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HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE PLAN PART V: THE HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE MAP The Harrisburg Area Land Use Map (Figure 9) is a conceptual representation that illustrates the development patterns leaders and citizens of the Town of Harrisburg and Cabarrus County envision for the future of the study area. The map is descriptive, not prescriptive, conveying the community's desires for the future and the flexibility needed to accommodate unforeseen opportunities that may achieve the community's new vision in exciting ways. The final Harrisburg Area Land Use Map - the preferred alternative - evolved through a public process that began at a charrette. The two -day, on -site workshop facilitated multiple iterations of the land use map by planners and citizens that would reflect the community's desires and goals. The HALUP Advisory Committee directed further refinements, ultimately leading to the preferred alternative included in this plan. Additional products that informed planners' recommendations and Advisory Committee members' decisions regarding future land use appear in Appendices B and C. The map's features include the following: • Clearly defined and delineated development areas (land use categories) that reflect the community's desire to encourage growth in specific geographic areas; • Existing uses, including residential neighborhoods and publicly owned and maintained sites and facilities (i.e., parks and schools), that are likely to remain; and • Transportation network improvements that support the future land use pattern envisioned by the community. Ten land use categories are depicted on the map, including two variations of "Mixed Use," one of which highlights downtown Harrisburg. Each category is intended to indicate a predominant land use —or set of uses —as well as other features that define the character of the category. A brief description of each category is provided below. Each description is consistent with the ideas and vision the community has for the future of each category. These descriptions do not suggest a change to existing development within each category; instead, they suggest a direction moving forward and list qualities to be embodied by new development and redevelopment. PART V: THE HARRISBURG AREA LAND USE MAP A�J�UST ?010 achmen number 1 G -1 Page 354