Airport Overlay District Revisions
Airport Overlay District Revisions 2018 Town Council Retreat
Overview • Airport-Related Regulations • Unified Development Ordinance • Potential Ordinance Revisions
Airport-Related Regulations Overview
What is the purpose? • Promote most appropriate land use • Ensure the safety and welfare of the community • Ensure development is compatible with the airport
Year 2012
Year 2017
Who establishes regulations? • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Establish standard noise methodologies – Identify land uses normally compatible with airport noise – Regulate structure height – Restricts electronic interference
• Local Jurisdictions (counties & cities) – Establish overlay boundaries – Establish permitted principal uses – Develop airportrelated standards (e.g., sound mitigation, lighting, electronic interference) Morrisville Regulates Principal Uses and Sets Zoning Overlay Boundaries
Who establishes noise contours? • Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority – Location of runway – Airplane technology
Unified Development Ordinance Current Regulations
What is regulated? • Storage of hazardous materials • Principal uses (AO-A only) • Structure height • Outdoor lighting • Electronic interferences • Sound mitigation • Avigation easements
Established by Morrisville using FAA guidance
Where are regulations applicable? • Airport Overlay-A District – West of NC 54
• Airport Overlay-B – East of NC 54 Overlay Inset
Airport Overlay-A Airport Overlay-B Town of Morrisville Parcel Lines
Potential Revisions to Unified Development Ordinance and/or Zoning Map
Discussion Area #1 Airport Overlay-B (AO-B) District
Airport Overlay-B: Overview Consideration Points • TOD in AO-B District (see ) • No use restrictions in the AO-B • High redevelopment potential • Additional rules may inhibit development • People find varying rules harder to understand
Airport Overlay-B: Revision Options • Option 1 – Remove non-FAA required regulations from UDO
• Option 2 – Remove avigation easement requirement – Remove sound mitigation
• Option 3 – No change
Discussion Area #2 McCrimmon Extension Area
McCrimmon Extension Area: Overview Consideration Points • Currently zoned Industrial Management • Largest undeveloped area in Morrisville • High development potential • Subarea study location in the Land Use Plan update
McCrimmon Extension Area: Revision Options • Option 1 – Include all uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study
• Option 2 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • No industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multifamily) • Limited educational uses (high school)
• Option 3 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • Limited industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multifamily) • Limited educational uses • (high school)
• Option 4 – No change: Study only currently permitted uses
Discussion Area #3 Wake Tech Area
Wake Tech Area: Overview Consideration Points • Currently vacant and single family homes • Currently zoned Corridor Commercial & Office Institutional • High redevelopment potential • Subarea study location in the Land Use Plan update • Phase of TOD
Wake Tech Area: Revision Options • Option 1 – Include all uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study
• Option 2 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • No industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multi-family) • No educational uses
• Option 3 – No change: Study only currently permitted uses
Discussion Area #4 Old Outlet Mall
Old Outlet Mall: Overview Consideration Points • Currently zoned Regional Activity Center • High redevelopment potential • Directly under flight path
Old Outlet Mall: Revision Options • Option 1 – Permit multifamily
• Option 2 – Permit multifamily, only if part of MUPD application
• Option 3 – Create new mixed use zoning district for developments in the AO-B District
• Option 4 – No change
Questions
Overview • Airport-Related Regulations • Unified Development Ordinance • Potential Ordinance Revisions
Airport-Related Regulations Overview
What is the purpose? • Promote most appropriate land use • Ensure the safety and welfare of the community • Ensure development is compatible with the airport
Year 2012
Year 2017
Who establishes regulations? • Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) – Establish standard noise methodologies – Identify land uses normally compatible with airport noise – Regulate structure height – Restricts electronic interference
• Local Jurisdictions (counties & cities) – Establish overlay boundaries – Establish permitted principal uses – Develop airportrelated standards (e.g., sound mitigation, lighting, electronic interference) Morrisville Regulates Principal Uses and Sets Zoning Overlay Boundaries
Who establishes noise contours? • Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority – Location of runway – Airplane technology
Unified Development Ordinance Current Regulations
What is regulated? • Storage of hazardous materials • Principal uses (AO-A only) • Structure height • Outdoor lighting • Electronic interferences • Sound mitigation • Avigation easements
Established by Morrisville using FAA guidance
Where are regulations applicable? • Airport Overlay-A District – West of NC 54
• Airport Overlay-B – East of NC 54 Overlay Inset
Airport Overlay-A Airport Overlay-B Town of Morrisville Parcel Lines
Potential Revisions to Unified Development Ordinance and/or Zoning Map
Discussion Area #1 Airport Overlay-B (AO-B) District
Airport Overlay-B: Overview Consideration Points • TOD in AO-B District (see ) • No use restrictions in the AO-B • High redevelopment potential • Additional rules may inhibit development • People find varying rules harder to understand
Airport Overlay-B: Revision Options • Option 1 – Remove non-FAA required regulations from UDO
• Option 2 – Remove avigation easement requirement – Remove sound mitigation
• Option 3 – No change
Discussion Area #2 McCrimmon Extension Area
McCrimmon Extension Area: Overview Consideration Points • Currently zoned Industrial Management • Largest undeveloped area in Morrisville • High development potential • Subarea study location in the Land Use Plan update
McCrimmon Extension Area: Revision Options • Option 1 – Include all uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study
• Option 2 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • No industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multifamily) • Limited educational uses (high school)
• Option 3 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • Limited industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multifamily) • Limited educational uses • (high school)
• Option 4 – No change: Study only currently permitted uses
Discussion Area #3 Wake Tech Area
Wake Tech Area: Overview Consideration Points • Currently vacant and single family homes • Currently zoned Corridor Commercial & Office Institutional • High redevelopment potential • Subarea study location in the Land Use Plan update • Phase of TOD
Wake Tech Area: Revision Options • Option 1 – Include all uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study
• Option 2 – Include some uses in Land Use Plan subarea plan study • No industrial uses • Limited residential uses (multi-family) • No educational uses
• Option 3 – No change: Study only currently permitted uses
Discussion Area #4 Old Outlet Mall
Old Outlet Mall: Overview Consideration Points • Currently zoned Regional Activity Center • High redevelopment potential • Directly under flight path
Old Outlet Mall: Revision Options • Option 1 – Permit multifamily
• Option 2 – Permit multifamily, only if part of MUPD application
• Option 3 – Create new mixed use zoning district for developments in the AO-B District
• Option 4 – No change
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