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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLand Development Plan-1976p a U _ U A cl � o a o o U b a o rA A AU I, H.E. Russell, City Clerk certify that this a true copy of the New Bern Land Use Plan and Synopsis adopted by the City of New Bern Board of Alderman on May 20, 1976 in ful- fillment of the requirements of.the North Carolina Coastal Area Management Act of 1974. Title Seal Coastal Area Management Act Land Use Plan May, 1976 CITY OF NEW BERN Founded 1710 P.O. Box 1129 New Been, NC 28560 Prepared with the assistance of Dexter G. Moore, Moore and Associates Urban Planners - Project Designers New Bern, North Carolina If M • City of New'Bern- Board of Aldermen Charles H. Kimbrell, Mayor Mrs. Ella J. Bengel Tom I. Davis Ben B. Hurst S. Gray Ingram Tim A. Montgomery City of New Bern Planning and Zoning Board Mary B. McCotter, Chairman . William H. Bell, Jr Guy Boyd, Jr. William H: Dove 0. E. Evans Roland Hill Mrs. C. J. Houston Junius P. Johnson Julius H. Jones J. Alfred Mayo, Jr. Mrs. Dale T. Millns John Pugh, Sr. Mrs. Mubern Snider Johnny West Ledell Williams J. C. Outlaw, City Manager A. D. Ward, City Attorney G ®J a TABLE OF CONTENTS Public Officials Introduction Description of Present Conditions Population Economy Housing Existing Land Use Current Plans, Policies and Regulations Transportation Plan Community Facilities Plans Utility Extension Policy Open Space and Recreation Areas Prior Land Use Plans Prior Land Use Policies Local Regulations Zoning Ordinance Federal and State Regulations Public Participation Activities Major Land Use Issues Alternatives Land Use Objectives, Policies and Standards Public Participation Constraints Physical Limitations PAGE ii 1 3 4 9 17 27. 32 33 35 37 39 40 41 43 43 49 50 51 54 58 59 64 65 Table of Contents continued .dw w K Is PAGE Flood Hazard Area -Coastal Floodplains (Potential AEC) 66 Soils 69 Water Supply Areas 71 Fragile Areas 71 Coastal Wetlands -Other Coastal Marshlands (Potential AEC) 71 Estuarine Waters (Potential AEC) 72 Public Trust Water (Potential AEC) .74 Historic Places (Potential AEC) 74 Areas with Resource Potential 78 Productive Agricultural Land 78 Potentially Valuable Mineral Sites . 78 Public -Owned Lands 78 Privately -Owned Wildlife Sanctuaries 78 Capacity of Community Facilities 79 Estimated Demand 84 Future Population 85 Future Economy 88 Future Industrial Space Requirements 88 Future Commercial Space Requirements 90 Community Facilities Demand 91 Plan Description 93 The Land Use Plan 94 Summary 100 City -County Plan Relationship 103 TABLE PAGE 1 Population 1920-1970 4 2 Population New Bern, Craven County, and Township Eight 6 3 Percent distribution of population 1975 7 4 1970 Median family income 9 ` 5 Percent of families earning less than poverty level and above $15,000 per year 10 6 Industries with 25 or more employees 12 7 Labor force 14 8 Average weekly earnings per worker 15 9 Rate of unemployment 15 10 Retail sales 15 11 Survey of housing conditions 17 12 Survey of housing conditions 18 13 Housing units 20 14 Social Indicators 21 15 General housing conditions 23 15A Existing land use 28 16 Thoroughfare System 34 17- Soils 69 18 National Registry of Historic Places 75 19 New Bern City Schools 81 20 Number of classroom trailers in use 82 21 Construction program 82 22 Thoroughfare capacity 83 23 Population projection 1975-2000 85 List of Tables continued TABLE PAGE .r 24 Population projection based on construction trends 86 25 Population projection based on OBERS 87 26 Population projection range 87 27 Future industrial acreage needs 90 28 Future residential acreage needs 91 LIST OF CHARTS CHART PAGE 1 Employment distribution for New Bern area - 1940, 1950, 1960 and 1970 11A 2 Peak Flood Elevations 67B LIST OF MAPS MAP PAGE 1 Enumeration districts 19A lA Existing Land Use 27A 2 1981 Traffic Volumes 33A 3 Street Design Requirements 33B 4 Thoroughfare 33C 5 Historic District 77A 6 Water and Service Area 79A 7 Land Classification Map 98A INTRODUCTION The coastal areas of North Carolina provide a tremen- . dous natural resource to the citizens of North Carolina. The area provides both recreational benefits and food production from our coastal waters. In some areas adjacent to our coastal waters, there is a danger that pollution from overdevelopment may significantly damage the food pro- duction capacity of nearby waters. This potential problem was the major reason that the Coastal Area Management Act was ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1974. The purpose of the Coastal Area Management Act is ".to insure the orderly balance of use and preservation of our coastal resources on behalf of the people of North Carolina and the. nation." The Coastal Resources Commission was created to insure that the purpose of the new state law is followed. Land Use Plans have been developed by each local govern- ment within the twenty coastal counties and will be the ad- ministrative tool for carrying out the provisions of the law. These plans cannot survive unless they represent the views of the local citizens. For this reason, the Coastal Resources Commission has required that a public participation program be the foundation of the Land Use Plana The following is the Coastal Acea Management Act Land Use Plan for the City of New Bern. f DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT'CONDITIONS POPULATION The City of New Bern was founded in eastern North Caro- lina.in 1710 by Swiss and German colonists. Located at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent Rivers, the city provided an excellent early harbor for colonial ships bringing commerce from England and other old world countries. This good loca- tion is the primary reason New Bern grew to such prominence during the Colonial Period. It was the first major city in North Carolina and was the second largest as late as 1860. Until the turn.of the century, it had more people than most of North Carolina's present day large cities. Based on 1974 population estimates, New Bern currently ranks twentieth. From 1900 to 1920, the city had a steady growth. One of its largest increases was from 1910 to 1920, when it grew from 9,090 people to 12,198 people, an increase of 3,108 people. A slight decrease occurred between 1920 and 1930 -'217 people - and the same occurred between 1930 and 1940, a decrease of 166 persons, both of which can be attributed to movement back to the farms following the crash of 1929 and the depres- sion which persisted in the New Bern area until the 1940's. Table 1 CITY OF NEW BERN Population 1920 - 1970 Year Population 1920 12,198 1930 11,981 . 1940 11,815 1950 15,812* 1960 15,717 1970 14,660** *Major Annexation Source: U. S. Census **This figure in incorrect and has'been challenged by the city since 1970. `since 1940, the City of New Bern has experienced the same trend as most other cities in the United States. The automobile has made it possible for population growth to take place over a large area. Much of this growth has taken place on the fringes of the city. Although some of the growth has taken place inside the city, most has -occurred just outside ' the corporate limits. The Town of Trent Woods is in existence 4 because of this phenomenon. Trent Woods, a town of approximately 1,200 people, is located less than one mile from New Bern, and is not the only development adjacent to New Bern. According to official census information, the population of Township Eight, adjacent to New Bern, had an increase from 3,140 persons to 6,456 persons between 1950 and 1970. Table 2 shows a comparison of State, County, Township Eight, and City population. In July, 1975, the North Carolina Department of Administra- tion prepared estimates of the composition of New Bern's popula- tion. Based on that estimate, sixty-four percent of the city`s people are white, thirty-six percent are nonwhite; I or .» , a % Table 2 -- POPULATION BY DECADE FOR THE CITY OF NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP EIGHT NORTH CRAVEN TOWNSHIP 8 tHE CITY CAROLINA COUNTY (excluding the OF City of New Bern) NEW BERN 1900 1,893,810 24,160 1,634 9,090 Increase for.Decade 16.5% 5.9% -11.6% 9.6% 1910 2,206,387 25,594 1,444 9,961 Increase for Decade 16.0% 13.5% 7.9% 22.5% 1920 2,559,123 29,048 1,558 12,198 Increase for Decade 23.9% 5.6% 31.5% -1.3% 1930 3,170,276 30,665 2,049 11,981 Increase for Decade 12.7% 2.1% 23.1% -1.4% 1940 3,571,623 31,298 2,522 11,815 Increase for Decade 13.7% 56.0% 24.5% 33.8% 1950 4,061,929 48,823 3,140 15,812* Increase for Decade 12.2% 20.4% 58.2% -0.6% (1960 .4,556,155 58,773 4,969 15,717* Increase for Decade 11.4% 6.4% 29.9% -6.7% 1970 5,082,059 62,554 6,456 14,660 APart of Township 8 was annexed by the City of New Bern in.1945; additional parts of Township 8 were annexed by the City of New Bern between 1950 and 1960. R Table 3 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION New Bern - 1975 Estimate White Nonwhite Age Male Female Total Male Female Total Grand Total 0- 4 7.1 5.9 6.4 10.4 8.2 9.2 7.4 5- 9 7.5 6.3 6.8 10.5 7.6 8.9 7.6 10-14 8.0 7.9 7.9 10.3 9.8 10.0 8.7 15-19 9.0 7.9 8.4 11.6 9.1 10.2 9.1 20-24 9,8 8.7 9.2 9.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 25-29 8.5 7.7 8.1 5.2 6.0 5.6 7.2 30-34 6.6 5.5 6.0 3.9 4.8 4.4 5.4 35-39 5.7 5.0 5_3 3.3 4.0 3.7 4.7 40-44 5.1 4.7 4.9 3.9 4.5 4.2 4.6 45-49 6.2 5.7 6.0 4.8 5.8 5.4 5.8 50-54 6.2 6.6 6.4 4.9 5.4 5.2 5.9 55-59 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.4. 4.8 5.0 5.7 60-64 4.1 6.0 5.1 5.0 6.0 5.6 5.3 65-69 4.3 5.3 4.9 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.6 70-74 2.6 3.8 3.2 3.5 4.9 4.3 3.6 75-79 1.5 2.7 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 80-84 1.2 2.3 1.8 1.0 1.7 1.4 1.6 85+ . 0.6 1.7 1.2 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.1 Source: North Carolina Department of Administration forty-six percent are male, fifty-four percent are female. The age group having the greatest number of people is 20-24, with a 9.4 percent of the total population. Forty-two percent of the city's population are under twenty-five years of age. Thirteen percent of the city's poeple are over sixty-four years of age. Twenty percent of the total non- white persons of the city are within.the age group of 10-19. Forty-three percent of the nonwhite persons of New Bern are under twenty -years of age. The number of people shown in the North Carolina Department of Administration's estimate is not presented because it is based on the 1970 Census. That census is considered erroneous and has been challenged by the city since 1970. Because of this.problem, a detailed presenta- tion of the 1970 census data would serve only to mislead the users of this plan. For this reason, additional popula- tion data is not presented. i ECONOMY The economic well-being of a community is largely affected by the income of its people. New Bern has con- tinued to have a steady increase in median family. income. In 1949, the median family income.was $2,100, in 1959,.it was $3,838. By 1970 it had risen to $7,338. The state's median family income for 1970 was $7,754. $416 or 5.6% more than the median family income of New Bern. Although New Bern does not compare favorably to the state average, the median family income is higher than in most areas of central -eastern North Carolina. Table 4 illustrates this fact. Table 4 1970 Median Percent Difference Family Income from New Bern New Bern $7,338 -- Craven County $7,046 -4.0% Jacksonville $8,225 +12.1% Kinston $6,913 -5.8% Goldsboro $6,256 -14.7% Washington $6,563 -10.6% Morehead City $7,188 -2.0% Source: U. S. Census Within the New Bern region, only Jacksonville has a higher median family income. t The number of people living below the poverty level and above $15,000 per year for New Bern is approximately average when compared to other cities in central -eastern North Carolina. The figures are shown on Table 5. Table 5 PERCENT OF FAMILIES EARNING LESS THAN THE POVERTY LEVEL AND MORE THAN $15,000 PER YEAR Poverty or less $15,000 or more North Carolina 16.3% 11.5% Craven County 18.7% 10..2% New Bern 21.4% 10.6% Jacksonville 11.9% 14.0% Kinston 25.4% 11.6% Goldsboro 24.7% 10.1% Washington 25.1% 10.4% Morehead City 16.9% 10.1% Source: U. S. Census None of these cities, except Jacksonville and Morehead City, compare favorably to the state average. During the'1940's, manufacturing and personal ser- vices were the largest employers. Each of these employed twenty-four percent of the total labor force. In 1950, retail trade was the largest employer, employing twenty one percent of the total workers. Retail trade was still the leader in 1970 at 20 percent of the labor market. Man fa: -:curing at sixteen percent and personal service at in and one-half percent are still strong. These three employers in 1970 employed over fifty percent of the total labor force. Other strong employers are public administration and professional services. Agriculture employs only four percent of New Bern's total working population. The most stable employer in New Bern since 1940 has been retail trade. For retail trade, the percent- age of labor market did not drop below nineteen percent for the past thirty year period. Between 1940 and 1970, personal service employment decreased eight and one-half percent, and manufacturing employment decreased eight, percent. For a comparison of each of these employers, see Chart 1. According to 1975 data from DNER, the New Bern area has seventeen industries which employ twenty-five or more employees. The total number of employees for these industries is listed at 2,409. Of this total, 1,725 em- ployees work for industries which have located in the area since 1960. This fact clearly indicates that the economy is stable, and industrial growth is taking place within the New Bern economic area. Table 6 lists each industry which employs twenty-five or more employees. During the past ten years only 310 employees have been affected by permanent plant closings within the New Bern area. Chart 1 A6Ri`uLrtIRE COR✓,yMMMON AMN11 A,MIRIA/6 A'U6,L/C NAOL ES'AL E rRAOE ---- REi'A/L TRADE N AWMANCE INSURANCE REAL ESiAT& RERSOAAW L SER //CO, R11E4/4C APMAV/SrRAT/ON — OrNEAI . 5% /07 /57 207,, C qx EmPL ®ywEAIT 0/s TRI surlON FoR rme Ivow SERA! AREA /9CO3 /9S®, 1960 oAf® /9 70 soa�rcE : U.S. GCNS!/ r Table 6 NEW B. ..4 AREA INlUVSTRIES WITH 25 OR MORE EMPLOYEES Year Name of Company Product Est'ab`lish d ' Employees. Texfi, Inc, Polyester Yarn 1972 758 Weyerhaeuscc, Inc, Wood Products 1969 379 Stevenson Brick & Block- Brick, Concrete Block 1946 25 Hatteras.Yacht Fiberglass Yachts 1968 221 Stanley Power Tools Electric Hand Tools 1965 265 Barbour Boat Works Shipbuilding, Rapairs 1933 60 Jay Apparel Company Women's Clothing 1954 75 Martin -Marietta Crushed Stone -- 37 N' Owen G. Dunn Printing 1903 28 Coca Cola Bottling Co. Beverages 1929 75 Scott Lumber Company Dimensional Lumber 1943 52 Horner Veneer Plywood 1954 58 Maola Milk Dairy Products 1936 149 New Bern Oil, Fertilizer Fertilizer, Fuel Oil 1897 60 Peps. -Cola Bottling Co. Beverages 197 65 Clark Zoat Coiapany Fiberglass Sailboats 1970 49 New Bern Garment Co. Sewing Operation 1974 33 Total 29409 Source: N. C, Dtpark nit of Natural and Economic Resources, January 31, 1975 Because New Bern and Craven County have a common economic area, it is beneficial to look at the Craven County economic conditions. Within the county, non - manufacturing is the largest employer with 8,200 jobs . listed. This totals forty percent of the total jobs in the county. The next largest_ employer is public adminis-. tration. It accounts for 7,360 jobs- or thirty-six percent. These two categories have led in employment since the early 1960's. See Table 7. New Bern and Craven County workers average weekly earn- ings have increased more since 1963 than the average weekly earnings of workers in adjacent counties. There has been an eighty-nine percent increase in average weekly earnings since that time, from $63.34 per week to $119.23 per week. See Table 8. The rate of unemployment for Craven County is also less than that of adjacent counties. The 1973 average was 2.6 percent. The 1975 average rate of unemployment was 7.2%. Table 9 shows the unemployment rate since 1963. The per capita income for Craven County is also higher than that of adjacent counties. Craven County's per capita income is seven percent below the state average. New Bern has long been recognized as a regional shopping area for Pamlico, Jones, and Craven Counties. Since the early 1960's, total retail sales have made large increases. �1_lf Table 7 EMPLOYMENT - LABOR FORCE Total Non- Public Rate of Employment Manufacturing Manufacturing Administration Agricultural Other Unemployment 1963 17,900 2,080 5,100 5,230 3,280 2,210 5.1% 1964 18,290 2,210 5,400 5,270 2,990 2,420 4.6% 1965 19,390 2,370 6,470 5,430 2,550 2,570 4.5% 1966 20,140 2,480 6,920 5,760 2,440 2,540 3.5% 1967 19,880 2,520 5,940 6,760 2,260 2,400 4.1X 1968 20,680 2,440 6,210 7,550 2,040 2,440 3.7% 1969 21,500 2,780 6,690 7,560 1,970 2,500 4.1% 1970 18,800 2,800 7,300 7,160 1,900 2,460 5.0% 1971 18,570 2,780 7,470 6,680 1,870 2,420 .5.5% 1972 19,950 3,440 7,420 7,640 1,810 2,580 3.9% 197;3 20,480 3,380 8,200 7,360 N/A N/A 2.6% source: Profile N. C. Counties, March, 1975 Table 8 AVERAGE WEEKLY EARNINGS PER WORKER Year Craven Carteret Pamlico Pitt Jones Beaufort Lenoir N.C. 1963 $.63.34 .$55.69 $35.10 $ 67.01 $52.98 $ 55.98. $ 82.94 $ 76.361, 1967 80.35 64.28 47..91 79.17 67.34 81.04 97.67 92.77 1971 108.19 89.80 58.46 104.56 80.86 105.88 117.74 120.36 1973 119.23 97.55 79.20 119.16 88.25 114.27 .28.87 134.49 Source: Profile N. C. Counties, March 1975, N. C. Department of Administration, Office of State Budget and Management, Research and Development Section. Table 9 RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT Year Beaufort Carteret Craven Jones Lenoir Pamlico Pitt N.C. 1963 6.0 10.5 5.1 6.2 6.8 8.0 6.4 5.2 1967 4.3 6.6 4.1 3.5 4.8 7.3 5.1 3.4 1971 3.8 5.3 5.5 6.1 4.5 5.2 5.1 4.8 1973 3.2 4.3 2.6 5.9 4.2 6.8 4.1 3.5 Source: Profile North Carolina Counties Table 10 RETAIL SALES 1963-64 1969-70 Craven County 1,657,250 2,850,855 Percent Increase -- 72% North Carolina 161,049,132 273,161,758 Percent Increase -- 70Z 1973-74 4,071,850 43% 420,987,113 54% 6 L While inflation must be considered when comparing retail sales from one period to another, it does not account totally- for'an increase of almost three times as many sales from 1963 .1964.to•1973-1974.- The percentage of increase is about identical to the percentage -of increase state wide. See Table 10 on the p'receeding page. Economic statistics for the area indicate.that New Bern and Craven County's economy.is sound. Economic growth is occurring and is expected to continue growing in the foresee- able future. ,a7 HOUSING According to a.survey by city personnel in April of 1975, there are a total of 5,420 housing units within the City of. New Bern. Of this total, 87.60 percent are in standard con- dition. Six hundred and seventy-two of these units, 12.40 percent, are in substandard condition. Of these substandard units, 249 units, or 4.59 percent of New Bern's total housing stock, need replacement. Rehabilitation can bring the remain- ing 423 units up to standard condition. See Table 11. Table 11 SURVEY OF HOUSING CONDITIONS April, 1975 City of.New Bern Total Percent Housing Units in City 5,420 100.00 Units in Standard Condition 4,748 87.60 Units in Substandard Condition 672 12.40 Units suitable for rehabilitation 423 --- Units needing replacement 240 --- Source: Holdharmless Application -Community Development Revenue Sharing; New Bern,.N.C. In settling a priority for a rehabilitation program, attention should first be given to substandard occupied units. -In April, 1975, there were 257 occupied units in substandard condition. At that same period, forty-six 5 f standard units were vacant. The enforcement of a housing code would have helped fill these forty-six standard units while reducing ••the .total occupancy of . •substandard units. Table l.2 gives a more detailed look at the figures.. Table 12 SURVEY OF HOUSING CONDITIONS April, 1975 Occupancy Status and Condition of Housing Units Total Occupied units: Total 4,969 Substandard 257 Standard 4,758 Vacant units: Total 461 Substandard 415 Standard 46 Total occupied and vacant units 5,420 Source: Holdharmless Application -Community Development. New Bern, N. C. t In the April, 1975 survey, a card was prepared for each -housing unit within the city. Each.substandard unit is marked on the card and recorded by street address. To date, these units have not been mapped. Because these substandard units have not yet been mapped,•attention is directed to the 1970 census data for a closer look at the location within the city which needs improvements in housing. r There were nineteen enumeration districts within the* city for.the 1970 census. Boundaries of these districts are shown on Map 1. The total number of units in 1970 was.listed at 4'958, a slight difference between the 1975 survey by the City of New Bern. The total number of housing units in each enumeration district.is shown on Table 13. The districts which have the greatest percentage of - overcrowding are 21, 15, 24 and 14. The percents of units which are overcrowded are 24.6, 13.7, 12.3, and 11.8 respectively.. An overcrowded unit -is defined as a unit with more than 1.01 persons per room. The districts with the least overcrowding are 20, 23, 30, and 18. Each of these have an overcrowding percent of 1.3, 2.4, 3.1, and 3.5 respectively. See.Table 14. In order to compare the housing conditions within the city by enumeration districts, a system for comparison was devised. There are nineteen enumeration districts within the city. For this comparison, enumeration dis- trict 25 was eliminated because it does not have any housing. District 16B was eliminated because of incomplete data ;the boundary for 16B was not shown on the enumera- tion district map. Each of the remaining seventeen dis- tricts was compared, based on a ranking system. For each social indicator shown in Table 14, the score one was assigned to the enumeration district which has the least ~30 JUL ~ LIU 46 +, ca• Cl, r nc tern �• � ! / �0 it F. am Wo Liu T QAR � � r� �'�♦, �.� "` � , .«. •. �^tea• '+� •..� .�� •`•� •! ::+j i�"- =YJ � � " aas• 4'n w" • s t i s RY • � sf 1 .+'/ Its• i ,' 1 � •r .. ENUMERATION DISTRICTS MAP 1970 CENSUS -- 1 Tom. i+ _ ii \�J . `--•. 1 luta 4L i - Table 13 CITY OF NEW BERN Housing Units 1970 Enumeration Total Owner Total Renter -'-- District Occupied Units Occupied Units 13 240 125 14 156 166 15 110 95 16 246 46 16B 75 11 17 322 128 18 180 22 19 151 132 20 127 33 21 2 356 22 196 138 23 144 110 24 52 265 25 0 0 26 95 134 27 170 195 28 55 221 29 69 165 30 110 1.16 Total 2,500 2,458 Source: J U. S. Census Total L•nits 365 4�_, 292 86 450 283 160 358 34 254 0 229 365 276 234 226 4,958 Table 14 SOCIAL INDICATORS - NEW BERM NC ENUMERATION DISTRICT 13 14 15 16 16B 17 18 '19 '20. 21 Overcrowding Iridea 4.109 11.801 13.658 5.136 --- .4.000 3.465 4.593 1.250 24.581 Incomplete Plumbing 3.561 24.534 33.170. 1.027 --- ---- .990 .353 .625 .837 Average Monthly Rent $68 $51 $50 $93 $88 $88 $122 $120 $72 $45 Average Rent/Room $12 $10 $8 $17 $17 $17 $21 $29 $15 $10 Average Value $12,667 $8,318 $10,757 $19,632 $18t325 $15,299 $21j467 $151518 $161607 --- iU,i Owner-OccupoLney Rate 65.753 48.447 53.658 84.246 87.209 71.555 89.108 53.356 79.375 .558 Vacancy Rate 8.0.60 5.847 10.480 7.006 15.686 4.255. 2.884 1.736 9.604. 1.104 Average Unit Size 5.838 4.950 5.113 5.512 5.176 5.276 5.451 4.746 5.802 4.234 Long Vacancy 37.500 5.000 62.500 4.545 100.000 15.000.. .16.666 --- 11.764r --- Table 14 Continued SOCIAL INDICATORS - NEW BEES, DC ENUMERATION DISTRICT 22 23 24 25 26 '27 28 29 30 Overcrowding Index 9.580 2.362 12.302 -- 7.860 6.027 6.159 6.410 3.097 Incomplete Plumbing 18.263 1.101 36.277 -- 44.104 13.972 7.971 11.965 8.849 Average Ibnthly Rant $51 $84 $44 -- $41 $gr $48 $48 $64 Average Rant/Roca $10 $18 $9 -- $9. $10 $21 $11 $13 Average Value 0109461 $19,867 $99079 -- $61656" $136296. 0181418 $12j431 $239083 -� Omer -Occupancy Tit@ 58.682 56.692 16.403 -- 41.484 46.575 19.927 29.487 48.672 Vacancy Rats 6.442 7.971 12.912 - 16.894 12.679 17.857 13.970 8.870 Long,Vacancy • 13.043 4.545 6.382 -- 46.6at 35.849 21.666 2.631 18.101 Average Unit Sire 3.182 5.728 4.673 .... 4.840 5.576 4.386 4.886 5.520 housing defect. Tho score of seventeen was assigned to the district which has the grest:est defeat. All districts in between these two were scored in their respective order.. This system allows the tabulation of the total social indicators. Based on this system, thrs- following enumera-. tion district scores were.obtained. (Table*15).. Thd lower the tabulated score, the better the overall housing conditions are for that district. The system rates the general conditions and should not be used for a detailed comparison of one district with another. Table 15 GENERAL HOUSING CONDITIONS By Enumeration Districts Enumeration District Comparative Score 18 17 17 31 19 31 16 34 23 36 20 37 30 50 13 55 22 73 21 74 27 78 14 80 28 80 29 87 15 93 , 26 103 24 110 The above comparative system is based on data from the 1970 U. S. Census. 31- The City of New Bern will receive funds totaling $1,892,000. under the Community Development Revenue Sharing Program for construction of facilities within the City of New Bern. These funds total $473,000 for FY 1975-1976. The major focus of this program is to improve the quality of housing in the city. The Long -Term Objectives of this.program are as follows: The elimination of dilapidated housing units through urban renewal and code enforcement. Those units which are now vacant may be re- moved at -little cost through basic code enforcement. A portion of the dilapidated units must be removed through urban renewal, meaning acquisition,,relocution and demolition.. The New Bern Housing Author- ity is prepared to reserve spaces in public housing for those people displaced through these activities. The rehabilitation or elimination of substgndard housing units through- out the city through the enforcement of minimum housing codes, private compliance with assistance from local, state, and federal agencies in the financing of rehabilitation projects and outright loans or grants from the city for a project of that_nature. Urban Renewal will in some cases also be used as a tool to upgrade the quality of those, housing units found to be substandard. The elimination of all inadequate streets within the City of New Bern and providing paved streets with adequate rights -of -way. Curbing and gutters to provide sufficient drainage. Priority will be given to those areas of low and middle income families, especially where urban renewal or strict code enforcement activities are taking place. _ The elimination of all inadequate sewer and water lines.presently serving -citizens of New Bern and the provision for adequate sewer and water lines to insure that every citizen of the city receives this. service. Priority will be given to those areas of low and middle in- come families, especially where urban renewal activities of strict code enforcement are taking place. The elimination of inadequately lighted areas of the city which would benefit from improved lighting by adding street lights where neces- sary to aid in the prevention of accidents and general public safety. Priority will be given to those areas of low and middle income families, especially where urban renewal or strict code enforcement is taking place. The elimination of surface drainage problem wherever possible by cleaning and maintaining open drainage ditches and by tiling those drainage ditches where possible. Improved drainage would also aid in eliminating flood control problems. The provision of adequate and accessible recreational facilities and services to all the citizens of New Bern through the expanding and equipping of errieting facilities as~well.as the provision of,Additional areas for recreational activities, p-imarily for the low and* middle income families and the senior citizens. The elimination of artificial barriard to those citizens of the City of New Bern who are handicapped in some wAy through the establishment of A policy to prevent the construction of barriers in the future and the elimination (where possible) of barriers which are now existing. Priority will be given to those public facilities or areas which are found to be*the greatest barriers or frequented most by handicapped persons. The preservation of Histor$c Sites, areas and features in the City of New Bern through cooperation with the Historical Society of New Bern and the North Carolina Department of Cultrual Resourcea. The city, wherever possible, will be responsive to the use of publiq And private funds for the restoration and maintenance of the Fostoria Sites, areas and features which are so much a part of New Bern. The funds will be used in the following ways: CURRENT SUBSEQUENT ENUMERATION PROGRAM PROGRAM PROTECT & ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION _DISTRICT.. YEAR YEARS 1. Acquisition, relocation & demolition of blighted area south of New South Front Street •.a. Property acquisition ED 24 $64,000 $128,000 b. Relocation ED 24 7,500 13,500 c. Demolition ED 24 6,000 7,000 2. Rehabilitation of substandard dwelling north of*New South Front Street through grants and/or loans a. 100 houses C $3,450 ED 24 --- 340,500 3. Paving, curb'and gutier, sewer & other improvements north of New South Front Street a. Engineering & Planning ED 24 87,450 147,050 .. Elimination barriers to the handicapped ` a. Install elevator in City Hall ED 30 86,490 -0- 5. Improve city services a. Expand street lighting ED's 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 30 10,000• 36,480 6. Expand & equip recreation center a. Expansion b. Equipment ED 22 64,600 -0- 7. Historic preservation a. Renovate Attmore-Oliver House ED 28 20,000 101,280 b. Move James Davis House ED 28 7,000 -0- c. Parking lot. ED 28 3,500 -0- 8. Senior Citizens Center a. Purchase, renovate, & equip ED 27 39,160 549440 9. Planning & Administration ----- 47,300 142,200 This is a five-year program. It will do. much to improve housing quality in the City of -New Bern. The city, also has a public housing program which is not a part of the Community Development Program. The housing authority has units within two sites, all are occupied. o 9 1 EXISTING -LAND USE Prior.to the 1940's, the city was a compact unit with the central business district as a focus. Few residents lived beyond walking distance.of the central business dis- tract. The water front of both the Neuse and Trent Rivers provided harbors for the movement of goods. Commercial, industrial and warehousing were the dominant land uses adjacent to the water front areas. Since that time, the automobile has allowed the New Bern growth area to spread in all directions. There is a total of 2,752 acres of land area within the City of New Bern. In the city.'s extraterritorial jurisdictional area, there are an additional 3,810 acres. This gives a total of 6,562 acres of land within the city's planning jurisdiction. Seventy-eight percent of the land within the city is developed while only forty-nine percent of the land in the extraterritorial area is developed. See Table 15. The largest existing land use classification within the city is Residential. Fourteen hundred and forty-nine acres are used for this purpose. The average density for this area is 9.61 people per acre. The average number of dwelling units per acre is 3.74. Within the extraterritorial juris- dictional area, 642 acres are used for residential purposes. Housing units for this area total 1,.075. The -average density is 1.67 dwelling units per Residential acre. The average 35 k7- . 7�NLII Sp u RIO, 4 o 2 o 0 2 11 ; �D g > 2 di C) 4 LA De cn O tl o 6 gn o O Ld Ul C) 2 0 ui Y� � ti ��.It�f i:� � ,r 1 � 5.� � :� ,er_� ooaaooaooao •. t Table 15 Residential Recreational Institutional 1 Commercial Industrial Transportation, Communication, and EXISTING LAND USE MEW BERN PLANNING AREA Inside City 9xtraterritorial Area Total Acres Percent Acres Pere_cent 'cres' percent L449' 53 642 X7 2091 32 51 2 10 0.4 61 1 255 9 21 0.6 276' 4 268 10 118 3 386 6 90 3 255 7 345 5 Utilities --- Undeveloped 639 Sub Total 2752 Water Surface 416 Total 3168 --- 63 1 63 1 '23 22701 71 3340 51 100% 3810 100% 6562 100% 416 6978 number of people per residential acre is 5.01. Commercial development presents the major land use- problem.for the City of New Bern. Ten percent, 268 acres, id devoted to commercial activity. More than five percent of the total land area of a.city used for commercial development is considered high. Only 29'acres of the commercial development is within the central business district. Most of the remaining 239 acres are developed as strip commercial and are located along major traffic routes. With the exception of two and one- half blocks, the entire length of U. S. Highway #70 through. New Bern is zoned for strip commercial. A similar develo- ment pattern is emerging along U. S. Highway #17. Develop- ment of this type chokes the carrying capacity of major thru- streets and creates hazardous traffic situations. Once strip commercial becomes established upon a'street, it becomes very difficult to contain. The major problem in containing strip commercial is that vested interest in the development by usually influential people within a neighbor- hood. One possible way of containing strip commercial is buffering the area with transition zoning, such as institu« tional or multi -family from the adjacent single family areas. Another technique is to extend the strip commercial area to a good natural boundary and to refuse the approval of rezoning requests past that boundary. Only ninety acres within -the city are devoted to indus- trial activity. Within the extraterritorial area,-255 acres are devoted to industrial uses.. The four largest industries within the New Bern economic area are located outside the city's planning jurisdiction. Land devoted to Recreational uses for the city totals fifty-one acres, or two percent of the city's total land area. Within the extraterritorial area there are an additional ten acres. The need for additional recrea- tional areas and facilities was a leading issue in the city's public participation program. Within the city, there are 639 acres of undeveloped land. Two hundred and.forty-five acres of this total are wetlands and cannot be developed. Forty-one acres of the total undeveloped land are below the 100-year flood level. Development can -take place within this area provided construction techniques are used which minimize possible flood damage. The remaining 598 acres can be developed if consistent with. standard building.prac.= tices that are applicable for soil.conditions typical of the New Bern area. For the sake of convenience, the acreage devoted to streets and roads was not tabulated. Land use for commu- nication and utilities made up the major portion of the sixty-three acres identified in this classification. r�3 i Although not inctuded in the land use calculations, the New Bern City limit does include'a portion of the Neuse and Trent Rivers. Total acreage of water surface coverage is 416 acres. This raises the total planning area acreage for New Bern to 6,978 acres. The area within the cityisplanning area most likely to experience major -land use change is the undeveloped area east of and along Race Track Road. Within the next ten years, this area is likely to be developed with a combination of residential and commercial uses. The area west of Race Track Road will likely be developed as a combination of residential and indus- trial'uses. There are approximately 2,000 vacant lots within the city planning area. 44 e >t � m " o A o ._ ',a �� ti...P � i 'n� t.• �..;,�qq Sro++A "9:. �� .z. g 15L'„6 � � tt +�, i`d, '.���,�, �>-^��, , w!i �,4'��v.3 n�`.r K^ .a�q i p¢ y'�'�x1 � ii,6 � n _t. 99�� `A7' y..r�`� � 1 "fi' 9, ,�"�¢ ��. I4 1'. � < �P ki� � '"�, 8 _ ;��, � R"`',�,;�APy,., .t i 49a �:f `6`, a '�, �u.' �� 5 �d.' .r 4(TR."::'. f xl'I' 4' a! ..d�-.' �J' �5 "�.� dry,- ,�.{ .g� � ,'i�. ` ( d � � d' �' '" +f' �1, ,},.,,.�',_ -5:1m �.� � .se 'fir', �'iee �9 ��✓r� . a7` � 3 .{y, '{ �� C R i � ^ `?� � k x 'M � ,,L g � G £ � C � �� '� �4 Try' `+F'y' .i,,."�, ,`„Srt k !'`f ^go- B r. i.�'-. 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Minor thoroughfares are the more important streets in the city's system and perform the function of collecting traffic from residential, commercial, or indus- trial streets. These minor thoroughfares carry traffic to major thoroughfares. The major thoroughfares are the heavy traffic movers and carry traffic both within the city and through the city. Although these streets do serve abutting property, their main function is to carry traffic. The Thoroughfare Plan for the city developed in 1964 is currently being updated. The Plan lists the following streets as major thoroughfares: 1. U. S. Highway 1.7 2. U. S. Highway 70 3. Tryon Palace Drive -Pembroke Road 4. Oaks Road -National Avenue -Howard Street, Metcalf Street 5. Simmons Street 6. Glenburnie Road 7. First Street Although all of the streets listed above are not currently major thoroughfares, future construction and alignments will connect these streets in a logical fashion. �w q 0 •ti _ ...� ,ter. ✓ �t Q I yLEGEND w:. IDDD ADT 20000 IOODD 1981 TRAFFIC VOLUMES ON PROPOSED THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM' law DEPARTMENT •.• ADVANCE ►AIMINN ,•'1 N.C. STATE NIGMAY COMMISSION AM $ t .'� 1964 CITY ,'` ' -,l ti •ti I 00 3 SCALE IN rm Map 2 Or LEGEND MAJOR r0W=)W9%An 4 LAf= 7 2 LANSIP. RQVI 4 LAMM TRANWION. 2 — 4 'AN vu 2 LAIWII THORcumoun LAWS. PptL(atvwL 4 LAB DESIGN REQUIREMENTS MW WM - EMDGr= ADVANCE MANXIN DIPARTMAT N.C. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION 1964 MIS CITY SCALE IN Fats ♦♦ LEGEND EXISTING NEW LONG •� ALIGNMENT ALIGNMENT- RANGE MAJOR THOROUGHFARES t® ■��Y�1 �QIRN MUM THOROUGHWES ® -----. INTERCHANGE GRADE SEPARATION, �} 1 40 ACCESS O ♦° j T d �ru ss��'�y .a� ec• sr f r Xr Foe } {��.•- �''., = sue- - 'Few -Opp ENO® t AOOPTEO M CM W "N.. :XRM ON APFtL IT- 196{ •t AOO►TED N 11 OP ON rAT R9. MN to x RECOMMENDED APOti0OL VY' ADVAME PL , p�(Jit'f/NSN • �• O, : Dam"UENT OR A" 9. 116.6 r(/ AOWTT" tr NORTN WALINA STATE 11I�DR► �O i"Omou4 4xm FILM Imp Km-=HKIW% mc. mr A 299 to" Oft wo bw ' �� WrKOIYONRttI Based on 1974 average annual 24-hour traffic flow data from the Norht Carolina Department of Transportation, only two of the city's thoroughfares are carrying traffic above their design capacity. These two are Neuse Boulevard and Oaks Road. Neuse Boulevard is over its design capacity by 8,200 vehicles per day. Oaks Road is only 2,100 over its design capacity per day. The capacity and vehicle loads of each of the city's thoroughfares•are shown below. THOROUGHFARE SYSTEM Thoroughfare Design Capacity .1974 Vehicle Load* East Front Street 36,000 16,390 Tryon Palace Drive - Pembroke Road 5,000 1,900 Trent Boulevard 7,500 4,000 U. S. 17 South - Simmons Street 22,300 9,000 Broad Street-Neuse Boulevard (U.S. 70)- First Street 16,300 24,500 Oaks Road -National Avenue-Glenburnie Road 3,370 5,500 U. S. 17 North 18,200 9,500 *Annual average 24-hour traffic flow A new U. S. Highway 70 is being constructed from Dover to - James City. When this new road is opened for traffic it is expected to reduce traffic considerably on Neuse Boulevard. At that time, the daily vehicle load on Neuse Boulevard is expected to be well within the streets' design capacity. V. I .. Community Facilities Plans The City of New Bern had a Community Facility Report prepared by the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development in the early 1960.'s. That report is out of date and needs to be updated as a dynamic Community Facility Plan. New.Bern-has excellent community facilities and public services. Since it is the county seat of Craven County, it has not only almost all of Craven County's facilities and agencies, but it also has a large number of joint county.offices and offices of State and Federal Agencies that serve one or more of the adjacent Redevelopment Counties. The Craven County Hospital, a modern 179-bed hospital located in New Bern, also serves as the principal hospital facility for Jones and Pamlico County residents since neither county has a hospital. The Craven County Hospital is well staffed with approximately 42 medical doctors, whose specialties cover practically all fields of medicine. and 56 registered nurses. This hospital provides ambulance service as a public service to Jones and Pamlico Counties. A major expansion is under construction. The Neuse Mental Health Clinic in New Bern serves a four -county area which includes Carteret, Craven, Jones., and Pamlico Counties. The Craven Community College, at New Bern, offers its full curriculum of vocational and post high school courses fl to the residents of the adjacent Redevelopment Counties. Construction has recently been completed on a new million dollar fac:ili.ty for Craven Community College which will • enhance its educational and training capabilities across the board: As -the student body grows, additional expan- sions are planned. The New Bern City School System consists of nine elementary schools and two high schools,.all fully accredited. A recently constructed junior high school building, which. needs a gymnasium to be fully accredited, has a capacity of 1,040 students. The New Bern -Craven County Public Library is a Regional Library serving draven, Pamlico, and Carteret Counties. The New Bern Fire Department responds to requests for assistance from any of the adjacent counties under a mutual agreement provided by North Carolina statutes. This Depart- ment -has three fire stations, twenty-four full-time firemen, eighty active volunteer firemen, six pumpers, and one aerial truck. It provides fire protection throughout the City of New Bern and extends this service to a limited number of subscribers in the city environs outside the city limits. New Bern has a Fire Insurance Rating of 5. The City of New Bern has excellent water and sewage systems. Both have much greater design capacity than is now being used to permit extension of these services as 1 nt-:!f-.ded for u, kyre growth.. Wq._i .V- se-rvice -has been extended !;pIfr ,x t V.;. .,j5. t r-- of the clty limits ; water . a 0 d Y�c- w;{ •e :-er :Ace h o %,.t hner= e:%c:e,toed approximately two males wear along Highway U. fi. 70, The parks and rt--reat .on program for the City of New Betn provide recreation services co all residents of the city. Two new Recreac�on Cen ers are now under construction. The Neuse and Trent Rivers also provide recreational activities for tlie. people or New Berm.: Utx l i ty Expansion Policies The c _ty will exten�d utilities outside the city limits f at the: expense of those desiring services. City policies rel �tive to providiitb water -i d sewer service, and fire pro- tecrt.on, within a Treasonable area outside of the city, have contributed t:o ' its • gi cwth, and as the growth has occurred, the ci.ry has annexed ubs~Ha_ntial. areas. The last major annexation tac-curred, it 1,969. The city is now considering further annexation: of areas which have become substantially urbanized. Under the gold,.,:: es to which reference is made above, - the city has extended w ter and sewer 111.nes outside its corpoxat.e at. the expense of the developer or the person: Lr firm tc bp; The location of these lines has had a major impac-, . on patterns. More stringent regulations n the ir._%tall.ation of septi.tanks havemade these 1'_nGt; viore . i.:ripor: ,,nr_ thrn ever and, of course, will S�� result in increased demand on the city to provide these services. Installation of these outside lines, at the expense of the recipient of the service,.has enabled the city to encourage more rapid development of the property oii the perimeter of the municipality than would otherwise have been possible. In the late 1950's, the city stopped providing free fire protection beyond the city limits, except for govern- ment buildings and certain other specified premises. There was substituted a contractual arrangement, whereby commercial firms and homeowners might contract with the city for fire protection on an annual fee basis. The contract fire protection has now been supplemented by numerous rural fire departments, supported largely by special tax levies through the county, so that better fire protection is now available to all areas outside of the city. City policy with reference to utilities and fire pro- tection has been a major factor in the location of major industries and large commercial firms within the extra- territorial jurisdiction of the city. The city plans to institute an annexation program, within the near future, enabling it to bring into the city much of the area which its policies have been responsible for developing. s4 Open Space and Recreation Areas The city is dedicated to the principle of providing open space. The result of this policy can be found in its recreational facilities. Existing parks are: Glenburnie Park Fort Totten Pierce Park Kafer Park Tryon Village Playground Trent Court Playground Craven Terrace Playground Jaycee Park In addition to these parks, the city has four recreation centers. These are'. West New Bern Recreation Center D.E. Henderson Recreation Center George Street Recreation Center Cedar Street Recreation Center Consideration is being given to converting the George Street Recreation Center into a senior citizens facility. The city plans to increase.its open space by adding Lawson Creek Park, an area of 160 acres. Boat ramps have already been installed at the.p;roposed park. Currently the city is reserving funds for the parks development. 1 Prior Land Use Plans In 1962, the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development prepared a Land Development Plan for the city under a "701" grant. That plan indicated that the city was growing steadily. It projected a population of 15,908 per- sons by the year 1980.. In 1975, the North Carolina Department of Administration estimated the population to be 16,710. Growth has occurred slightly faster than expected in the 1962 Plan. In 1962, forty-one percent of the city was developed as residential. Today fifty-three percent of the city is developed as residential. That Plan indicated that a high percentage of the city was commercial. Today the percentage of commercial land is still high, with a great deal of the commercial acreage being strip commercial. Future space requirements were also projected in the 1962 Plan. By 1980, the city would need 152 acres for industrial development. Today in the planning area, 345 acres are used for industrial purposes. The 1980 commer- cial space needs were projected to be 128 acres. Today 386 acres are used for commercial purposes within the planning area. A future Land Use Map was also presented in the 1962 Plan. The 1975 Existing Land Use map agrees with the 1980 projection within the 1962 Land Development Plan. 1 -5-` Prior Land Use Policies Within the 1962 Plan, seven basic long-range planning objectives were formulated to help guide New Bern's develop- ment. The following 1962 Community Planning Objectives were general enough to permit flexibility, yet specific.*enough for the purpose of giving direction to New Bern's Land Use Planning program. 1. The integration of compatible land uses and the separation of incompatible uses in order to promote the most appropriate utilization of the land. 2. Economic development through the provision of adequate_ space for industrial sites in proper locations with good accessi- bility, adequate utilities, -room for expansion, and proper controls to allow for protection from any detrimental effects of other land uses. 3. Development of outlying commercial areas primarily for convenience goods and highway services, with'the central business district continuing to serve the regional trade area. 4. Provision of well -designed residential neighborhoods, free of scattered commercial and industrial uses, with good residential -area design of lots and streets, convenient shop- ping areas,.ample local parks.and playgrounds, and appropriate community facilities. 5. An improved system of major streets and highways, connecting the various land uses in such a way that both people and goods can be moved rapidly and efficiently through- out the urban area. 6. Encouragement of a concentric growth pattern away from the city center in order to prevent "Leap Frog" develop- ment which results in replanning and added costs for municipal services. 7. Provision of adequate water system, sewerage system, fire protection, police protection, refuse collection, et- cetera, so that the urban area can teceive the highest level of municipal services with'economy and efficiency. In addition to the plans discussed in this section, a Population and Economy study, a Neighborhood Analysis, a Recreation plan, a Public Improvements program, and a Develop- ment plan was prepared for New Bern by the State in the early 1960's. r j LOCAL REGULATIONS Zoning Ordinance The City of New Bern began enforcing zoning on June 2, 1953. On March 5, 1968, the city adopted a new zoning ordi- nance. With the exception of a few minor revisions, the 1968 ordinance is currently being enforced. The ordinance is codified under the Code of General Ordinances of the City of New Bern as Article II, Chapter I. The city is divided into thirteen (13) districts with designations as listed: RA-15 Residential District RA-10 Residential District RA-10A Residential District RA-8 Residential District RA-6 Residential District 0'& I Office and Institutional District B-1 Central Business District B-2 Central Business District B-3 Commercial District B-4 Neighborhood -Business District B-4A Neighborhood Shopping Center District I-1 Industrial District I-2 Industrial District 5� 7 With the ex-ception'of some "overlap," each district is mutually exclusive. The R-15 Residential district is the least dense residential zone. It is restricted to single family units and only requires 15,000 square feet in each residential lot with.a minimum lot width of 100 feet. The renting of one room is allowed in a residential structure within the district, provided no external evidence of such rental.is created. The district also has a pro- vision limiting the total roof area to not more than thirty percent (30%) of the total lot area. The pro- visions of this area appear reasonable and do not adversely affect the existing development pattern for the city. IAA-10 is similar to the RA-15•except that it allows two family dwellings on each lot. For each two family unit, a lot area of 154000 square.feet is required. The gross density allowed by the district is 3.6 units per acre for si..ngle family development and 5.0 units per acre developed for duplex units. Most of the land within this district has been developed as one family units. In order to allow a reduction of lot size, thereby trying to reduce the housing cost, and also to maintain the high standards of the RA-15 district, consideration should be given to eliminating the two family unit from the RA-10 district. If this is done, a person could purchase a smaller lot which has enforcement of a single family only through the city codes. The l city has an R-10A district which allows two family and multi -family use. The RA-10A district is identical to the RA-10 district except that multi -family dwellings are allowed. The dis- trict requires 10,000 square feet for the first unit and 5,000 square feet for each additional unit. The gross density on a ten acre tract is eight and six -tenths units per acre. The.district only requires one parking space per dwelling. Similar to the RA-10A district is the RA-8. It allows single family and multi -family units. For each dwelling unit, 8,000 feet is required for the first unit and an additional 4,000 feet for each additional unit. Single family development is allowed at a maximum of 4.5 units per acre. Multi -family is allowed at 10.8 units per acre. The RA-6 district allows single family, multi -family, and mobile home parks. Each lot must contain at least 6,000 square feet for the first dwelling unit and 2,000 square feet for each additional unit. The gross density for a single family is permitted at 7.3 units per acre and 22.5 units per acre for multi -family. The 0 & I, Office and Institutional District, was established to permit residences, offices, and clinics. It is used as a buffer between residential and commercial districts. .5 (21 The B-1 Central Business District was established for the purpose of accommodating business activity within the CBD area. Multi -family units are allowed within the CBD. When comparing the B-2 Central Business District with the B-1 Central Business District, the purpose of the B-2 seems to overlap. The districts are different -only in that B-2 allows mobile home parks but does not allow churches, schools, multi -family, manufacturing, and sewing rooms. Consideration should be given to whether B-2 is or is not needed. The B-3 Commercial District is responsible for most of the existing land use difficulties within the city's planning area. Its purpose states' that B-3 is to be located on the city's major radial highways. If B-3 is used in this manner, primary consideration must be given to highway safety. Without this consideration, development within this district.may betray the purpose of zoning; namely, the health, safety, and welfare of the City of New Bern. B-4, Neighborhood Business District, was developed to serve nearby residential areas. Mobile home parks are allowed within the district. The uses herein also overlap with other commercial districts. Within the B-4A, Neighborhood Shopping Center District, the uses listed are similar to the other conniercial districts within the city. A. minimum shopping center size required by this district is two acres. In considering a requrest for a B-4 shopping dis- trict, a plan review is required. The district also provides that the property will -revert to its former zoning if construction is not begun within one year. The I-1, Industrial District, is defined as a light industrial district within the Ordinance; how- ever, many of the permitted uses are heavy. An example of these heavy uses are manufacturing of boats, grain elevators, lumber yards, machine and welding shops. Mobile homes, parks, and retail businesses are allowed in the I-1 district. The I-2, Industrial District, is identical to the I-1 district except that there are additional heavy industrial uses allowed. In summary, the residential districts seem reason- able except for a few minor provisions'. The commercial districts seem to overlap because there is very little difference between each district. Subdivision Regulation The City's Subdivision Ordinance was adopted on January 1, 1962. The ordinance jurisdiciton includes both the city and the extraterritorial area. The city is currently setting up the mechanism for the extra- territorial enforcement. G3 Several amendments should be made to the subdivision ordinance. These include: 1. Section 2 Jurisdiction. The section should be revised to refer to the extraterritorial area adopted by the city. It is not simply a one - mile radius described in this section. 2. Section 8-A. Compliance with the official plans. G. S. 160A-372 allows cities to require.dedica- tion of recreation areas serving residents of the immediate neighborhood. School boards may reserve school sites eighteen months rather than twelve months as listed in the section. 3. Section 10-A (2) Definitions. The five acre exemption plan regulation needs to be changed to a ten acre exemption regulation. 4. Section 12-A. Design Standards. The regulation requires that the street design of a proposed subdivision should conform to the official plans or maps for New Bern. The ordinance should specify exactly which plans new subdivisions should comply with. 5. Section 12-B (31). Design Standards., This para- graph allows a reduction in lot size from 20,000 to 10,000 square feet where water, but not sewerage is available. In such areas, the County Health 0 &y Department has jurisdiction. The current regula- tion does not allow a septic tank on a lot this small. 6. Section 12-B (7). Design Standards. This section states that the depth and width of properties should be such that a sufficient amount of off-street parking be acquired for the development contemplated by the owner. This section needs to be more specific. There may be other amendments necessary to the subdivision regulations not listed above. Most of the provisions of the subdivision ordinance are reasonable and are to be administered in a beneficial manner to.the City of New Bern. The city has also adopted the'North Carolina State Building Code. It has not yet adopted a local floodway ordinance, a septic tank regulation, a historical district regulation, a dune protection ordinance, a sedimentation code, or an environmental impact statement ordinance. FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS This section has not yet been provided by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Econimic Resources. C-� PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ACTIVITIES &G MAJOR LAND USE ISSUES Under the planning requirements of the State, an identi- fication and analysis must be made of the following major land use issues: 1. The impact of the population and economic trends 2. The provision of adequate housing and other services. . 3. The conservation of productive natural resources. 4. The protection of important natural environments. 5. The protection of cultural and historic resources. In addition to these major issues, the citizens, through the city's public participation program identified the following major issues. 6. The desire to expand job opportunity. 7. The desire to improve developed recreational facilities. During the past, growth trends for the New Bern area have been steady since the early 1700's. This growth has experienced few growth explosions. The gradual growth trend is expected to continue into the next quarter century. Because of the desire for greater job opportunity, efforts are being made to increase employment. Craven County has established an industrial recruiting organization. The City of New Bern is willing to cooperate with the County in providing necessary services for industrial.development. Under normal conditions, a growth in population would likely increase the number of people living in substandard housing units. The city has taken steps to reverse this t� 6? expected trend. Under the Community Development Program, 100 substandard units will be rehabilitated. This will re- duce the current number of occupied substandard housing units. The major productive natural resources are the city's rivers -the Neuse River and the Trent River. These two rivers provide a tremendous recreational benefit to the area. The Neuse River is approximately a mile wide at New Bern, and is classified as "C" waters. Trent River, at New Bern, is "C" waters. The city's sewage treatment plant discharges effluent into the Neuse River. The present level of treat- ment is approximately ninety percent. Based on current discharge standards, the New Bern sewage treatment plant's effluent quality is one of the highest in North Carolina. Through large capital investments in the sewage plant, , the present quality of surface water will be maintained. The plant bas a reserve capacity to serve approximately 10,000 additional persons. Another productive natural resource within the plan- ning area is the limestone quarry located west of Glenburnie Road. Work at the quarry began during the late 1_950's by Superior Stone Company. That company recently sold the quarry to the Martin -Marietta Company. Today, the quarry covers almost 200 acres and is a center for limestone for a three county area. Because the quarry is located in a relatively undeveloped area, there has been little conflict with adjacent property owners. The quarry is not a land use r planning issue. The important natural environments within the New Bern planning area are the Neuse and Trent Rivers and the upland marsh areas. The protection of the Rivers was discussed in the above productive natural resource section.. The marsh areas adjacent to the Neuse and Trent Rivers are being protected by the State of North Carolina. 69 ALTERNATIVES The.alternatives for development of New Bern were presented to the citizens trrough a questionnaire. In determining the development alternatives, the question was asked as.to what is liked best about New Bern. Next, as to what is -liked least about New Bern. Public opinion was also solicited concerning job opportunity and ideal future size for -the city. Attention was also directed as to whether the city should encourage the development of a "Williamsburg -Old Salem' commercial/residential area. Alternatives for the development of.the Urban Renewal area were also considered. Choices were also made in the desire for commercial development. ' • Although the answers to the questionnaire were varied, trends in answers, in most cases, were clear. When asked what the citizens of New Bern liked best about New Bern, fourteen percent liked the closeness to water recreation, and nine percent liked the historical aspects of the area. Eight per- cent liked the present size of the city. For the question, "What is liked least about New Bern?" eleven percent complained about the lack of recreational facilities, eight percent about the lack of adequate job opportunities. To the question con- cerning the needs of New Bern, twenty-two percent of those responding asked for better recreational facilities, and an additional eight percent specifically asked for swimming pools. Eight percent felt that job opportunity f `7 0 INSIDE CITY RESIDENTS 413 Responses Liked most about New Bern Liked least about New Bern Most needed at New Bern Ideal fully developed population Satisfied with New Bern development Satisfied with New Bern zoning Liked most about downtown New Bern Liked least about downtown New Bern Best use of downtown Urban Renewal waterfront property Adequate shopping in city Prefer shopping in a major center rather than scattered as currently developed Satisfied with New Bern neighborhood development Satisfied with New Bern neighborhood zoning Objection to commercial area adjacent to neighborhood Objection to apartment project adjacent to neighborhood Objection to industrial area adjacent to neighborhood Objection to recreational facility adjacent to neighborhood % of Total Responses 26% Natural resource recrea- tion 15% Friendly people 10% Historical aspects 16% Lack of developed -recrea- tional facilities 11% Lack of jobs 41% Developed recreational facilities ll%' Jobs 91% Should grow as necessary 3% Remaip same size as now 6% Not exceed 28,000 (Average) 59% Yes 84% Yes 40% Convenience in shopping 9% Waterfront 33% Lack of parking ,16% Lack of adequate shopping i 61% Recreation 38% Commercial 50% Yes 73% Yes T ' 6.3% Yes 87% Yes 57% No 65% No 61:' Yes 89 No "I / xk?':A;'Git}2iz�; l.gL 3E)RISDICTICI; RESIDENTS 111 Respot:se.s Liked most about New Bern Li Iced least about New Bern Most :&Pde-.d at New Bern Ideal fully developed population Satisfied with New Berg development Sati.3tEied wit_:: New Bern zoning Liked most ab:at*.t downtown New Bern Liked least aL�out do mtown New Bern % of Total Responses 36% Natural resource recrea- tion 10% Friendly people 10% Historical aspects 21% Lack of developed recrea- tional facilities 16% Lack of jobs 41% Developed recreatiocal . facilities 21% Jobs 86% Should grow as necessary 6% Remain same size as now 7% Not exceed 24,000 (Average) 63% Yes 85% Yes 31%_ Shopping 16% Bicentennial park 36% Lack of parking 13% Parking meters Best use ai 4ovrrtto.-n Urban Renewal waterfront property 49% Commercial _ 48% Recreation Adequate 0,topping in city 51% No Prefer shoppi.:l-, in a major center rather than sr.at:tered as currently developed 75% Yes Satisf?_:_d New Bern neighborhood development 53% No Satisfied wit}, New Bern neighborhood zoning 87% Yes Objection to comm7ercial area adjacent to neighborhood 53% No Objection to apartment p-roject adjacent to n ighhcrhood 54% Yes . Objection to industrial area .zdjace.:t to nei-huorhood 57% Yes Objection to recreational facility adjacent to neighborhood 89% No Based on Lhcse. responses and e-xperience n dealing with develop- ment _arr,tb .etas uurin« the paF st_, the city prepared the following developman'l • objectives: i was the most pressing need. Another seven percent desired • more industry, and five percent asked for public trans- portation. An attempt was also made to determine the citizens' opinions concerning a future ideal size for the City of New Bern. Ninety-one percent believed that New Bern should grow as much as is necessary to meet the needs of the people who wish to live and work here. Three percent felt that the city should remain the size it is now, and six percent felt that it should be allowed to grow, but within specific limits. Concerning annexation eighty- four percent of the citizens of the city saw the need for an annexation plan. Sixty-one percent of the -residents of the extraterritorial area felt that the city should develop an annexation plan. The desire for jobs was also a major issue within the questionnaire. When asked, "What does New Bern need that it does not now have?",the second most asked for issue was more industry and jobs. Seventy-six percent of the respon- dents within the city felt that the city does not have adequate job opportunities. Ninety-seven percent stated that New Bern should encourage quality industries to locate in Craven County. Seventy-six percent of the respondents were willing to use public funds to provide utilities for attracting industry. Regarding the location of shopping areas, seventy-three -73 percent of the people responding to the city questionnaire felt that shopping areas were too spread out over the city. Although the downtown area was listed as a slightly lower priority than the Berne Square and Neuse Boulevard areas, shopping volume listed about even for all three areas. Only fifty-nine percent of the respondents were satisfied with the way the city has developed. The positive responses con- cerning development within each neighborhood was higher. Sixty-three percent were satisfied with the way their neighborhood was developed. Eighty-seven percent were satisfied with the way their neighborhood is zoned. For a detailed look at the complete questionnaire tabulation, see the Appendix. LAND USE OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, AND STANDARDS Based on the responses to the questionnaire, the Planning and Zoning Board prepared the following development objectives. To promote the development of well -planned residential areas with quick, safe access to schools, work and shopping 7L areas, free from incompatible commercial uses, indus- trial uses, excessive noire, excessive thru traffic, and unpleasant odors. To encourage the development of commercial land in planned commercial patterns rather than in hazardous highway strip commercial development. To expand the city's economic base by supporting programs which will assist in the development of quality industry within Newi.Bern's economic area. To provide for a coordinated historical scheme for the development and adaptive restoration of property within the City's Historical District. To encourage the development of the Urban Renewal Area in such a way as to accommodate commercial, recreational, and cultural activities. To provide for a vital and dynamic park development program with consideration given for advanced acquisition of open space at locations which would have good pedestrian and vehicular access to residential areas, prior to the -develop- ment of residential, commercial and industrial areas. To develop a drainage program with the purpose of eliminating damage due to flooding within the city's planning area. To develop a street construction program which will effectively coordinate future development and street patterns with the city's thoroughfare plan. To provide that neo7 development throughout the city's planning area be connected co the city's services wherever possible. To work for the renewal of: all deteriorated areas within the city. To provide for a system for adapted recreational use of exist- ing surplus land and buildings currently owned or acquired by the city in the future. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM The process used by the Planning and Zoning Board and Board of Aldermen to determine the development objectives, policies and standards was to give a thorough review of the citizens desires expressed the the public participation 76 program and apply these desires with past experiences to the development of New Bern. This is the reason the objectives, policies and standards are expanded slightly beyond the issues presented by the citizens. The City's Planning and Zoning Board, consisting of fifteen member, has the responsibility of directing the city planning program. Four of these members are women and five are black. The Planning Board has a woman chairperson. : Under its director, the Coastal Area Management Act's Pub- lic Participation program was established. The purpose of the program has been two -fold. It has served as the key element in goals and objectives determination, and made people aware of the overall purpose'of the Coastal Area Management Act. Efforts were made to solicit participation from as many people as possible in the City's Land Use Planning Process. The people contacted were from all age groups, all income levels, and all ethnic groups living within the city's planning area. By participating in the process, people are more likely to support the implementation of the plan. Because of various problems associated with public hearings, only one such meeting was scheduled. Attendance at the meeting was not good. The Planning Board decided that the best approach was to take its planning program directly to the people. -76 In March, 1975, the following Civic clubs were written requesting an invitation to discuss the City's Planning Pro- gram under the Coastal Area Management Act. Craven County Bar Association Kiwanis Club New Bern Board of Realtors New Bern Business & Professional Women's Club New Bern•Civitan Club New Bern Historical Society New Bern Jaycees New Bern Lions Club New Bern Rotary Club New Bern Woman's Club Provisional League of Women Voters Toast Masters Club From those contacted, invitations were received from the following: Date Name Number 3/25/75 New Bern Business & Professional 25 Women's Club 4/ 1 /75 New Bern Rotary Club 75 4/ 8/75 Kiwanis Club 40 4/ 8 /75 Toast Masters Club 15 4/21/75 New Bern Lions Club 40 4.. / 5/ 1 /75 New Bern Woman's Club 50 5/14/75 New Bern Historical Society 95 The date adjacent to each club is the date on which the discussion of the city's program was held. The number adja- cent to each club is the approximate number of members in attendance at that meeting. The total number of people attending these meetings was approximately 340. Either the Mayor, the Planning Board Chairperson, or the city officials were present at most of these meetings. The city's questionnaire, developed by the Planning Board and Board of Aldermen, has received wide spread dis- tribution. Five thousand copies of the questionnaire were printed and distributed through the public school system. Of these 5,000 questionnaires distributed, 486 were returned from, within the city's jurisdictional area, giving us a return rate of 9.7 percent. Of the 486 returned questionnaires, 413 are from within the city and 73 are from the extraterri- torial area. We also received 224 from people living within the Town of Trent Woods and the county,.beyond the city's jurisdictional area. An additional 120 completed question- naires were obtained via interview of New Bern citizens by students of the sociology classes of Craven Community College. This gives us a total of 606 completed question- naires-533 from within the city, 73 from within the extra- territorial area, excluding those from Trent Woods and outside the City's Plannin; area. Within the city there are 4,238 housing units. The city has received returned questionnaires from 12.6 percent of the homes in New Bern, or approximately 1,850 people. To date, at least 8,000 people have been made aware that a planning program is under way in New Bern as a result of our public participation efforts under the Coastal Area Management Act. Each of these people were invited to partici- pate. These people were contacted in the following way: Civic Clubs 340 Teachers explaining and distributing questionnaires 262 Students receiving instructions concerning questionnaires 5,000 Parents receiving questionnaires- 2,000 Persons answering questionnaires 606 Interviewers from Craven Community College 95 Total approximate involvement to date 8,303- This total is 56.8 percent of the total population of the City of New Bern. There is a great deal of difference between simply being told about a program and taking an active part in the development of said program. If it were not for apathy, the city would have written responses from most of the people contacted. Contacts have been made with 56.8 percent of the people of New Bern. Written responses have been received from 12.7 percent of the households. These facts indicate that the city has been successful in its Public Participation Program. PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS The Coastal Resources Commission has not yet designated the Areas of Environmental Concern. Because this designation has not yet taken place, it is.not known what areas within the city will be designated. Based on description within the planning guidelines, the following areas within the city are potential Areas of Environmental Concern. Coastal Ploodplains Coastal Wetlands Estuarine Waters Letter Code CF CW EW Public Trust Areas (Waters) PT Historic Places HP These areas are not mapped within this plan because the boundaries are subject to change pending designation by the Coastal Resources Commission. Each of the above potential Areas of Environmental Concern are given a detailed descrip- tion in this section. Appropriate land uses are also listed for each. N Flood Hazard Area -Coastal Floodplains (Potential AEC) The City of New Bern is located at. the upper end of the Neuse River estuary system. The city has approximately two miles of frontage along the Neuse River and.approximately one mile along the Trent River. Tide -gauge records have been recorded in the Neuse River estuary at various times since 1895. Since October, 1956, the U, S. Geological Survey has maintained a recording tide -gauge at New Bern. A review of these records indicates that tidal effects which occur in New Bern; are due to winds only. Stream flow$ or normal gravitational effects of :the sun and noon have little effect on the Neuse and Trent Rivers at New Bern. Rainfall creates some flooding problems within the Jack Smith Creek watershed, but these are not normally severe unless accompanied by a wind tide. The greatest flooding known to have occurred in New Bern in history occurred on September 19, 1955, when Hurricane Ione stalled in the area east of New Bern for a number of hours. Waters In the Neuse and Trent Rivers*in the New Bern area rose to 10.6 feet above average. Accompanying this flood were winds of 80 miles per hour and a rainfall of 20.04 inches during a period of approximately 24 hours, Ione caused approximately Seven Million Dollars damage in New Bern, most of this damage within the Historic District. Photographs of this flood, taken in the vicinity of the intersection of Middle Street and Tryon Palace Drive -(ttlan South front Street) appear on the following page. The next highest wind tide was that which occurred dur- ing the hurricane which struck during the night of Septem- ber 15 1933. Local information reflects that the height above average water in the rivers reached 7 fset 8 inches, and this also was accompanied by high winds and waves. Other wind tides which havq caused flooding the the City of New Bern and surrounding area are shown in Table 16. Table 16 HIGHEST SEVEN KNOWN TIDE FLOODS IN ORDER OF MAGNITUDE Maxilnum Maximum W04 Tide 24-Hour Order Elev. Rainfall Rainfall No. Dgte of Flood feet inches (inches) 1 Sept. 19, 1955, Ionp 10.6 -- 20.04 2 Aug. 12, 1955, Connie 8.6 8.62 12.98 3 Sept. 15/16, 1933 7'8" (No record) 4 Sept. 3, 1913 7.7 (No record) 5 Aug. 17, 1955, Diane 7.4 4.44 6.82 6 Sept. 12, 1960, Donna 6.4 4.23 4.51 7 Oct. 15. 1954, Hazel 6.2 1.76 1.92 The U. S. Army Corpe of Engineers has prepared a study to determine the Intermediate Regional Flood for the New Bern area. This flood is locally known as the "100-year flood." An analysis by the Corps stated that the Inter- mediate Regional Flood of this type would be about 1.4 RAINFALL FLOODS TIDE FLOODS 15 STANDARD PROJECT FLOOD J 14 W � 13 a W H 12 INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD z " 100 YEAR FLOOD" a, W it 2 SEPT. 1955 TIDE FLOOD (RECORD W I FLOOD SINCE 1900- ESTIMATED FREQUENCY OF OCCURENCE IS m STANDARD PROJECT FLOODYEARS.) ONCE IN 50 a F- 9 W a INTERMEDIATE REGIONAL FLOOD 8 z STD. PROJECT FLOOD REDUCED 0 T BY NEUSE RIVER BARRIER PROD. f- j- 6 INT. REGIONAL FLOOD REDUCED BY NEUSE RIVER BARRIER PROJ. J W 5 NOTE: RAINFALL FLOOD HEIGHTS SEPT. 1955 TIDE FLOOD REDUCED f- ARE FOR AREAS SOUTH OF BY NEUSE RIVER BARRIER PROJ. w ATL. 9 E.C. RAILWAY FILL. 4 ir ASSUMING NO CONCURRENT i 0 HIGH -TIDE TYPE FLOOD. 3 0 0 0 2 J ` I�E Mw O - 3 MEAN SEA LEVEL Chart 2 CORPS OF ENGINEERS, U.S. ARMY `NILMINGTON.NORTH CAROLINA. DISTRICT PEAK FLOOD ELEVATIONS AT NEW BERN AND VICINITY, N.C. MAY, 1969 feet higher than that created by Hurricane "Ione." See Chart 2. The city disagrees with the conclusion reached by the Corps of Engineers, for local history and tradition reflect that the Ione tide was the highest ever experienced in the New Bern area, and that was created by an aberration in storm behavior, coupled with the fact that severe rains during the preceeding four to five weeks created a high water table and rain -soaked ground before Ione appeared on the scene. Flooding caused by wind tides usually lasts no more than ten hours. Hurricane -associated rainfall usually occurs within a period of twelve hours. Rainfall -type floods within the Jack Smith Creek watershed are usually of short duration unless held in the area by wind tides. The time -would vary, depending upon amount, duration, and intensity of the rainfall. The Flood Hazard area for New Bern contains approximately 2,086 acres. A flood -tide barrier project was authorized for construc- tion by Congress in the Flood Control Act of 1965. This barrier, to be constructed about eighteen miles below New Bern, would reduce the "100-year flood" from 12.0 feet to 5.8 feet above the mean sea level. To date, no funds have been appropriated by Congress for the barrier construction. Development is appropriate within this area provided it is consistent with the requirements of the.Federal Insurance Administration. SOILS The soils report for the City of New Bern is currently being printed by the USDA Soil Conservation Service. It will be released around May, 1976.. The soils shown in this Plan were taken from a preliminary USDA soils report. Table 17 SOILS NEW BERN Soil Number 544 (402) 46 860 738B BE 811 CA CA 460 (460U) 12 558 DA 11 455 (455U) 1 410 (410U) Soil Name Altavista Augusta Bayboro Baymeade Belhaven Bibb Capers Carteret Chipley Corolla Craven Dare Duckston Exum Fripp Goldsboro Development Suitability POOR POOR POOR FAIR POOR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR POOR POOR POOR FAIR FAIR FAIR 877 (458) Grantham FOOR .. BJ Johnston POOR 371B Kenansville GOOD 704B Kureb GOOD 78B Lakeland GOOD 818 Leaf POOR 564 Lenoir POOR 582 Leon POOR 417 Lynchburg POOR 891 Murville POOR. 7 Newhan GOOD 352 Norfolk GOOD 415 Onslow FAIR' PA (98) Pamlico POOR 836 Pantego POOR . PO Ponzer POOR 816 Portsmouth POOR 830 Rains POOR 89 Roanoke POOR 452 Seabrook FAIR 870 Torhunta POOR 552 Wahee POOR 722B Wando FAIR 8 Wasda POOR The distribution of .these soils is shown on the following soil maps. e-1 Water Supply Areas Water supply is provided to the City of New Bern from wells located in Cove City, approximately seventeen miles west of New Bern. These wells pump an extremely high quality. water from the Tuscalossa formation. The Tuscalossa formation underlies the Castle Hayne and Black Creek formations in Craven, Lenoir, Duplin, and eastern Wayne Counties. New Bern, Kinston, and La Grange each use water from this formation. From -the wells in Cove City, water is gravity fed through.a thirty inch main to the city's pumping station in west New Bern. Steep Slopes All of the land within the city',s planning area is flat. The elevation -ranges from sea level to twenty-five feet above sea level. FRAGILE AREAS Coastal Wetlands -Other Coastal Marshlands (Potential AEC) This marshland type contributes to the detritus supply necessary to the highly productive estuarine system essential to North Carolina's economically valuable commercial and sports fisheries. The higher marsh types offer quality wildlife and water- fowl habitat depending on the biological and physical conditions of the marsh. The vegetative diversity in the higher marshes usually supports a greater diversity of wildlife types than the limited habitat of thF- low tidal marsh. This marshland type also serves d. n important deterrent to shoreline erosion specially in those marshes contained'heavilty rooted species. _ e dense system of rhizomes and roots of Juncus roemerianus are highly resistant to erosion. In addition, the higher marshes are effective sediment traps. The City of New Bern has approximately 245 acres of Coastal Wetlands. These high tidal marshlands are adjacent rc the Neuse and Trent Rivers The largest area begins at Lawson Creek and extends 1.6 miles westward along the north bank of the Trent River. It has 214 acres. The dominant plant specie is'Cordgrass (Spartina,alterniflora). The second wetland area is on the west bank of the'Neuse River, east of the Woodrow community. It contains thirty-one acres. The dominant plant specie is Cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora). The boundaries of the above described areas as shown on the Land Classification map were taken from photographs dated August 27, 1975. Both of these wetlands are classified as Conservation. Appropriate land uses within the Wetlands include utility easements, fishing piers, docks and other similar uses not involving excavation or fill. Estuarine Waters (Potential AEC) Within the city's jurisdiction there are 416 acres of estuarine waters area. These waters include a portion of y both the Neuse and Trent Rivers. Estuaries are among tae most productive natural environments of North Carolina. They not only support valuable commercial and sports fisheries, but are also utilized for commercial navigation, recreation, and aesthetic purposes. Species dependent upon estuaries such as menhaden, shrimp, flounder, oysters and crabs make up over 90 percent of the total value of North Carolina's commercial catch. These species must spend all or some part of their life cycle in the estuary. The high level of commercial and sports fisheries and the aesthetic appeal of coastal North Carolina is dependent upon the protection and sustained quality of our estuarine waters. Appropriate uses within the area are those that preserve the estuarine waters so as to safeguard and perpetuate -their biological, economic and aesthetic values. Highest priority shall be allocated to the conservation of estuarine waters. The development of naviga- tional channels, the use of bulkheads to prevent erosion, and the building of piers or wharfs where no other feasible alter- native exists are examples of uses appropriate within estuarine waters, provided that such land uses will not be detrimental to the biological and physical estuarine functions and public trust rights. Projects which would directly or indirectly block or impair existing navigation channels, increase shoreline erosion, deposit spoils below mean high tide, cause adverse water circulation patterns, violate water quality standards, or cause degradation of shellfish waters are generally considered incompatible with the management of estuarine waters. C(d Public Trust Waters (Potential AEC) All waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the lands thereunder from the mean high water mark to the seaward limit of State jurisdiciton; all natural bodies of water subject to measurable lunar tides and lands thereunder to the mean high water mark; all navigable natural bodies of water and lands thereunder to the mean high water mark or ordinary high waters mark as the case may be, except privately owned lakes to which the: public has no right or access; all waters in artiflcally created bodies of water in which exists significant public fishing resources or other public resources, which are accessible to the public by r_avigaticn IFT-O a bodi e-s of watax in which the public has rights of navigation; all.waters in artifically created bodies of water in which the public has acquired rights by prescription, custom, usage, dedication U:• j ot.har .r. ans. Included in public trust waters are areas such as vater- ways and lands under or flowed by tidal waters or navigable waters, to which the public may have rights of access or ;-ltiblic trust rights and areas Vnich the State of North Carolina may be authorized to preserve, conserve, or protect under Article XIV, Section 5, of. the North Carolina Constitution. Historic Places (Potential AEC) Historic places are defined as historic places that are listed, or have been approved for listing by the North Carolina Historical Commission, in the National Register of Historic Places pursuant to the Nationai Historic Preservation Act of 1966; historical, archaeological, and other places and properties owned, managed, or assisted by the State of North Carolina pursu- ant to G.S. 121; and properties or areas that are designated by the Secretary of the Interior as National Historic Landmarks. Tryon Palace is but one of the historic structures located within New Bern. Within the Guide to Historic New Bern, North Carolina, "New Bern/Craven County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission 1974," there are 139 structures which are architecur- ally and/or historically significant. Many of these stru--tures are in Lfte National Register of Historic Places, February 5, 1.975. The National Register list is shown in Table 18. T-;hl_ 1.3 NATIONAL REGISTRY OF HISTORIC PLACES New Bern, N.C. February 5, 1975 Attror_e-Oliver House •513 Broad Street Baxter Clock 323 Pollock Street Blades, W.B., House 602 Middle Street Br an House, and O:cflc 6C.3••6i 5 Pollock Street_ Coon -alas on tk-use 421 CCaven StrFet First. Bapuist Church NW corner of Middle Street and Church Alley Cedar Grove Cemetery Bounded by Queen, George, Cypress, Howard and Metcalf Streets Centenary Methodist Church 20 New Streer a1 c: Pa.rra. ,h House 51-01 Ease i'.-r,t Street -onic Tern ale and Theater 5:16 Hancock Street (:�v First Church of Christ, Scientist 406-408 Middle Street First Presbyterian Church N side of New Street be- tween Middle and Hancock Streets Gull Harbor 514 East Front Street Harvey Mansion 219 Tryon Palace Drive Hawks House 306 Hancock Street William Hollister House 613 Broad Street Thomas Jerkins House 305 Johnson Street Jones -Jarvis House 528 East Front.Street Benjamin Smith House 210 Hancock Street Smith -Whitford House 506 Craven Street Edward R. Stanly Hose 502 Pollock Street *John Wright Stanley House 307 George Street New Bern Academy Buildings 311-313 New Street and 517 Hancock Street New Bern Municipal Building Pollock Street at Craven Street Rhem-Waldrop House 701 Broad Street St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church 510 Middle Street Simpson-Oaksmith-Patterson House 226 East Front Street Slover-Bradham House 201 Johnson Street Eli Smallwood House 524 East Front Street *Stevenson HOuse 609-611 Pollock Street Isaac Taylor House 228 Craven Street Tisdale -Jones House 520 New Street *Tryon Palace Reconstruction on South side of Pollock Street at intersection with George Street York -Gordon House 213 Hancock Street New Bern Historic District *Owned or managed by the State of North Carolina Because of the vast number of structures entered in the National Register of Historic Places, central New Bern has been designated in the Register as a historical district. 9.3 The Historic District is generally the area of New Bern from Fleet Street eastward to Neuse River and Queen -Street, south- ward to Trent River. The area is specifically described as: Beginning at Union Point, at the confluence of the Neuse and Trent Rivers; going north then northwest along the west shore of the Neuse River to and including Queen Street; going southwest along Queen Street, taking in land and buildings on the northwest side of the street, to and including Metcalf Street; going south along Met- calf Street taking in land and buildings on the west side of the street, to and including Broad Street; going west along Broad Street taking in land and buildings on the north side of the street, to and including Fleet Street; going south along Fleet Street taking in land and buildings on the west side of the street to and in- cluding Pollock Street; going east along Pollock Street, taking in land and buildings on the south side of the street to and including Eden Street; south along Eden Street, taking in land and buildings on the west side of the street, to the north shore of the Trent River; east along the Trent River, following the various ir- regularities of the wharves and docks along the shore- line, to the point of the beginning. Map 4 shows the Historic District boundaries. Appropriate land uses shall be those which will not result in substantial irreversible damage to the historic value of the historic area. Within New.Bern's planning area there are no outer banks and dunes, ocean beaches and shorelines, complex natural areas, areas substaining remnant species, areas con- taining unique geologic formations or registered national landmarks. -p --��=r 1/� : ♦ ca � \ sty/ i , it/' 1!0?: t+wrio — +tea r � fir`— !St0• II`�:r •1\`rrL ✓ ✓,r• `\` ; ! � � w�: ♦ ,,,.. • r • . /. � oa. y '` I mow. •` . r �,,.. •� o d i I � ; 1 � a� • i � •.r. „ • j � f` J s � • •; •. f � � ` 't % ,i r .. sa �•, a.•• /F ✓ ,,• •fib •, • ia• • <` ., , • �, : - , �;, , 7 . � • % "L,,, is .a • '"r• �c• .a.. ••,..•. N� • ` , 't�:aa'�"� ��i '1'Y„ � ; t ~. .a ; o c"fin �..•. ..r��na' , ` �* !�n „' �. •. i �� `\`\ •al•' f r i �S � .ser ea• � 70 �v .t. F 0 -Mau Lin 112L J. jo ' r;r�� 1�-' �\. y __ .�j -• � --�� � I; it pA,L ROADTo li� 129�• 1 •' ,�.� t �1 �o• 7.,:L'7T Note: Historical Area from National ,uHISTORICI' Registry of Historip Places. DISTRICT o ' � MAP 5 w AREAS WITH RESOURCE POTENTIAL Productive agricultural lands Agriculture production is not a major land use within New Bern planning area. No more than 80 acres are used for this purpose. Potentially Valuable Mineral Sites The City does have a valuable mineral site. Limestone strip mining has been occurring since the middle 1950's. Work at the quarry began during the late 1950's by Superior Stone Company. That company recently sold the quarry to the Martin -Marietta Company. Today, the quarry covers al- most 200 acres and is a center for limestone for a three county area. Because the quarry is located in a relatively undeveloped area, there has been little conflict with ad- jacent property owners. The quarry is not a land use plann- ing issue. Public -Owned Lands and Other Non -Intensive Outdoor Recrea- tion Lands Public owned lands within New Bern are the recreational areas previously described and local cemeteries. Private 1v -Ouiied Wildlife 5anc :uari_es The entire City is a wildlife sanctuary; however, to date there has not been any land specifically designated for that purpose. 5,(1 CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES Public water and sewer service is available throughout the entire City of New Bern. Service is also currently available for portions of the extraterritorial planning area. The service area is shown on Map 5. As development occurs in other parts of the planning area, water and sewer service will be available in these areas also. The expense of pro- viding Service to new subdivisions will be the responsibility of the development company. A combination of state and federal funds, local taxes and assessments will likely be used to offset expenses for service to existing neighborhoods in the extraterritorial jurisdictional area. The current design capacity of the wells is six million gallons per day. 'The average daily flow is 3.7 million gal - ions. Current storage capacity is 2.3 million gallons. One million is in elevated storage tanks. An additional four million gallons of ground water ,i-orage is being planned. The system currently serves over 7,000 commercial, industrial and residential customers. The customers_ total approximately 16,000 people; 14,000 inside the city, and 2,000 outside the city. Based on current industrial, commercial and residen- tial usage, the wells have a reservi capacitv for an addi- tional 10,000 people. �17 The city`s sewage treatment facility is located on the Neuse River approximately one mile west of the city limits. It has a design capacity of four million gallons per day. The daily average flow ranges from 2.3 to 2.5 million gal- lons. Although some minor improvements will be -necessary in the near future, the plant has a reserve capacity for an additional 7,000 people. The plant provides secondary treat- ment and has a valid discharge permit until 1979. An Environmental Protection Agency 201 Sewer Facility Plan has been prepared for the New Bern growth area. The plan indicates that New Bern plant is in excellent condi- tion and does not need to be expanded to.serve expected New Bern growth. Expansion will be 'necessary; however, if other governmental units connect'to the New Bern plant. The EPA 201 Plan lists eight -.alternatives for providing sewer service to the New Bern growth area. They are as fol- lows: 1. Expansion of the New Bern Sewage Treatment Plant to serve adjacent areas. Cost = $20,320,000+. New Bern.,local Cost = $250,000+. 2. Construction of a new plant in Bridgeton, Trent Woods and James City. Cost = $20,230,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+._ 3. Expansion of New Bern Plant to serve Trent Woods and James City. New plant in Bridgeton. Cost = $20,300,900+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. 4. Expansion of the.New Bern Plant to serve Trent Woods and Bridgeton. New plant in -James City. Cost = $20,210,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. 711i 5. Expansion of New Bern Plant to serve Bridgeton. New plant to serve Trent Woods and James City. Cost = $20,300,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. —. 6. Identical to alternative 5, except that new plant to serve Trent Woods and James City be located in James City. Cost = $20,350,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. _ 7. Construction of new plant in Bridgeton and Trent Woods - James City. Cost = $20,400,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. 8. Expansion of New Bern Plant to serve Trent Woods. New plant to be constructed in Bridgeton and James City. Cost = $20,180,000+. New Bern local Cost = $250,000+. A decision has not yet been made as to the best alterna- tives. There are nine schools within the New Bern public school system.. Because the number of students vary at each school on an annual basis, classroom trailers are moved from school to school depending on current needs. Current en- rollment is as follows: Table 19 NEW BERN CITY SCHOOLS 1975-1976 Enrollment Bangert 472 Oaks Road 389 Central 312 MacDonald 1,154 New Bern High 1,469 Trent Park 334 Marshall 201 Danyus 309 Barber 634 Classroom trailers are used at the following schools: Table 20 NEW BERN CITY SCHOOLS Number of Classroom Trailers in Use 1975-1976 Bangert 3 Marshall 1 Trent Park 3 New Bern High 6 Oaks Road 8 (to be discontinued at end of current school year) MacDonald 2 Many of those classroom trailers will be replaced with permanent structures in the near future. The city's con- struction program include the following major improvements. Table 21 NEW BERN CITY SCHOOLS Construction Program PROJECT 12 Classroom Addition to Oaks Road school to include toilet facilities and expansion of Media Center Addition to site at Trent Park School Addition to site at Bangert School 6—Classroom Addition to Trent Park School 6 Classroom Addition to Bangert School CONSTRUCTION DATE 1975-76 1975-76 1975-76 1976-77 1976-77 Vocational and Physical Education Building at MacDonald Junior High School 1977-78 The data received from local school officials indicates that all schools except Danyus and Barber are operating at above capacity.. Based on 1974 average annual 24 hour traffic flow data from the N.C. Department of Transportation, only two of the city's thoroughfares are carrying traffic above their design capacity. These two are Neuse Boulevard and Oaks Road. 161 r ESTIMATED DEMAND Neuse Boulevard is over its design capacity by 8,200 vehicles per day. Oaks Road is only 2,100 over its design capacity. The capacity and vehicles load of each of the city's thorough- fares is shown below. Table 22 THOROUGHFARE East Front Street Tryon Palace Drive - Pembroke Road Trent Boulevard U.S. 17 South - Simmons -Street Broad Street- Neuse Boulevard (U.S. 70)- First Street Oaks Road -National Avenue-Glenburnie Road U.S. 17 North DESIGN CAPACITY 1974 VEHICLES LOAD* 36,000 16,390 5,000 7,500 22,300 16,300 3,370 18,200 * Average annual 24 hour traffic flow. 1,900 4,000 • � 24,500 5,500 9,500 A new U.S. 70 is being constructed from Dover to James City. When this new road is opened for traffic, it is ex- pected to reduce traffic considerably on Neuse Boulevard. At that time the daily vehicle load on Neuse Boulevard is expected to.be well within the street's design capacity. vY FUTURE POPULATION The North Carolina Department of Administration pre- pared the population projections for the City of New Bern. These projectionswere based on erroneous census data and shows a population decline .for the city. The projection does not agree with data compiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce and local building permit records. For this reason, the following N. C. Department of Administration projection is not considered to be correct. Table 23 Population Projoction 1975-2000 Year Population 1975 13,935 1980 13,175 1990 11,637 2000 9,930 After the projection was made, the Department of Administra tion published the.Population Note #2, October, 1975. Within this Note the 1974 population for the City of New Bern was estimated to be 16,710 persons. Local recordd indicate that this figure appears to be reasonable. According to building permit records the average number of new dwelling units constructed in the city in the past fifteen years are 45.26 units per year. During the past five years demolitions have averaged 22.80 .dwelling units per year. Based on these records, the average net gain in dwelling units, per future five year periods are estimated to be 114 units or 22.80 units per year. As a beginning point for a popula- tion projection, the New Bern Public Works Department counted 4,967 dwelling units in May, 1975. The following projection is based on the above statistics. Table 24 Population Projection Based on 1961 thru 1975 C mstruction Trend Average Net Gain - 22.46 Housing Units Per Year Occupied Units Population 1975 4,967* 16,710** 1980 5,081 17,072 1985 5,193 17,448 2000, 5,530 18,581 2025 6,092 20,469 * House count by Public Works, May, 1975. ** Estimate by N.C. Dept. of Administration,.1974. A comparison was made between the above projection and the OBER's projection made by the N.C. Department -of Natural and Economic Resources for Craven County. A percentage was obtained from the 1974 city population and the 1974 county projection. The 1974 percentage, plus five percent to allow for future possible industrial growth, was then multiplied by each entry in the county projection. This projection is shown below. Table 25 Population Projection Based on Craven County OBERS Projection • Craven County Projection by DNER Craven County New Bern 1974 65,000* 16,710* 1980 71,200 21,858 1985 74,750 22,948 2000 81,000 24,867 2025 N/A 28,064 *Estimate by N.C. Department of Administration, 1974 By combining the projection based on local building permit records and Craven County OBER's. projections a pro- jection range can be determined for New Bern. Table 26 Population Projection Based on 1961 thru 1975 Construction Trends and Craven County OBER's Projections Range 1980 17,072 - 21,858 1985 17,448 - 22,948 2000 18,581--24,867 2025 20,469 - 28,064 This population projection is consistent with the views expressed by the citizens in the public participation pro- gram, and is to be considered as the desired future popula- tion. Development which is occurring within the city's plan- ing area is based on city services. The water system has a reserve capacity for approximately 10.,000 people. The sewer plant can serve an additional 10,000 persons. Soil conditions within the undeveloped areas of New Bern's plann- ing area will not prevent construction. (See the soils sec- tion of this report). There are no seasonal population in- creases. FUTURE ECONOMY As shown in Chapter One, the economy of New Bern is growing. New Bern, as other cities,.is experiencing a re- bound from the national slump of 1974.. Craven County has employed an industrial developer whose purpose is to re- cruit industry to the area. With'a reserve capacity of forty percent in the city's sewage treatment plant and ad- ditional acreage with water and sewer service available, the probability of new industry locating within New Bern's economic area appears good. The economy of New Bern is ex- pected to continue its current growth rate into the fore- seeable future. FUTURE INDUSTRIAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS Only three percent, ninety acres, of the total land area of the city is devoted to Industrial activity. With- in the extraterritorial area, an additional 255 acres are devoted to this purpose. Industrial development in the New Bern economic area is less than most other cities of 162 relative size. The State average for emp!Grmert in indus- try is over thirty percent of the total work force. Within the New Bern economic area, the employment in industry is less than fifteen percent of the total employment. Industrial employment in the planning area is increas- ing at a greater rate than was predicted in the 1962 report* That report predicted that 2,028 persons would be employed in industry by 1980. In January, 1975, industrial employment was listed at.2,409, 381 employees more than the 1980 pre- diction. The average increase for 1962 to 1975 has been 21.17 industrial employees per year. Most of this increase was the result of locations in the area of industries which depend heavily on the national economy. The -industries lo- cated in the New Bern economic ared at a time when the national market allowed a major industrial expansion. Cur- rently, very little industrial expansion is taking place. Industrial expansi rn has slowed. This phenomenon makes it very difficult to project the future land need for indus- trial growth. Even though industrial expansion has currently slowed, it is not likely to become static. Table 27 shows the future space need for industrial expansion based on a growth rate of one-half of that during the past eighteen years. *Land Development Plan, 1962, prepared by the -Division of Co�mmunity.Service, N.C. Department of Natural and Economic Resources. i 16F in 1962, the number of industrial employees per acre was 18.8. Currently, there are 7.0 employees for each acre of industrial land. Table 27 FUTURE INDUSTRIAL LAND USE NEW BERN ECONOMIC AREA Year Acres 1975 345 1980 353 1985 359 1990 366 1995 373 2000 380 2005 387 2010 394 2015 401 2020 408 2025 415 This shows an increase of only seventy acres for the next fifty years. One industry locating -in New Bern could easily use all of the seventy acres predicted to be neces- sary during the next half -century. This fact indicates the inherent problems of making specific projections for a smai.1. area using short-term data. FUTURE COMMERCIAL SPACE REQUIREMENTS In the 1962 Plan by the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, it was pointed out that New Bern had z high percentage of its land allocated for commercial use. The 1962 average of Kinston, Wilson and Elizabeth City of commercial land to total population otherwise have been located within the city. Local builders have found good market in that area. The same market forces which are: operating is the Trent Woods.area exist in the west New �C� Bern area also. In recent years, very little undeveloped land has been released for residential development. Recent - State regulations regarding septic tanks will make construc- tion in west New Bern more attractive to local builders. If present construction trends continue in the New Bern planning area, there is currently enough land allocated for residential use for the foreseeable future. The city's residential area is continuing to grow to the west. T-ab-1-e 28 FUTURE RESIDENTIAL. ACREAGE NEEDS Year Population Projection 1980 M` 17,022-21,857 1985 17,448-22,948 2000 18,581-24,867 2025 20,469-28,064 Residential Acres* 2,127-2,732 2,181-2,868 2,322-3,108 2,558-3,508 -'-The above space requirement is based on the current developed density of eight persons per acre. COMMUNITY FACILITIES DEMAND The city has a sufficient reserve capacity within the water and sewer system to accommodate expected growth during the next twenty-five years. Within the public participation program a desire for additional developed recreation facili- ties was expressed Two new recreational centers are under construction and a major park is planned at Lawson Creek. i Interest is also growing the construction of municipal swim- ming pools. The planned facilities are expected to provide the additional developed recreational facility needed in New Bern. The cost for swimming pools and improvements at Lawson Creek has not yet been determined. (i. 0 Because New Bern already has a reserve in its water and sewage treatment capacity, the public cost to accommodate growth during the next ten years will not be large. The city has a.sufficient'tax base to accommodate the additional cost. ( (I THE LAND USE -PLAN The Land Use Plan is made up of several important elements. The elements are.(1) the development objectives of the City of New Bern, (2) the planning guidelines of the Coastal Resources Commission, (3) the thoroughfare plan of the City of New Bern and (4) spatial distributions of various existing land uses of the city. The Coastal Area Management Act requires that lands within the jurisdiction of a local government be classi- fied as Developed, Transition, Community, Rural or Con- servation. Within New Bern's planning area, only three of these classes are present; Developed, Transition and Con- servation. The definitions of eacli of these three are as follows: Conservation --Fragile, hazardous and other lands necessary to maintain a healthy natural environ- ment and that are necessary to provide for the public health, safety, or welfare. The Conservation class identifies land which should be maintained essentially in its natural state and where very limited or no public services are provided. Lands to be placed,in the Conservation class are the least . desirable for development because: 1. They are too fragile to withstand develop- ment without losing their natural value; and/or 2. They have severe or hazardous limitations to development; and/or 3. Though they are not highly fragile or hazardous, the natural resources they present are too valuable to endanger by development. Such lands include: 1. Fragile areas a. Wetlands b. Steep slopes and prominent high points c. Frontal dunes d. Beaches e. Surface waters including -Lakes and ponds -Rivers and streams -Tidal waters below mean high water f. Prime wildlife habitat g. Unique natural areas and historic and archaeological sites 2. Hazardous areas a. Floodways b. Ocean erosive areas c Inlet lands d. Estuarine erosive areas 3. Others a. Publicly owned forest, park, fish and game lands and other non -intensive -outdoor recreation lands b. Privately owned sanctuaries, etc., which are dedicated to preservation c. Publicly owned water supply watershed areas d. Undeveloped key parts of existing water - supply watersheds e. Potential water impoundment sites I I L{' Transition --Lands where local government plans to . accommodate moderate to. high density development during the following ten year period.and where necessary.public...services'will be provided .to. accommodate that -.growth. _-The Transition.class identifies lands where moderate to .high density .growth is to be. encouraged and where --any such growth that.is permitted by local regulation will. be provided faith the necessary public services. The.area to be designated as Transition must be no greater.than.that required to accommodate the esti- mated county population growth at a minimum gross density 'of 2,000 people per square mile. For - ex -ample, if the::populatiori increase for the -following ten year period -is projected to be- .10*, 000 people, and it is planned that 8,000-'of them-will'be.accommodated in the Transition area,::then .no more than four square miles of .Transition area.should be shown. In.addition, the minimum.serviees which will -be -required are the necessary. -:water -and sewer facilities;. educational ser- vices, and roads. consideration post be.:given.to the cost.of public services in the Transitiort­.area. Local government is -encouraged to estimate the_.approximate� ! es cost of providing public services where.they.do not already exist. -Land to be classified Transition should be con sidered in the following order: 1. First priority is for lands, which presently. have a gross population density, of-more.than 2,000 people pper square mile; but'do not _qualify as Developed.because they.lack the necessary minimum public services. These areas may not be expected to accommodate additional popu- lation, but they will :require ' funds • for .ser-. , vices.,to avoid public.bealth and safety problems. 2. Second.priority is for lands that have. all the necessary public services in place. -but which 'lack the minimum gross population density of 2,000 people per square mile needed -to qualify the area�as Developed. These areas therefore have*not utilized the capacity.of.the existing services. 3. Additional lands.necessary to accommodate the remainder -of the.estimaied Transition growth for the ten year planning period. In choosing lands. for the Transition.class,.such, lands should: not include: 1. 'Areas with severe physical limitations for de development with public services 2. Lands which meet the definition.of the Conser- vation class. 3. Lands of special value such as the following. unless no other reasonable alternative exists: a. Productive and`unique agricultural lands; b. Productive forest lands; c. Potentially valuable mineral deposits d. Potential aquifers and key parts of water supply watersheds; ! tL e. Scenic and tourist resources; f. Habitat foreconomically valuable wildlife species; g. Flood fringe lands; h. Open coast. flood hazard areas, exdusive of ocean erosive areas; i. Estuarine flood hazard .areas, exclusive of estuarine erosive areas. Developed --The Developed class identifies developed lands which are presently provided with essential public services. Consequently, it is distinguished from areas where significant growth and/or new ser- fice requirements will occur. Continued development and redevelopment should be encouraged to provide for the orderly growth in the area. - Developed lands are areas with a minimum gross pop- ulation density of 2,000 people per square mile. At a minimum, these lands contain existing public ser- vices including water and sewer systems, educational systems, and road systems -- all of which are able to support the present population and its accompanying land uses included commercial, industrial, and insti- tutional. The extraterritorial planning area has lands in each of these three classes. Developed areas include property on both sides of U.S. 70 west from the city.limits to the extraterritorial limit boundary. Another development area is the land along Racetrack Road from Craven Community 10 000 �' tJ TRANSITION • '-�' . �._ -+- - t t O' w rIONSERVATION .• ` A. K 'TRANSITION � >> i � • DEVELOPED I TRANSITION • - - -' - - i.I ` • DEVELOPED • • �„ ii•• O : _ i• TRANSITION �+ '•S f - ••,.• :!/ • .•f.. moo,r z000 5000 o z000 4000 ••••" dj���? �� INI FGGI' �j O� ' GOB _ �`• � n •. r ' i G� LAND CLASSIFICATION CITY OF NEW BERN, N.C. OCTOBER, 1975 MOORE end ASSCCIATES - - NLW Es IIm,AIozTwcAmo INA w College to H.J.. McDonald Junior High. Conservation areas are the.wet.lands along the Trent.River southeast of Pembroke Road (S.R: 1200).and'the lands along the"Neuse River west of the -Woodrow Community. In addition to the Land Classification, there are three other.key parts in New Bern'.s Land'Use.Plan. These are the Land Use Objectives, Policies.and'S.tandards, the selected desired fully developed population. and the Thoroughfare Plan. Each of these elements have been discussed in.previous parts - of this Plaa. 71; SUMMARY The Coastal Area Management Act's land use planning pro- gram has not created new planning data. All of the data used in this plan was obtained from existing sources. These sources include the following: Coastal Resources Commission Planning Guide -lines Regulations dated January 22, 1976 City of New.Bern Public Participation program Building permit records Planning:Board'.and Board of Aldermen minutes Land Development Policy Local Codes and Ordinances EPA 201 plan Craven County Planning Department Neuse River Council of Governments State of North Carolina DNER-Division of Community Assistance Department of Administration • U.S. Government U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Federal Insurance Administration Bureau of Census The manner in which the data was assembled was ao re.- quired ir. the "General Applicable Standards of Review for Land Ube Plans and Synopses." Before a Land Tise Plan c::rk bn prepared, a determination of existing conditions 101,15t be iracaF. This was the First step in preparing the New Bern 1. anning s c:andards from the Coastal. Resources Copp-nissioa were reviewed to derermine the purpose of the proposed Land Use Plan. The next step was to organize a public participation program in order to deter- ifdrie citizens' views concerning .future development within c New Bern. While the public participation program. was being organized by. city 'Officials, technical p-lanning...data.was colledted.regarding*existing ".devel-opme-nt.- -"Flood hazard areas, 'wetlands erosion. areas soil - conditi'on"'s .were mapped. 'Tt e .distribution of' 'the'se areas indicated -which s n areas are developable. ana-whic'h: are not'. Local development code*.s. -and ordinances were also - evaluated-: The -ntimbe'r-'of vacan t, recorded lots-- w'as'determined-.' 'The :major conclusions of 'the .New Bern Phan are Ghat -the _:citizens ;desire ..gteater. job opportunity and additional developed:recreational-fa* cilities-..:"The citizens also*, 'believedth'at.'New'Berri should be dl-lowed'to* .gr9 . w as hec*es 9 ary, t . o.- ac.b)nimodate .the _.people desire to live here .7h ' who e city hcis1 already. I ready. made- the .,necessary- inve8'tments:for future growth by,.building .,'in re. serve, capacity within bo.th its water system and sewage treat= • merit facility. Th.a planning data cc-IlecLe6. If or iis iit; in-. this plan was. preso-nted to the" public in- the public pa'rtic-lpation. program to. the Planning_ Board a'r, *its 'regular meeting., and to the Board. of Aldermen at irs't-egular meetings_ im, which- the Land Use Plan was di.scus:ied. Through -a discussion ,of the planiiing-data, city. officials -were given an insight nsig:yht As, to tAle effect that- the. AaLa has cin. 'Land Use decisions --arid the Lr).Ad Use Plan's dE!v'eI..-)I-,i-,ient.. 71, CITt- COUNTY PLAN RELATIONSHIP wew Bern Lan; Use Plan is part c-1 the Craven County Land Use Plan. Constant communication has been maintained t with the Craven County -Planning Department, the City of New Bern and the Neuse River Council of Governments in `order to ensure conformity of the New Bern Plan with the County Plan. A coordination meeting was also held between all local governments involved in CAMA Planning within the County . All of the land.area.adjacent to New Bern's planning jurisdiction -is classified as Transition or Rural and is consistent with the.classification of..lands wifhin'New B%arn's planning area.