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Home My WebLink AboutLand Use Plan Update-1986 (3)NEW HANOVER . -COUNTY 60,000 50,000 40,000 ACRES 30,000 20,000 10,000 1985 LAND- USE STATISTICS NEW HANOVER COUNTY Yt DCM COPY DCM COPY lease do not remove!!!!! Division of Coastal Management S p p (� •� G Fs ti� co'PA y yam` GGpV 99� �9` Spy CpG� . F 1986 CAMA LAND USE PLAN UPDATE Report No. 3A The preparation of -this document was financed,.in part, EXISTING LAND -USE IN NEW HANOVER COUNTY 1. PURPOSE The purposes of this report are (1) to present statistics on existing land -uses in the unincorporated area of New Hanover County and,the City of Wilmington. (2) to describe a system that can be used to update these statistics -on a regular basis. Color -coded land -use maps have been prepared on property maps (1"=4001) for both the City and unincorporated County, and are available for review at the ...respective Planning Departments. If. EXISTING LAND -USE STATISTICS Table 1 summarizes land -use statistics in 1985 and 1980 for the combined area of New..Hanover County and the city of Wilmington. It should be noted that several difficulties exist in performing this type of analysis, which can reduce the comparability and accuracy of the results. These difficulties include: (1) Human judgement in assigning the proper land -use Code and in interpreting whether or not a parcel is developed or undeveloped, e.g. a two -acre lot with one house may be considered to be fully developed even though additional lots may be subdivided in the future. (2) Differences In methodology for calculating statistics in 1980 and 1985. These methodologies are discussed in,Appendix One. The statistics presented in Table 1 indicate significant growth in the County between 1980 and 1985. Total developed land increased from 34,640 acres in 1980 to 57,413 acres in 1985. Although this increase may be overstated due to the reasons mentioned above, this large increase does reflect the County's rapid population growth and Its growing position as a regional economic center. This increased development in the unincorporated County and the City of Wilmington generally appears to have occurred for all land -uses, ranging from residential to commercial to industrial. The statistics for New Hanover County,are comparable to published surveys of land -use for other cities and towns.in.the United States. Table 2 compares New Hanover County's-statistics for 1985 with land -uses for 22 small cities and with 46.large'cities. The 22 small cities ranged in population from 7,739 to 41097 and the large cities from 284,413 to 7,071,030. The results of Table 2 indicate that approximately 50% of urban developed land is used for residential purposes. In addition, approximately 86,is used for commercial development. The figure of 8p is greater than the 1960's estimate of 2-5% reported in the.1968 .edition..of..Principl.es and Practices of Urban Planning, possibly reflecting the trend toward large, sprawling retail stores versus traditional multi -level, downtown shopping areas. Although not shown, it should be noted that streets, parking, and railroad rights -of -way may occupy one -fifth of total developed land in urban areas. Table 3 provides a*breakdown of existing land -use statistics for 1985 for _ the separate_ areas of the unincorporated County and for the City of Wilmington._ Although it is difficult to be completely accurate with these results due to previously discussed factors, it appears that the unincorporated County is more predominantly residential than the City, while the City has a heavier concentration of office and institutional, commercial, transportation, utilities, and communication uses than the. County. It is also interesting to note that the County has a greater percentage:of land devoted to'industrial use than does the City, reflecting the large areas occupied by the County's operations, the General Electric plant, and industries along U.S. 421. More information on existing land -use in the City is available from the City Planning Department in a separate report titled, "Wilmington, N.C., 1985 Land -Use Survey". Ill. SYSTEM FOR UPDATING STATISTICS AND MAPS Existing land -use statistics and maps can serve as valuable data bases in controlling and directing growth in the County, including the evaluation of specific development proposals, rezoning requests, or Land -Use Plan amendments. These data bases can be further increased in value if maintained and updated on a regular basis in order to facilitate timely analysis. The County and the City of Wilmington have recently initiated the development of a computerized Management and Planning Information System (MAPS). MAPS will be utilized in developing, storing, and retrieving a shared, integrated geographic data base for public agency use within the City and County. MAPS will aid in mapping and geoprocessing related to public projects, public utilities, operations, -and functions: MAPS hardware will consist of a central processing unit and both local and remote graphics workstations. Each workstation will include.a single or combination of .screens capable of displaying several graphics views and text simultaneously. Certain workstations will also include a digitizer and printer. MAPS software will be.a general purpose, multitasking system capable of supporting concurrent use of the system. The software will include graphics, data base.management and plotter output software. The MAPS hardware and software will easily allow for development of computerized maps for such aspects as existing land -use, and for computerized area calculations of land -uses. It will be further possible to combine or overlay various geographic aspects, such as determining the number of acres of commercial uses within the 100 year flood plain. Contracts have been let and funds allocated to obtain the MAPS hardware and software, and to digitize geographic information. It is anticipated that MAPS will be in operation by July, 1986. Once in operation, MAPS will be able to provide updated land -use statistics and maps as needed. 2 TABLE 1 LAND -USE STATISTICS FOR THE COMBINED AREA OF THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WILMINGTON, 1980 and 1985 1980 1985 of % of LAND -USE ACRES DEVELOPED LAND ACRES DEVELOPED LAND Residential 13,883 40.2% 33,480 57.1% Single -Family 12,303 35.5% 30,081 51.3% • Multi -Family 658 2.0% 1,451 2.51; Mobile Homes 922 2.7% 1,948 3.3% Office and Institutional 1,523 4.4% 5,127 8.7% Coesercial 1,413 4.1% 4,458 7.6% Transportation, Utilities, Communication 4,160 12.0% 4,694 8.0% Streets and Railroads 7,480 21.6% 1/ 1/ Industrial .4,681 13.45 8,529 14.6% Intensive 280 008% 526 .940, Extensive 3,526 10.2%% 7,500 12.8% Wholesaling, Warehousing 875 2.5p 503 .9' Recreation 1.500 4.3% 2,351 4.0% TOTAL DEVELOPED 34,640 100% 58,639 100% Undeveloped Timer and • Agric. 78,082 — 57,413 -- water 191P493 -- 199,493 -- 1/ streets and railroads are not listed as separate uses. TABLE 2 Land -Use Comparisons of New Hanover County with 22 Small Cities and with 46 Large Cities in the United States (% of Developable Land) New Hanover Small Large Land -Use County (1985) Cities Cities Residential 57.1% 486' 48' Commercial 7.6p 7% 9% Office and Institutional 8.71% 13% NA Industrial 14.6% 8-0 126* Source: Longhini, G., and M. Sutton, May, 1983, "Land -Use Ratios", APA Planning Advisory Service, Memo 83-5. TABLE 3 1985 Land -Use Statistics for the City of Wilmington and the Unincorporated County City of Unincorporated Wilmington County TOTAL Land -Use Acres Acres ' Acres Residential 5,471 39.9% 28,009 62.3% 33,480 57.1% Single -Family 4,484 _ 32.7%' 25,597 57.0% 30,081 51.31j Multi -Family 987 7.2% 464 1.0% 1,451 2.5� Mobile Homes 2/, 2/ 1948- 4.3140' .1,948 3.3% Office and Institutional 1.417 10.3% 3,710 8.2% , 5,127 8.7% Commercial 1,195 8.7% 3,263 7.3% 4,458 7.6% Transportation, Utilities, Comwunlcation 2,691 19.6% 2,003/1 4.5% 4,694 8.0% Industrial 1,264 9.2% 7,265 16.2% 8,529 14.6% Intensive 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 526 .91% Extensive .3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 7,500 12.8% Wholesaling, Warehousing 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 503 .9% Recreation 1,691 12.3% 660 1.5% 2,351 4% TOTAL DEVELOPMENT 13,729 100% 44,910 100% 58,639 100% Undeveloped, Timber and . Agric. 6,192 — 51,221 --- 57,413 Water 511 -- 18,982 -- 19,493 -- TOTAL 20,432 -- 115.113 -- 1359545 -- 1/ .Oces not. include street and railroad.rights-of-way (Information not readily available) 2/ Mobile home data included with single-family residential for Wilmington 3/ Breakdown.of industry not available - for City of Wilmington or unincorporated County 5 APPENDIX ONE: METHODOLOGIES 1. METHODOLOGY FOR.CALCULATING 1985 STATISTICS FOR THE COMBINED AREA OF THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WILMiNGTON. Land use statistics for 1985 for the combined area of.the unincorporated County and the City of Wilmington were calculated by a computer program. This program summed the parcel acreages for each land -use type specified in the County's PCS code, as listed in.section three of this Appendix. This Land -use information Is maintained by the County Tax Department as part of its appra i sa I system. Acreage information was sometimes ommitted in the computer files -for parcels less than one acre. Therefore, an average figure of .625 ac/lot, based on a`survey of lots without acreage information, was used to calculate land -use acreages for parcels without acreage.information. 2. METHODOLOGY FOR CALCULATING 1985 STATISTICS FOR THE CiTY OF MILMIiGIM AND 1980 STATISTICS FOR THE COUNTY AND THE CiTY r Land -use information, as,specified,in the PCS code described in section three of this report, was colors -coded and tranferred to property maps (1"=400_1) The information was verified in the field and acreages of each land -use were then estimated and summed 3. LISTING OF LAND -USES BY PCS CODE As indicated in the Methodology, the codes assigned by the County Tax Office served as the basis for determining the existing use of each land parcel in the Planning Area. The following list represents the manner in which these codes were aggregated under the land use categories and sub- categories for.the.survey and analysis. The numbers.shown are those used by the Tax Office for each land use. Single Family Residential - ramp y Residential 04 - Season Residential 1 Famiiy 19 - Other Residential Mobile Homes. 10 - Mobile Home 14 - Mobile Hone Park 6 Multi=Family..Residential 02 -Family Residential 03 3 or .more Family Residential 05 --Season Residential 2 + Family Office and Institutional bi - inance ea state 65 Physicians and Dental Services 65A - Hospital Services 655 Sanitoriums, Convalescent and Rest Home Services 65D - Other Medical and Health Services 65E - Legal Services 67 - Governmental 68 - Educational .69A Religious Activities 698 Religious Activities and.Educational School 12 - Group Quarters Commercial Retail - Wilding Materials, Hardware, and Farm 53 Retail - General Merchandise 54A - Groceries - Retail Convenience Food 54B - Fish and Seafoods - Retail 54C - Other Retail Trade - Food 55 - Retail Auto 55A Tires, Batteries, and Accessories - Retail 558 - Gasoline Service Stations 55C - Marine Craft and Accessories - Retail 550 Marina - Marine Craft Docking and Services 55E Retail Trade Auto, Marine Craft Aircraft, Accesories 56 Retail Apparel 57 - Retail Home Furnishings 58A - Eating Place - Consumption on Premises 58B - Fast Food Service 58C -_Drinking Place (Alcoholic Beverages) 13 - Residential Hotel 6 - Travel Trailer Park 73 - Amusements .84A - Sport Fishing 848 Commercial Fishing 84C - Other Fishing and Related 62 - Personal Services 63 - Business Services 64 - Repair - Auto Services 66. - Contract Construction 59 Other Retail 15 - Transient Lodging Transportati on; Communi cats ons, 'Uti l i ti es 41 - Rail Transit 42 - Motor Vehicles 43 - Aircraft 44 -;Marine Craft 45 - Street Right-of-way 46 Auto Parking 47 Communications 48 - Utilities 49 Other Transportation, Communication and Utility Wholesale, Warehousing and Distribution - Who esa a Trade Industrial (Intensive) 1 - Food and Kindred 23 - Apparel and Similar 27 - Printing and Allied 34 - Fabricated Metal 35 Professional, Scientific and Controlling Instruments 36 - Boat and -Ship Construction 39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 Fishery Industrial (Extensive)_ 22 --Textile Mill 24 - Lumber and Wood 25 Furniture and Fixtures 26 -'Paper and Allied 28 - Chemical and Allied 29 - Petroleum, Refining and Related 31 - Rubber and Plastic 32 - Stone, Clay and Glass 33 Primary Metal 85 Mining and Related Recreation 71 — Cultural or Future Exhibition 72 - Public Assembly 74 - Recreational Activities 75 - Resorts and Camps 76 - Parks Undeveloped and Agriculture Agriculture 82 - Agriculture Related 83 Forestry and Related 91 - Unused Land 92 - Non -Commercial Forest 8 o � o U cl A o � -1 o ° � � w w � o 0 U c - a •° y A A qb z>- co 0 W Cf) cc Z D Q � 0) Z .j W �C . �A �/�� 0 z. Q J co M 0 z i 0 Q. C11 I DCITY COUNCIL William Schwartz, Mayor D Councilman Donald Betz, Mayor Pro Tem Councilman E.A. Bordeaux Councilman Irving Fogler Councilman Luther Jordan D Councilman Tony Pate Councilman Robert D. Shipp William B. Farris, City Manager D . DDaniel WILMINGTON PLANNING COMMISSION D. Retchin, Chairman James C. Barker D Gloria Berger Les Edwards Dorothy Forbes George T. Hawes D Larry Sneeden, Vice Chairman Arcelia Wicker, Sr., Director of Planning & Development D PROJECT PLANNING STAFF DGlenn Harbeck, Senior Planner Georgia Smallman, Planning Technician DMarcus Norton, Planning Intern DSECRETARIAL Teresa Elmore D DCOVER DESIGN Octavia Micuda, Graphic -Artist D DThe preparation of this report was financed in part through a grant provided by the North Carolina Coastal Management Program, through funds provided by the Coastal Resources Management Act of 1972, as amended, which is admin- istered by the Office of Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. D 11 D D , D D D D a D D . D D a D a 1985 LAND USE SURVEY AND ANALYSIS WILMINGTON, NC u WILMINGTON PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AUGUST, 1985 a 0 0 N 0 CA 0 N t71 j1 1985 1986 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL 1985 1986 MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL •� 1980 1at35 TOTAL RESIDENTIAL A 198o -OFFICE, INSTITUTIONAL, Z 1985 PROFESSIONAL 0 1985 COMMERCIAL,RETAIL --� 1980 TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATION n1995 -a � r-- 1980 WHOLESALE, WAREHOUSING, r 1986 0 CARECREATION,(COMMERCIAL) 1980 Q' 1986 AMUSEMENTS C N �D 1980 CONSERVATION, PASSIVE 1985 RECREATION, CEMETERIES W C 1980 PUBLIC PARKS, -RECREATION �D 198b � 1980 AGRICULTURE, FOREST, UNDEVELOPED 1985 I WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 1985 LAND USE SURVEY Introduction aThis report consists of three subsections: 1. Major Findings D 2. Local Land Use -Problems 3. Conclusion a These discussions will present a brief overview of the land use survey and a comparison with the conditions and trends disclosed in the 1980 survey. More detailed data and a description of the methodology used will be found ain the appendixes. Between 1980 and 1985, the total area within the Wilmington corporate limits has increased 31% from 14,068 acres to 20,431 acres. This occurred primarily because of two significant annexations of unincorporated, conti- guous, urbanized neighborhoods: Q A. Southside and Pine Valley B. Winter Park These neighborhoods contain large areas of single family housing, with some commercial, office/institutional, and recreation development. South - side contains the new N. C. Ports Authority terminal and several large (� industrial concerns. l.1 Major Findings: D1. More than 2,000 acres of single family housing have been added since 1980 due to Annexation A and B, an increase of 66%. It was noticed by researchers that many homes in the Historic District have been returned to single family use from previous use as multi-famfly dwellings. 2. However, over 400 acres of multi -family housing- have been built within Wilmington, an increase of 77% since 1980. The growing popularity of this type of housing indicates the increasing costs of land purchase and constru- tion. D3. Office and institutional acreage has increased -by 70% since 1980. This indicates the growing importance of the service sector in the local economy. a However, its proportion of the total developed land has decreased slightly, possibly owing to large single family acreage added in Annexation Areas.A &.B. III, 11, 0 I I I ill I 0 i !u I I I I I 0 4. Commercial and retail uses continue to increase, as well as the pro- portion of developed land which they occupy. Commercial recreation has grown as a.category of land use as golf courses, a water slide, skating rink and other such establishments were included in recently annexed areas. But the growth of this commercial activity again reflects the increasing importance of the local service sector. 5. Wholesale, warehousing and industrial development has doubled since 1980. This increase is due to the addition of industrial areas on the Southside near the shipping terminal as well as the growth of industry and distribution along North 23rd Street, near the airport.- 6. Parks and Active Recreation declined in percentage owing to the addition of annexation areas without as large a proportion of public park- land as achieved within the city. Public parkland has increased, but not as much as commercial facilities. 7. Total vacant acreage has risen, but its proportion shows an overall decline. This perhaps indicates the extent of existing development in the annexation areas. 8. The increase of acreage in the category of Passive Recreation and Cemeteries has not been explained, since the two large cemeteries are not new. Areas used for passive recreation have generally not been formally protected by fee simple acquisition or zoning, unless made part of the City's park or drainage systems. -2- Figure 1 CITY OF WILMINGTON, N. C. 1985 SUMMARY OF EXISTING LAND USE Percent of Percent of Land Use Category Acres Total Area Developed Land Total Residential 5,471 26.8% 39.3% Single Family 4,484 21.9% 32.70% Multi -Family -- - 987 - - 4.8% 7.2% Professional, Office & Institutional 1,417 6.9% 10.3% Commercial & Retail 1,195 5.8% 8.7% Utilities, Transpor- tation & Communication 2,691 13.2% 19.6% Industry, Distribution g Warehousin& Wholesale 1,264 6.2% 9.2% Recreation (total) 1,691 8.3% 12.3% Recreation (Commercial) 690 3.4% 5.0% Passive Rec. & Cemeteries* 432 2.1% 3.1% Parks & Active Rec.* 569 2.8% 4.1% Agriculture, Undeveloped & Forest * 6,192 30.3% Water * 511 2.5% Total Area 20,430 100% Total Developed Land 13.,728 72.2 100% *Total Open Space (Land & Water) 8,394 41.1% -3- ICJ LOCAL LAND USE PROBLEMS a During the 1980 survey, two types of local problems were identified in the process: imcompatible development and unplanned development. These still exist in the City to some degree, but gradual improvements in the enforcement of land use controls, including a new zoning ordinance (in effect as of August 1, 1984), have lessened the creation of new problems. This is despite accelerated growth in the Wilmington Area. Particular problem areas, however, can be noted: 1. Pressure to build multi -family housing on infill sites in existing residen- tial areas can create conflict within these neighborhoods. Spirea Drive: This neighborhood, close to the intersection of N.C. Highway 132 and U.S. 74-76, has multi -family development at one end. Pressure for more has resulted in a number of rezoning controversies before the Planning Commission. �J Greenway Avenue: The center of.a stable residential superblock, undeveloped and located close to major over loaded traffic arteries, was recently denied multi -family zoning. 2. As less good land is available for development, pressure increases for development on marginally suitable sites such as low-lying or flood prone areas. (A Flood -Plain Overlay District is delineated on all City zoning maps.) Chestnut Street:- Flood plain land across from a grade school in a prime residential neighborhood was proposed for multi -family development, but adenied. Kerr and Wilshire Avenues: Near areas of busy commercial activity, a multi- family development is being developed on land that is partly flood -plain. Specific problems on the site are being addressed through the site plan review process. aCovil and Mercer Avenues: At an intersection of these two streets, owners of low wet land zoned residential, but near a railroad and across from land zoned for light manufacturing, are seeking rezoning for commercial (� development. L1 3. In pathways for planned thoroughfares, pressure for development has increased, causing traffic and land management problems for the city, and casting uncertainty on completion of portions of the City's thoroughfare plan. Smith Creek Parkway: The route has not been finalized, but has been generally determined. A development group currently wants the route to be changed to accomodate their residential development proposal. Q -5- a I Q4. Because traffic problems within the City are reaching critical proportions, increasing attention is being given to the land use implications of transporta- tion improvements. Smith Creek Parkway: New Hanover County Public Schools found itself building a new school close to this major arterial route between new U.S. I-40 and Downtown Wilmington. Much thought is being directed toward the impact of I-40 traffic on thoroughfares and neighborhoods. (� I-40 and College Road: According to local realtors, land speculation U along N. C. 132 College Road), has accelerated, owing to the prospect of I-40 being completed by 1989, with traffic pouring onto this existing athoroughfare. Glen Meade Neighborhood: Seeking to prevent through traffic from D winding through this residential area, this neighborhood has mounted a vigorous campaign to persuade City Council and fellow citizens to find a permanent solution to this situation. (� Lincoln Forest: Street stub closings were sought to protect this U residential neighborhood from through traffic that might be generated by more intense development of adjacent open land. 5. Commercial and office development still tends to spread along major thoroughfares, locally, and has already grown along segments of arteries which were recently annexed by the City. Strong efforts are being made under the 1984 Zoning Ordinance, to restrict such development. °Trd description of the CB district calls for the clustering of small businesses which only require a small land area. Large commercial facilities which serve the Q region are now restricted to RB districts which are "designed to locate at the intersections of major thoroughfares and occur in clustered patterns." Similarly, -all businesses, offices and institutions should be clustered in planned plazas or parks at major intersections, as opposed to dangerous and unsightly strips of such development along each thoroughfare. Thoroughfares already suffering major traffic problems due to strip Q development are: Carolina Beach Road Oleander Drive Q South College Road Kerr Avenue Market Street North 23rd Street n Wrightsville Avenue Wilshire Boulevard (partially) U I 10 I CONCLUSION Land use problems do not appear to be accelerating at a rate equal to the population and economic growth of the area. This can be attributed to strong, more consistent enforcement of development regulations in recent years. New zoning regulations for the City, just put into effect last year, resulted from a three-year effort by City officials, staff, and concerned citizenry. New spot zonings have been virtually eliminated. Requests which would result in commercial encroachments into residential areas have been reduced considerably - from earlier years. Current planning conflicts lie primarily in the area of multi -family infill development and its traffic implications on existing neighborhoods. These problems can be minimized by continued improvements in policies and development regulations, which will be considered as part of the 1985 update to the Land Use Plan and Policies. -7- 4 I I APPENDICES A. METHODOLOGY The following is a synopsis of the techniques and materials utilized in obtaining and summarizing the land use data contained in this report: 1. Development of land use categories and sub -categories to address local existing land use patterns. 2. Assignment of land use codes used by.New Hanover County Tax Office to appropriate land use category and/or sub -category (SEE LISTING IN 'B. BELOW). 3. Computer printouts obtained for each land parcel in Planning Area n by land use code and location. Information transferred to U corresponding 1" = 400' scale planning maps which were then color - coded. 4. Information verified by aerial photography,*field checks, and tele- phone surveys. 5. 1" = 400' color -coded maps hand measured for each land use category by individual, 1/I6th sections which correspond to County Tax Office I" = 100' maps. 6. City of Wilmington totals obtained by sunning appropriate map area data. B. LISTING OF LAND USES BY CATEGORY As indicated in the Methodology, the codes assigned by the County Tax Office served as the basis for determining the existing use of each land parcel in the Planning Area. The following list represents the manner in which these codes were aggregated under the land use categories and sub- categories for the survey and analysis. The numbers shown are those used by the Tax Office for each land use. Single. Family Residential 0 - ami y Residential 04 - Season Residential 1 Family 19 - Other Residential Mobile Homes 10 - Mobile Hone 14 - Mobile Home Park A-1 a Multi=Famii "Residential 02 - 03 - amily Residential 3 or more Family Residential 05 - Season Residential 2 + Family Q Office and Institutional 61 - Finance & Rea -=state 65 - Physicians and Dental Services (� 65A - Hospital Services �j 65B - Sanitoriums, Convalescent and Rest Home Services 650 - Other Medical and Health Services 65E - Legal Services 67 - Governmental 68 - Educational 69A - Religious Activities 69B - Religious Activities and Educational School 12 - Group Quarters I I I I 11 11 III I Commercial 52 - Retail - Building Materials, Hardware, anc 53 - Retail - General Merchandise 54A - Groceries - Retail Convenience Food 54B - Fish and Seafoods - Retail 54C - Other Retail Trade - Food 55 - Retail Auto 55A - Tires, Batteries, and Accessories Retail 55B - Gasoline Service Stations 55C - Marine Craft and Accessories - Retail 55D - Marina - Marine Craft Docking and Services 55E Retail Trade Auto, Marine Craft Aircraft, 56 - Retail Apparel 57 - Retail Home Furnishings 58A - Eating Place - Consumption on Premises 588 - Fast Food Service 58C - Drinking Place (Alcoholic Beverages) 13 - Residential Hotel 6 - Travel Trailer Park 73 - Amusements 84A - Sport Fishing 84B - Commercial Fishing 84C - Other Fishing and Related 62 - Personal Services 63 - Business Services 64 - Repair - Auto Services 66 - Contract Construction 59 - Other Retail 15 - Transient Lodging A-2 Farm Accesories Transportation Communications Utilities 41 - Rail Transit 42 - Motor Vehicles 43 - Aircraft 44 - Marine Craft 45 - Street Right-of-way 46 - Auto Parking 47 - Communications 48 - Utilities 49 - Other Transportation, Communication and Utility Wholesale, Warehousing and Distribution 5 - Wholesale Trade Industrial (Intensive) 21 - Food and Kindred 23 - Apparel and Similar 27 - Printing and Allied 34 - Fabricated Metal 35 - Professional, Scientific and 36 - Boat and Ship Construction 39 - Miscellaneous Manufacturing 84 - Fishery f Controlling Instruments Industrial (Extensive) 22 - Textile Mill 24 - Lumber and Wood 25 - Furniture and Fixtures 26 - Paper and Allied 28 - Chemical and Allied 29 - Petroleum, Refining and Related 31 - Rubber and Plastic 32 - Stone, Clay and Glass 33 - Primary Metal 85 - Mining and Related Recreation 7 - Cultural or Nature Exhibition 72 - Public Assembly 74 - Recreational Activities 75 - Resorts and Camps 76 - Parks Undeveloped and Agriculture 81 - Agriculture 82 - Agriculture Related 83 - Forestry and Related 91 - Unused Land 92 - Non -Commercial Forest A-3 Miscellaneous I/ 89 - Other Resource 69C - Other Services 79 - Other Cultural, Entertainment and Recreation 94 - Vacant Floors 95 - Under Construction C. RELATED MATERIALS AVAILABLE -Listed -below-are materials related to this report which are available for inspection and use at the Planning Department Offices: 1. 1" = 400' scale planning maps which encompass the entire City color -coded by land use category. 2. Land use data which correspond to the area within the 1" = 100' scale tax maps and the 1" = 400' scale Planning maps. — Parcels in the Miscellaneous category were included in the appropriate land use category according to their individual use. A-4 WILMINGTON, N.C. - 1985 LAND USE SURVEY WILMINGTON, N.C. - 1985 LAND USE SURVEY ------------------------- -- (All figures --------------------------------------- In acres.) (All figures lA acres.) AND USES: _---_------_ SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MULTI -FAMILY RBSIDfiNIIAL TOTAL RESIDENTIAL -'-'_»-'»-__- OFFICE . INS2I2U220NAL, COMMERCIAL t -»---------------------'_-----------_-------------------_----------- UTILITIES, WHOLESALE, RECREATION CONSERVATION, ""-'---L---------------------------------- PARKS t _ AGRICULTURE, NAP N0. PROFESSIONAL RETAIL IRANSPORTAION, YARfiHOUSINO, (COMMERCIAL) PSV.RBCREA2ION ACTIVE FOREST MAZER - COnMUNICATION INDUSTRY i AMUSEMENTS i CEMETERIES RECREATION • UNDEVELOPED THIIES/MAP WITHIN CITY DY 40 _ ---_---_-»------__----'------------------------------_-_-----------------------------"- WILMINGTON 41 42 6 8 6 6 1 38 23 8 _-'-'-_--- 11 47 1 6 1 3 3 6 ^1 123 253 48 49 62- 73 17 169 23 80 69 433 55 117 4 124 14 10 73 133 257 30 2 31 134 383 385 69 261 219 14 6 B1 96 934 39 2.198 53 8 7 0 13 1 17 1,093 S4 33 610 662 306 193 947 115 8 88 28 436 132 81 178 1 1 133 124 11 320 3G 33 837 373 192 302 6 13 B 2,223 59 34 1 33 366 6 428 2,208 6 61762 339 170 53 729 7 99 7 297 47 297 287 33 15 39 4 22 108 437 62 149 3i 79472 163 119 253 43 43 43 90 199 612 84 2.354 64 150 0 8 23 34 17 10 32 642 32 2�327 63 66 327 362 48 373 12 38 10 193 200 256 238 11 43 _ 84 367 70 16 344 60 21 17 1.623 2,360 71 7 7 115 8 184 184 300 1,376 ------- -''---- ------- ------- 11 082 Total acres, ------- ------- ------- ------- ------' -"--_- ---'--_ 95 /usage 4,484 --_---- 987 5,470 1,417 1,195 2.691 1,264 690 43" 569 ------- ------- ------- ---'-'- -'-'--_ --'---- ------- ------- ------- ------- 6.192- --_511- 20_431- LAND USES: ------------ SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOTAL RESIDENTIAL OFFICE. INSTITUTIONAL. COMMERCIAL t UTILITIES, WHOLESALE,RECREATION "-" "-"""-"-"-----------------»----_-_»- CONSERVATION , PARKS i AGRICULTURE, ____ _-------- YEAR PROFESSIONAL RETAIL TRANSPORTA[ON. WAREHOUSING, <COMMERCIAL) PSV.RECREATION ACTIVE WATER ACRES WITHIN -----------------..-__-________-__-_--_ COMMUNICATION INDUSTRY i AMUSEMENTS i CEMETERIES RECREATION DEVELO, UNDEVELOPED CITY -----------------------------------------------------------------------------»_ GOF WILMINGTON T 1980 2,693 339 3,232 833 683 2,329 603 0 X OF CIIY � 19.1% 4.0% 23.1X 5.9X 137 308 5,052 467 14,068 AREA X OF OBVfiLP. 31.5X 1.9% 18.OX 4.3% 0.0% 1.0Z 3.6% 35.9X 3.3Z 300.0% LAND 6.6X 38.0% 9.7Z B.O% 29.6X 7.5% O.OX 5.9% 1985 • % OF CITY 4,481 .31,9X 488X 5,470 26.8X 1,417 1,195 2,691 1,261 69O 432 369 6,192 ' AREA 6.9Z 3.8% 13.2X 6.2X 3.4X 2.1X 2.8i 30.3Z 5.3 2.3% 431 % OF DFVELP. LAND 32.7% 7.2Z 39.BX 10.3% 8.7Z 19.6% 9.2% 3.1Z .100.0 100.0% .5.0% 4.1Z