WHY IS A LAND USE PLAN IMPORTANT? The Community Plan includes Wake Forest’s new comprehensive land use plan that creates a long-term vision for the Town to implement over the next 10 to 20 years. It presents a cohesive vision that is representative of Wake Forest’s residents, the business community, and community stakeholders. Planning for future land use and development is important in ensuring the Town grows in a sustainable and attractive manner over the long term. This includes finding a balance between supporting regional growth pressures and housing demand while preserving Wake Forest’s unique community character and assets.
Growth is undeniably here and happening in Wake Forest. It is critical that the Town identifies locations and strategies to accommodate housing, employment, and entertainment for the increasing population. The Community Plan establishes key recommendations for where and how future development should occur to ensure the Town grows in a strategic manner. Unlike the previous Community Plan, a Land Use Plan map is included in this Plan, which identifies where each type of future land use should be accommodated to ensure growth occurs strategically and is compatible to the existing context.
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH To strategically plan for growth, Wake Forest’s future land use and development must build off the Town’s existing context, planning jurisdictions, and growth areas. The following section outlines the areas where the Town can plan. It presents a growth strategy to guide targeted, efficient, and sustainable growth.
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TOWN OF WAKE FOREST | COMMUNITY PLAN
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