Regional Context The Town of Fuquay-Varina is located in southwestern Wake County, one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. and the most populous county in North Carolina. The sub-region is home to Research Triangle Park, three top tier nationally ranked universities, and not far from Fort Bragg, the largest military base in the U.S. Originally, a rural agriculture community, Fuquay- Varina now has 34,152 citizens living in Town limits and 61,817 people living in the Planning Area (i.e., Town limits, extraterritorial jurisdiction and urban service area combined). It was known to many as a “bedroom community”, an affordable
suburb of Raleigh and the Research Triangle Park where residents commute 20 to 40 minutes a day. Convenient access to the new southeastern extension of NC 540 (with five nearby interchanges planned) will reduce travel times to anywhere in the Triangle area; including destinations such as Raleigh-Durham International Airport, Lake Jordan, and Downtown Raleigh. Looking forward, Fuquay-Varina competes in the global marketplace as a maturing town moving away from a century long dependence on textiles, tobacco, trade, and agriculture.
Downtown Durham
Research Triangle Park RDU Airport
Downtown Chapel Hill
Downtown Raleigh
Jordan Lake
Fort Bragg
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Fuquay-Varina Land Use Plan
Chapter 1: Introduction
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