SECTION 3: PLANNING AREA PROFILE
3.10.7.3 LAND USE
According to the Morrisville Land Use Plan, all land parcels within the Town’s planning jurisdiction are assigned to 13 different future land use categories on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Additionally, the Existing Land Use Map provides an overview of existing land use conditions and contains 14 land use categories. As of 2021, it was estimated that the Town had an estimated 870 acres of undeveloped land, although a large portion of this may remain limited for development due to overlay districting of Raleigh- Durham International Airport and conflicting use compatibilities. Conversely, three subarea plans created for the Town Center, McCrimmon Extension, and TOD East elaborate on potential land use opportunities in Morrisville.
3.10.8 CITY OF RALEIGH
3.10.8.1 SOCIAL VULNERABILITY
Within the limits of Wake County, the most vulnerable residents live near the central and eastern portions, predominantly in and around the City of Raleigh according to 2022 SVI data. Multiple census tract areas of eastern and southeastern Raleigh demonstrate a very high level of social vulnerability approaching the highest possible score of 1 (> 0.95). Other areas to the southwest are mostly rated as low-medium and medium-high, while low ratings are observed to the north of downtown Raleigh. A similar trend of these findings is observed for EJI data. Multiple census tract areas of eastern and southeastern Raleigh are rated as high impacts of environmental burden, in addition to ratings of low to moderate and moderate to high impacts of environmental burden among tract areas to the southwest based on 2022 EJI data. The ACS 2022 5-year estimates for the total population of Raleigh also note that approximately 17.7 percent of people over the age of five speak a language other than English, 9.5 percent have a disability, and 11.8 percent live below the poverty level.
3.10.8.2 GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
The population of Raleigh grew by approximately 15.8 percent between the 2010 Decennial Census and 2020 Decennial Census. According to the most recently published 2020 Data Book for Raleigh, the total number of housing units has increased from 176,124 with a density of 1.91 units per acre in 2010 to over 202,417 with a density of 2.13 units per acre as of 2019. The 2020 Data Book also notes that 376 acres were annexed and added to the city limits in 2020, bringing the jurisdiction’s grand total to approximately 94,985 acres. Future growth and development potential of Raleigh can be summarized in terms of acreages as seen in Table 3.13. Table 3.13 – Future Raleigh City Limits Growth Potential Geography Acres Current City Limits 94,985 Potential ETJ Growth Area 21,196 Potential USA Growth Area 18,624 Total Future Annexation Potential 39,820 Total Potential City Limits 134,805 Source: City of Raleigh Department of City Planning, 2020 Additionally, the proposed development of the S-Line rail corridor through the Southeast, recently awarded to North Carolina in late 2023 in the form of a $1.09 billion discretionary federal grant, would include Raleigh as a direct stop and could generate many promising economic and development opportunities in the future.
Wake County, NC Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
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