Wake Forest Community Plan - May 2023

PLANNING JURISDICTION Wake Forest is primarily located within Wake County, with a small portion of its northern planning area located within Franklin County. The Town shares direct borders with the City of Raleigh to the south and southwest, the Town of Rolesville to the east, and the Town of Youngsville to the north. According to Chapter 160D Article 2 of the North Carolina General Statutes, the Town of Wake Forest is authorized to plan for all incorporated areas within its corporate limits as well as within its extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ). An ETJ includes areas outside a municipality’s corporate limits in which it can apply its planning and development regulations. While State Statute grants a municipality with a population of 25,000 people or more the ability to plan for areas within three miles of its corporate boundary, Wake Forest’s planning jurisdiction is instead shaped by formal boundary agreements with its neighboring communities. The Town also has Urban Service Areas that identify potential locations for future water and sewer infrastructure extensions. Together, these create a defined planning area that includes approximately 17,000 acres of land, about 12,000 acres of which is incorporated and about 5,000 acres of which is unincorporated land.

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Raleigh Boundary Agreement Raleigh Rolesville Boundary Agreement Rolesville Youngsville Boundary Agreement Youngsville

Urban Service Area Railroad Town Limits Within Town Limits Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ)

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COMMUNITY PLAN | TOWN OF WAKE FOREST

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