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SUBAREA RECOMMENDATIONS SUBAREA ONE The Future Land Use map for Subarea One of the Western Area Plan truly shows the effect of outside forces and transportation corridors on land use in the County. Almost half of the border of this area is the Cabarrus/Mecklenburg line and much of the growth that will occur in this subarea is already occurring in Charlotte/Mecklenburg. Additionally, 1-85 bisects this subarea and N.C. 73 and U.S. 29 form the northern and southern borders respectively. These roads currently have a profound impact on the subarea, and that impact will increase as traffic increases. The following discussion will show how these and other factors should affect the ultimate land use. Approximately half of this subarea is designated as most appropriate for residential development. The type of residential is divided by density rather than showing single-family or multi-family areas. The lowest of these densities is that shown for less than one unit per acre, which is the in the northern part of the subarea. Some of th.is area actually lies within the protected zone around the Coddle Creek Reservoir where lot sizes must be at least two acres to protect the integrity of the water source. The remainder of the low density area surrounds this protective zone and is characterized by existing low density residential use, or open land, that requires use of individual septic tanks for sewage treatment. It is possible that some of this area will eventually have sewer service available, and the future land use of that area may need to be reconsidered as the land adjacent to it develops. The second residential designation is for medium density use and it is the largest of the land use designations for this subarea. Medium density is defined as ranging from one to four units per acre. The lower end of the range represents land use under current conditions with the use of individual wells and septic tanks. The upper end of that range represents land use after improvements such as public water and sewer, road construction and open space dedication have occurred. The majority of the medium density residential is adjacent to the Mecklenburg County line and extends to the Rocky River and to Poplar Tent Road and Derita Roads. This area is currently unserved by public sewerage although work continues on a cooperative agreement between the Charlotte/Mecklenburg Utility Department and the Water and Sewer Authority to provide sewerage along Rocky River. There are also two other areas of medium density residential. One of these is an existing area around Freedom Acres, Quail Hollow and Carriage Downs that should continue to develop and enlarge. The availability of water and sewer, on a limited basis, along with nearby access to 1-85 and U. S. 29 has fueled the development. Increased sewer service through the extension of gravity lines up Coddle Creek should promote the continuatio9 of this type construction. The second area is adjacent to Coddle Creek around Untz. and Cessna Roads. This area is most appropriately developed at one unit per acre or less under existing conditions, but with improvements to utility and road infrastructure and retentSon of open space, the density should be allowed to increase. The final categories of proiected residential development are the high density residential. These designations range from four to eight units per acre and from eight to fifteen units per acre. The four to eight units are limited in this subarea primarily for two reasons. The first reason is the limited infrastructure necessary to support more dense development. The second is that this subarea is not immediately adjacent to the more urbanized centers of Charlotte and Concord. There are no eight to fifteen unit per acre residential uses shown in this area for the same reasons, although as the area grows there may be a need for more dense development. Both areas of high density residential (4-$ units per acre) are located on Pitts School Road. The larger of the two includes the Silver Maple and Carolina Village Mobile Home Parks. A higher density is shown for this area because of these existing high density uses, proximity to services and roads, and distance from nonresidential uses tike the Charlotte Motor Speedway. The second area is currently open and agricultural, but once again lies between existing medium density residential and future employment zones. These areas also are in close proximity to the [-85/Poplar Tent interchange, although improvements should be made to WESTERN AREA PLAN DRAFT4 PAGE 14