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Home My WebLink AboutLUP PLANNING BOARD 0203625Harnett County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Update Planning Board February 3, 2024 1 Where are we? What's Next? Planning Board and Board of Commissioners review and adoption March 3, 2025 Planning Board March 17, 2025 Board of Commissioners Implementation Zoning Ordinance Amendments & Navigating S.B. 382 Draft Plan – Available for public comment since December Consultant currently revising plan per comments 2 Plan Elements Land Use Housing Economic Development Agriculture and Natural Resources Parks and Open Space Transportation Infrastructure and Services Jetport 3 38 | Plan Elements: Future Land Use - Character Areas, Environmental And Military Areas Character Areas 4 FUTURE LAND USE - CHARACTER HISTORIC COMMUNITY Historic communities, including Kipling, Chalybeate Springs and Bunn Level. These communities have structures, including homes, churches and business- es that date to the early 1900s. Future development may include a variety of uses including single family and house-scale attached residential and commercial. Buildings should mimic historical scale and include architectural details. New non-residential building footprints will usually be less than 5,000 square feet in these areas with exceptions for civic and institutional uses. RURAL CENTERS Small-scale commercial centers and nonresiden- tial activity areas. The exact location and extent of the Rural Centers will be market driven, however, the non-residential footprint will usually be less than 30,000 square feet in these areas. Buildings and sites should blend with the character of development nearby. Residential uses include smaller lot homes, patio homes, and some small-scale attached products (such as duplexes or quadplexes), where appropriate. VILLAGES AND VILLAGE CENTERS These areas are meant to be nodes or activity centers for growing areas in the county. They should be located to compliment an existing center or include and be designed around a defined center and inte- grated greenspace. Villages should have a connect- ed street network with short block lengths and have access to major thoroughfares and utilities. These areas incorporate a variety of small- to medium-scale commercial uses including grocery stores, retail estab- lishments, restaurants and services. Office, civic and in- stitutional uses should complement commercial uses. Residential options may include small lot single-family, townhomes, missing middle housing types and live- work units with residential units above commercial uses. Village Center locations may also include apart- ments and condos or dorms in the case of Campbell University. Residential uses should be located in close proximity to shopping and service destinations and complimented by pedestrian facilities to provide more walking opportunities to internal and external destina- tions. Nonresidential and Mixed-use Areas COMMERCIAL MIXED USE These areas are located along major roads and include a mix of commercial land uses and some residential uses. This character area is home to medium to large- scale retail, services, restaurants, offices and other businesses. Residential uses may include single-family homes, townhomes, missing middle housing types and occasionally apartments. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH AREA These areas are located along major thoroughfares and include prime locations for economic develop- ment opportunities. Uses encouraged in the Employ- ment Growth Areas include but are not limited to in- dustrial, warehouse, office, research and development, tech-flex, medical, energy, and distribution. Residential development is appropriate only when not in conflict with existing or future industry or commercial uses or focal development areas. JETPORT OVERLAY Areas proximal to the Harnett Regional Jetport. Proposed development in these areas should be com- patible with existing and future jetport operations. 5 Land Use Map 6 Draft Recommendations Create an Agricultural Protection Overlay District Increase standards for new residential development Create Village Districts Address housing affordability issues Create a protective Jetport Overlay District Add conditional zoning districts 7 Reduced density (larger lots or lower overall density) Consider targeted rezonings to more closely match future land use recommendations Incentives for small-scale, low-density development Discourage large-scale residential development and rezonings in Agricultural Protection Areas identified on the Future Land Use Map. Agricultural Landscape Buffers: require the preservation or planting of buffers for major subdivisions that will be located adjacent to working farmland. Agricultural Protection Overlay 8 9 Residential Design & Density Increase standards for New Development I. Continue incentives for conservation subdivisions (Smaller lot sizes in exchange for higher standards for the development) II. Add an open space requirement for RA-20R, RA-20M, and RA-30 Zoning districts III. Increase Standards for a compatibility subdivision IV. Enhanced road connectivity V. Require sidewalks, curb and gutter, and street trees for lots under 20,000 sq. feet Consider the creation of a new minor subdivision type that allows “Farmhouse Clusters” as a by-right development type. Conservation Subdivisions 10 Village Design Concept Village Design Design details for districts should include: A short, walkable block network (block lengths less than 500ft) Pedestrian-oriented design of streets and buildings (i.e., active storefronts) Shared amenities that could include village greens or other central public space Access to daily needs including retail, healthcare and other services A diversity range of housing options that could include single family homes, cottages, townhomes and missing middle housing types, live-work units and some apartments 11 Accommodate a mixture of housing types in appropriate areas. Mix of lot sizes in new development Allow for smaller lots and/or attached product as part of conservation subdivisions and new village districts Encourage the preservation and construction of affordable and workforce housing. Work with partners to prevent and reduce homelessness. Housing 12 Jetport Overlay Establish a Jetport Overlay to ensure compatible uses in the vicinity of the airport. Tiered overlay with 3 zones, with Zone 1 being the most protective. Restrict incompatible uses such as solar facilities, tall structures, smokestacks wildlife attractions. Limit residential development to low-density development and require a special use permit for major subdivisions in zone 1. 13 Conditional Zoning Conditional zoning may be a more valuable tool since S.B. 382 A conditional zoning process could be set up to provide for additional flexibility for innovative development proposals. Affordable Housing – require mix of housing products Preserve trees and protect other natural resources Promote quality commercial and retail design Transportation and Infrastructure: Conditional zoning may be a vehicle for encouraging needed public improvements 14 Thank You! Questions? Sarah Arbour, Planner II – sarbour@harnett.org (910) 814-6414 15