recreation 253 9.1 Existing Park and Recreation System and 253 Planning Framework 9.2 Future Park and Open Space Needs 262 9.3 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential Strategies 266 10. Community Facilities 269 10.1 Schools 269 10.2 Libraries 273 10.3 Police Services 276 10.4 Fire Services 279 10.5 Municipal Buildings 282 10.6 Solid Waste Services 284 10.7 Arts and Culture 288 10.8 Colleges and Universities 294 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh 10.9 Hospitals 296 10.10 Community Centers 298 10.11 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential 301 Strategies 11. Historic Resources 305 11.1 Introduction 305 11.2 The City's Development History 305 11.3 The City's Historic Preservation Program 313 11.4 Identification of Historic Resources 314 11.5 Incentives and Regulatory Tools 326 11.6 Historic Resources and Tourism 327 11.7 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential 327 Strategies 12. Urban Design and Urban Form 332 12.1 Introduction 332 12.2 Current Urban Design Conditions 335 12.3 Planning Framework 344 12.4 Current Initiatives 357 12.5 Conclusion: Key Issues and Potential 361 Strategies Maps Map 2.1 Housing Unit Growth by Census Tract 22 Map 2.2 Housing Unit Density by Block Group 27 Map 2.3 Housing Tenure by Census Tract 32 Map 2.4 Median Household Income by Census Block 47 Group Map 3.1 Existing Land Use 57 Map 3.2 Planning Districts 60 Map 3.3 Conditional Use Zoning 67 Map 3.4 Single Family Zoning 69 Map 3.5 Multi-Family Zoning 70 Map 3.6 Industrial Zoning 73 Map 3.7 Office and Institutional Zoning 74 Map 3.8 Commercial Zoning 75 Map 3.9 Conservation Zoning 76 Map 3.10 Overlay Zoning 81 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Contents Map 3.11 Land Capacity Analysis 83 Map 3.12 Annexation History 88 Map 3.13 Future Growth Areas 89 Map 4.1 2002 Employment 108 Map 4.2 2002 - 2030 Employment Growth 109 Map 4.3 2030 Employment 109 Map 4.4 Retail Employment 2005 117 Map 4.5 Retail Employment 2035 117 Map 4.6 Office Employment 2005 121 Map 4.7 Office Employment 2035 121 Map 4.8 Industrial Employment 2005 124 Map 4.9 Industrial Employment 2035 125 Map 4.10 Target Areas for Economic Development 132 Map 5.1 Active Housing Inspection Cases 145 Map 5.2 Affordable Assisted Housing Units by 154 Priority Area Map 5.3 Affordable Assisted Housing Units by 155 Planning District Map 5.4 Home Rehabilitation Activity, 2000 – 2007 158 Map 5.5 Supportive Housing Inventory 160 Map 5.6 Citizen Advisory Council Areas 165 Map 5.7 Neighborhood Plans and Conservation 168 Overlay Districts Map 5.8 Assessed Land Values in Excess of 169 Improvement Value Map 5.9 Redevelopment Areas 171 Map 6.1 Functional Classification of Roadways 181 Map 6.2 Existing (2005) Roadway Network Level of 183 Service Map 6.3 Future (2035) Roadway Network Level of 184 Service Map 6.4 Vehicle Crash Locations 187 Map 6.5 Pedestrian Crash Locations 188 Map 6.6 Planned and Proposed Roadway 190 Improvements Map 6.7 Public Transportation 196 Map 6.8 Existing Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities 201 Map 6.9 Railroad & Freight Facilities 204 Map 7.1 Water & Wastewater System 213 Map 7.2 Raleigh Drainage Basin Areas 216 Map 8.1 Reservoir Supply Watersheds 231 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Map 8.2 Flood Plains 234 Map 8.3 Impervious Surface Cover in Raleigh, 2007 236 Map 8.4 Tree Cover in Raleigh, 2007 241 Map 9.1 City Parks 254 Map 9.2 Parks and Greenways 261 Map 9.3 Park Search Areas 265 Map 10.1 Wake County Public Schools in the City 272 of Raleigh Map 10.2 Wake County Public Libraries in the City 275 of Raleigh Map 10.3 City of Raleigh Police Stations 278 Map 10.4 281 Map 10.5 Municipal Facilities 283 Map 10.6 Sports Arenas, Concert Halls, and 293 Museums Map 10.7 Colleges and Universities located in the 295 City of Raleigh Map 10.8 Hopitals in the City of Raleigh 297 Map 10.9 Community and Neighborhood Centers 300 Map 11.1 National Historic Landmarks & National 317 Register Buildings Map 11.2 National Register Historic Districts 318 Map 11.3 Teardown/Infill Sites in National Register 319 Districts Map 11.4 Raleigh Historic Landmarks 320 Map 11.5 Raleigh Historic Overlay Districts 321 Map 11.6 National Register Study List 323 Map 11.7 RHDC Designation Priority List 324 Map 11.8 Potential Historic Overlay Districts Under 325 Study Map 12.1 1922 Streetcar System 334 Map 12.2 Arterials & Thoroughfares 338 Map 12.3 Downtown Curb Cut Study 341 Map 12.4 Urban Form 345 Map 12.5 Transit Corridors & TOD's 348 Map 12.6 Neighborhood and Village Mixed Use 351 Centers Figures Figure 2.1 Census Population, City of Raleigh, 1900 19 – 2000 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Contents Figure 2.2 Census and Estimated Population, City 19 of Raleigh, 1990 – 2007 Figure 2.3 Population Density, City of Raleigh, 2000 20 – 2007 Figure 2.4 Dwelling Unit Densities, City of Raleigh, 25 1970 – 2007 Figure 2.5 Homeownership Rate, City of Raleigh, 31 1990 – 2006 Figure 2.6 Residential Building Permit Activity, City 33 of Raleigh, 2002 – 2006 Figure 2.7 Population Projections, Wake County and 36 Municipal Areas, 2005 – 2035 Figure 2.8 Household Projections, Wake County and 38 Municipal Areas, 2005 – 2035 Figure 2.9 Population Growth and Projections, City 40 of Raleigh and Region J, 1960 – 2030 Figure 2.10 Population Distribution by Age Group, 41 2005 Figure 2.11 Age Distribution, City of Raleigh, 1990 42 – 2006 Figure 2.12 Labor Force Participation, City of 45 Raleigh, 2000 & 2006 Figure 2.13 Household Growth by Type, City of 49 Raleigh, 1990 – 2006 Figure 3.1 Planning District Land Area 59 Figure 3.2 Existing Land Uses by Planning District 62 Figure 3.3 Generalized Zoning Allocation 78 Figure 3.4 Existing and Projected Dwelling Units by 84 Planning District Figure 4.1 Jobs by Industry, Raleigh and Wake 105 County, 2000 Figure 4.2 Average Annual Unemployment Rates, 106 2002-2007 Figure 4.3 Raleigh/Cary Metropolitan Area 107 Employment Projections, 2005 to 2035 Figure 6.1 Strategic Transit Advisory Commission 198 Vision Plan Figure 7.1 Maximum Daily Demand and Treatment 217 Capacity Figure 11.1 Age of Occupied Dwelling Units 312 1792-2005 Figure 12.1 William Christmas Plan 333 Figure 12.2 Pedestrian Accident Service Calls 359 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Tables Table 2.1: Population, Growth Rate, and Density, 20 City of Raleigh, 1900 - 2007 Table 2.2: Components of Population Growth 23 Table 2.3: Housing Units and Unit Density, City of 24 Raleigh, 1970 – 2007 Table 2.4: Housing Units by Number in Structure, 28 City of Raleigh, 2006 Table 2.5: Housing Units by Year Built, City of 29 Raleigh, 2006 Table 2.6: Housing Tenure, City of Raleigh, 1990 – 30 2006 Table 2.7: Occupancy by Tenure, City of Raleigh, 31 2006 Table 2.8: Residential Building Permits, City of 33 Raleigh, 2002 – 2006 Table 2.9: Residential Demolition Permits, City of 34 Raleigh, 2002 – 2006 Table 2.10: Net Residential Absorption, City of 35 Raleigh, 2002 – 2006 Table 2.11: Population Projections, Wake County & 37 Municipal Areas (ETJ + USA), 2005 – 2035 Table 2.12: Annualized Percent Growth Rates, Wake 37 County & Municipal Areas, 2005 – 2035 Table 2.13: Persons per Household, Wake County 38 Jurisdictions, 2005 & 2035 Table 2.14: Household Projections, Wake County & 38 Municipal Areas (ETJ + USA), 2005 – 2035 Table 2.15: Age Groups, City of Raleigh, 1990 – 2006 41 Table 2.16: Population by Race/Ethnicity, City of 43 Raleigh, 1990 - 2006 Table 2.17: Growth in Hispanic Population, City of 43 Raleigh, 2000 - 2006 Table 2.18: Components of Hispanic Population, City 43 of Raleigh, 2006 Table 2.19: Education Attainment, City of Raleigh, 44 2000 & 2006 Table 2.20: Economic Indicators, City of Raleigh, 45 2000 & 2006 Table 2.21: Households by Type, Raleigh and North 48 Carolina, 2006 Community Inventory for the City of Raleigh Contents Table 2.22: Household Trends, City of Raleigh, 1990 48 – 2006 Table 2.23: