The Planning Department provides many
services for Lincoln county Building and land Development such as Long
Range Planning, Transportation Planning, Subdivision review, Floodplain
administration and Environmental Planning. The planning department
is currently involved in multiple ongoing projects including:
Synopsis: The goal of the project is to ensure that Cherryville, Gaston
County, Lincoln County, and Lincolnton will grow in an organized pattern
that respects local history, anticipates growth pressures, and preserves
mobility between the two municipalities. All parties would continue to
advocate for future improvements to NC 150 in Lincoln County while managing
growth to maintain mobility along the existing roadway consistent with the
approved vision for the corridor. This corridor study will be completed by
Centralina Council of Governments and will be complete by July 2008.
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This document describes where and how the County sees itself growing over
the next ten years. The recommendations contained in the Land Use Plan
(i.e., the “Plan”) have been shaped by community residents and leadership,
both in terms of valued treasures that should not be lost, and in terms of
lifestyle choices that should be available to ensure that Lincoln County
remains both economically healthy and a desirable place to live and work.
Their direction, expressed in terms of guiding principles, provides a
foundation for retaining treasures, wisely using land and infrastructure
resources, and providing for both a healthy economy and environment. Given
the rapid rise of the County’s population, a trend that will likely
continue in the future, the County has many possible answers when asked
the question “What do we want to look like in 2017?” The Plan, when
implemented, will help decision makers and advisory groups help answer
that question in the years to come.
This document serves as an update to the 2001 Comprehensive Land Use Plan
and is being adopted pursuant to NCGS 153A-341. The Centralina Council of
Governments in Charlotte, NC, worked with County Building and Land
Development staff as well as a Steering Committee appointed by the Lincoln
County Board of Commissioners in writing the Plan.
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The NC 73 Transportation/Land Use Corridor Plan is a
coordinated land use and multi-modal transportation plan for a 35 mile
corridor, integrating local land use plans with strategic regional
transportation needs. The plan is the by-product of a coordinated,
multi-jurisdictional transportation and land use planning effort, involving
three (3) counties, five (5) municipalities, three (3) chambers of commerce,
two (2) metropolitan planning organizations, one (1) rural planning
organization, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT).
This plan represents the first wide-scale effort by NCDOT to integrate land
use and transportation planning, recognizing the essential linkage between
the two. This plan received the 2006 Marvin Collins Planning Award from the
North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association.
NC 73
Transportation Land Use Corridor Plan Section 1.pdf
(51 pages 4.7 mb)
NC 73
Transportation Land Use Corridor Plan Section 2.pdf
(71 pages 9.6 mb)
NC 73
Transportation Land Use Corridor Plan Section 3.pdf
(54 pages 17.7 mb)
NC 73 Technical
Appendix.pdf (206 pages 18.0 mb)
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A Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) is a document that compiles the
existing ordinances that Lincoln County Building and Land Development
currently administers into one document. A UDO would prevent redundancy as
well as conflict within the ordinances. The UDO process would also allow for
the revision of current land use regulations to ensure that quality
development will continue to occur in Lincoln County. This process will be
performed by a consultant starting in September 2007 and will take between
12 and 18 months to complete.
Characteristics of a
Unified Development Ordinance:
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Unifies
codes (zoning, subdivision, etc.)
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Everything is in one place (single set of standards)
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Applies to
all development (subdivided or not)
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Looks at
procedures as systematic and sequential
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Consolidates definitions into common language
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Written in
clear, concise, user-friendly language
·
Highly
visual—lots of matrices, graphics, diagrams
Advantages of a Unified Development Ordinance:
·
Easier to
find what you are looking for
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Easier to
see how regulations interrelate
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Easier to
maintain currency and consistency
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Easier to
avoid redundancies and conflicts
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Easier to
identify excessive regulatory provisions
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Easier to
achieve good site and building design
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Easier to
reduce processing time and cost
Current Status:
After the series of open houses and meetings with the
steering committee, the consultant LandDesign and Duncan Associates drafted
a “Critique of Current Regulations”. This document critiqued the
county’s current regulations and made suggestions as to where the county
should focus its regulations in the future. The “Critique of Current
Regulations” was been reviewed by staff, steering committee and elected
officials to confirm that the direction that the consultant is heading is
appropriate. Since confirmation has been received that consultant has
started the process of drafting new regulations for the county. These
regulations will be drafted in three modules that will be delivered for
review over the next six months. The first module is due for review in
early March.
UDO Downloads:
Critique of Current Regulations (55 pages, 3.1 mb)
Questions? Contact:
Randy Williams, Principal Planner @ 704.736.8472
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North Carolina Chapter of the American
Planning Association (NCAPA)
American Planning Association
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