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Joint Informational Meeting
Cornelius Road Area
Presented by Iredell County and the Town of Mooresville
Growth is inevitable and desirable, but destruction of community character is not. The question is not whether your part of the world is going to change. The question is how.
Edward T. McMahon, The Conservation Fund
Joint Informational Meeting
Topics to be addressedIredell County growth policy and regulation updatesCoordinated planning effortsFuture development of the Cornelius Road areaTown of Mooresville Small Area Plan updateTown of Mooresville Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) vs. City
LimitsFollow-up and next steps
Iredell County Planning Efforts
2030 Horizon Plan Adopted September 15, 2009Long range plan with goals and strategies to deal with
the growth in the County
Land Development CodeEffective July 1, 2011Year-long effort by staff to incorporate
recommendations from the 2030 Horizon Plan and combine the County’s Development Ordinances
Iredell County Planning Efforts2030 Horizon Plan – Land Development
CodeRecipient of 2010 and 2011 Marvin Collins
Planning Awards
Large Community Comprehensive Planning
and Implementation
Iredell County Planning Efforts2030 Horizon Plan
Where are we today, where do we want to be
in the future, and how do we get there?
Current conditions, goals and policies, guiding
principles, specific recommendations.
Urban Service Areas
Logical, consistent, and sustainable growth
patterns
Incorporates existing plans of municipalities.
Iredell County Planning Efforts2030 Horizon Plan
Provide fiscally efficient governance and
public services.
Provide leadership to coordinate planning
within the county.
Coordinate development with the provision
of
infrastructure.
Balance land use policy and regulation with
private property rights.
Iredell County Planning EffortsLand Development Code – July 1, 2011
Also provides mechanisms to coordinate
planning within the county.
Provides guidance for the review of
requests
for the expansion of planning and zoning
jurisdiction by municipalities within the
county.
Applies similar municipal-like development
standards to properties in close proximity
to
the municipalities (Municipal Growth Overlay).
Coordinated Planning Efforts in the Cornelius Road Area
Initial Planning Efforts Joint informational workshopFuture developmentReview of long-range plans Interstate 77 to Highway 21Public Input Survey Future follow-up
Future Development of the Cornelius Road AreaAmerica’s Park
Availability of Water & Sewer
Transportation
Commercial, Industrial,and Residential Growth
Coordinated Planning Efforts in the Cornelius Road Area
Cornelius Road Small Area Plan
Adopted in April 2009 by the Town of Mooresville.
Iredell County Planning Staff was one of the stakeholders in the process.2030 Horizon Plan
Incorporated the future land use designations from the Town’s plans.
Town of Mooresville Planning staff served on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Plan.
Town of Mooresville
Existing Cornelius Road SAP Area Map
Existing Cornelius Road SAP
Proposed amended Cornelius Road SAP
Cornelius Road SAP – Town Limits/ETJ
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) vs. Town Limits
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) Town Limits
Fire, police, emergency, services provided by Iredell County or volunteer service
Fire, police, emergency, sanitation, public works services provided by Town of Mooresville
Properties subject to Iredell County taxation
Properties subject to both Iredell County and Town of Mooresville taxation
Parcels subject to Town of Mooresville Zoning Ordinance and Development Standards
Parcels subject to Town of Mooresville Zoning Ordinance and Development Standards
Water and sewer provided by septic/wells Water and sewer provided by Town of Mooresville
Tax burden is the same whether a property is in the ETJ or Iredell County. Town taxes are ONLY levied if a parcel is
annexed in to the Town of Mooresville.
Town of Mooresville
Please complete the survey / share input with staff Evaluation and sharing of survey results On-going, joint monitoring by Iredell County and the Town
of Mooresville regarding development interest and activity in the Cornelius Road area
County monitoring and evaluation of municipal growth control efforts
Amendment of growth policies as needed to reflect public input and to ensure that logical, consistent, and sustainable growth patterns occur in the Cornelius Road area
Follow-up and Next Steps
Iredell County Planning Department
704-878-3118
Town of Mooresville DevelopmentServices Department
704-662-7040