1. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE MEETING 1 – ANNEXATION, PLANNING AREA, AND DENSITIES 11/07/2013

2. 1.Review the current Planning Area 2.Discuss incorporating goals from the Annexation Plan into the Comprehensive Plan 3.Discuss residential densities GOALS FOR TODAY

3.  Review current Planning Area and surrounding areas  Review relevant portions of the Annexation Plan as it relates to the Planning Area REVIEW OF CURRENT PLANNING AREA

4.  Population Goal: Guide annexation policy to promote efficient service provision, to foster an inclusive and diverse community, and to consider the strategic implications regarding the growth of other nearby municipalities.  Population Strategy: Continue to seek the annexation of unincorporated areas within the Mount Pleasant planning area.  Community Facilities Strategy: Encourage the annexation of unincorporated areas within the Town’s Planning Area to provide better coordinated and enhanced public services. INVENTORY OF CURRENT ANNEXATION GOALS/STRATEGIES IN THE 2009 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

5.  Proposal: Incorporate elements from the Annexation Plan into the Comprehensive Plan as goals and strategies.  Goal – Implement the Annexation Plan to solidify our community, create service efficiencies, and ensure fairness among taxpayers.  Strategy – Pursue all types of annexations including commercial and residential, developed and undeveloped, and annexations involving one or multiple properties and property owners.  Strategy – Coordinate land use and other planning efforts with nearby jurisdictions in an effort to safeguard that those actions by adjacent jurisdictions do not negatively impact the residents and businesses of the Town, to ensure compatibility with the standards of the Town, and to reduce jurisdictional shopping.  Action Plan Item – Implement the Annexation Plan ANNEXATION PLAN

6.  The Comprehensive Plan is used to determine density and currently provides density for residential land use categories but not commercial land use categories.  The Zoning Code permits residential developments as conditional uses in commercial zoning districts and the densities are a condition, but they are not provided for in the Comprehensive Plan.  Limited Office allows single-family residences.  Office Professional allows combination residential structures limited to medium density standards (6 units per acre).  Neighborhood Commercial/Areawide Business/Areawide Business-2 allows combination residential structures limited to 12 units per acre.  Mixed Use Planned Developments permit higher density. RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FOR COMMERCIAL LOTS

7.  Considerations (Options):  Establish the residential density for Commercial Land Use in the Comprehensive Plan at 12 units per acre.  Establish a range for density of 6 to 12 depending on zoning  Not allow residential in OP  Consider establishing density recommendations for transitional zoning land use (Limited Office)  Note: the Urban Corridor – Overlay District has a base density of 16 units per acre for single use residential districts and 20 units per acre for mixed use development. Additional density can be allowed for providing certain incentives, and projects that provide all the incentives, no density limitations apply. RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FOR COMMERCIAL LOTS

8.  Consideration: Should there be an increase in residential densities for low, medium, and high land use categories?  Historical Information RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS

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