Town of Fuquay-Varina ETJ Request ETJ PB 5-1-2019 PPT.pdf · Criterion 7- Existing ETJ Staff...

Town of Fuquay-Varina ETJ Request

Wake County Planning Board May 1, 2019

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▪ Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) provides municipalities control over

development in areas expected to be within their jurisdictions in the near

future

▪ The prevalence and use of municipal extraterritorial jurisdiction with respect

to community planning and infrastructure development is widespread in

North Carolina

Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction

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State law authorizes municipalities to have ETJ areas based upon

the following: ▪ Existing or projected urban development

▪ Areas of critical concern to the town that are expected to come within their

corporate limits in the near future

▪ Allow for a smoother transition from county to municipal services

▪ Municipal population requirements

o 25,000 or more people = ETJ extension up to 3 miles from current

corporate limits (satellites excluded)

o State certified 2017 population estimate = 25,548

o U.S. Census official population estimate = 27,906

North Carolina State Law

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To plan for the long-term growth of the Town and its

surrounding lands including:

▪ Land Use Planning

▪ Zoning/Development Review

▪ Utility Infrastructure Planning and Construction

▪ Transportation Planning and Construction

▪ Public Safety Planning – Fire and Police

▪ Parks & Recreation Planning and Construction

Purpose of ETJ

Wake County Land

Use Plan General

Classifications Map

Identifies-

▪ City Limits

▪ Extra Territorial

Jurisdiction

▪ Short Range Urban

Services

▪ Long Range Urban

Services

▪ Non-Urban areas

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▪ Public input is encouraged

throughout the process from

town meetings, Planning Board

and Board of Commissioners

▪ Wake County Land Use Plan

contains seven criteria used to

evaluate ETJ proposals

Town of Fuquay-Varina ETJ Request

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Impacts on Property Owners

▪ Property converts from Wake County Zoning to Town of

Fuquay-Varina Zoning

▪ Bona-fide farms are exempt from municipal and county

zoning until the farm use ceases operation

▪ Residents can continue using private wells and septics

▪ State Law – Involuntary Annexation by referendum

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Impacts on Property Owners

▪ ETJ Extension is NOT Annexation

▪ ETJ residents DO NOT pay Town taxes

▪ ETJ residents CAN JOIN Fuquay-Varina Planning Board & BOA

▪ ETJ residents CANNOT VOTE in Fuquay-Varina Town elections

▪ Wake County does not provide public water, sewer nor maintain

public roads and sidewalks

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Town of Fuquay-Varina ETJ Request Timeline

▪ August 2018 – Town Council adopts resolution requesting ETJ

▪ August 2018 – Town Planning Department notified property owners of ETJ,

community meetings, and Frequently Asked Questions page

▪ September-October 2018 – Held five community meetings;

o Monday, Sept. 24, – Needmore Ruritan Club

o Wednesday, Sept. 26, – Wake Technical Community College

o Tuesday, Oct. 2, – FV Public Service Center

o Thursday, Oct. 19, - Fuquay-Varina Community Center

o Friday, Oct. 25, - FV Public Service Center

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Town of Fuquay-Varina Request

acreage is 22,038 acres, divided into

five (5) areas.

Wake County Planning Board - Land

Use Committee Meetings

▪ January 30, 2019

▪ February 20, 2019

▪ March 20, 2019

▪ Criterion 1- Classification as Urban Services Area (Long-Range, Short-Range,

Annexation Boundaries)

▪ Criterion 2- Commitment to Comprehensive Planning (Land Use Planning & Capital

Improvement Plan)

▪ Criterion 3- Adoption of Special Regulations (Watershed, Highway Overlays, Historic

Preservation)

▪ Criterion 4- Municipal Water and Sewer Service (Water & Sewer service planning and

construction)

▪ Criterion 5- Evidence of Feasibility for Urban Density (Land Use Plans, Development

Patterns, Growth)

▪ Criterion 6- Annexation within Ten Years (Annexation Policies and History)

▪ Criterion 7- Existing ETJ’s (Recent Annexations/Current ETJ)

Wake County Adopted Criteria

Criterion 1- Classification as Urban Services Area

Area within ETJ request is classified as

Fuquay-Varina’s Short Urban Services

within the General Classifications Map of

the Wake County Land Use Plan

Annexation agreements with:

▪ Town of Holly Springs (Area 1)

▪ Town of Garner (Area 3),

▪ Letter of Understanding with Cary (Area

2 & 3)

▪ Town of Garner (Area 4),

▪ Town of Angier (Area 5)- Expired,

however the two towns are working on a

new agreement

Criterion 2- Commitment to Comprehensive Planning

▪ Land Use Planning

o 2035 Community Vision Land Use Plan

o 2035 Community Transportation Plan (CTP)

o Pedestrian Plan

o Greenway Plan

▪ Wake County Fuquay-Garner Area Plan

o Adopted in 2004, growth areas & density

Town of Fuquay-Varina has adopted the following plan

elements:

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Criterion 2- Commitment to Comprehensive Planning

▪ Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

o Town Supported Bonds in 2007 & 2015

▪ Community Transportation Plan (CTP)

o New development required to dedicate and

construct R-O-W

o Improvements include not only vehicular

lanes, but also pedestrian and bicycle

o Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA)

Criterion 3- Adoption of Special Regulations

▪ Neither Wake County or the Town of Fuquay-

Varina have a special Highway Overlay Zoning

District along NC 540

▪ Town’s Land Development Ordinance does

ensure transportation corridors are protected and

density increased along major corridors

▪ The Town participates in the Wake County

Historic Preservation Program and contains

many Landmarks and two historic districts

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Criterion 3- Adoption of Special Regulations

▪ Fuquay-Varina staff evaluated the current County development regulations and

recommended several ordinance changes related to agricultural uses not on a

bona-fide farm, home occupations, and fencing requirements etc. (adopted

January 2019)

▪ Bona-fide farms are exempt from municipal and county zoning until the farm use

ceases operation

▪ None of the requested ETJ area lies within the Swift Creek Land Management

Plan area or within Cape Fear watershed protection boundary, however the Town

has a watershed protection ordinance

Criterion 4- Municipal Water

Town’s water supplied by Harnett County, Johnston County and City of Raleigh

▪ Current supply of 4.25 millions gallons daily (MGD)

▪ The Town’s current peak consumption is 3.10 (MGD)

▪ The Town reports each household utilizes roughly 163 gallons daily

▪ Town recently completed a water capacity study, discussions with possible future

providers and continue to evaluate Town-owned and operated facility

▪ The Town is implementing new smart meter reading

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▪ Town of Fuquay-Varina’s wastewater is treated by

three facilities, Terrible Creek, North Harnett

Regional, and Brighton Forest facilities

▪ Town operates 25 pump stations, one pump station

under construction, 6 more are proposed and

designed

▪ The Town uses 2.04 MGD of its 5.7 MGD capacity

Criterion 4- Municipal Sewer

▪ Future capacity at Terrible Creek facility can double to 6 MGD, state issued

discharge permit and designed for expansion

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Criterion 4- Municipal Water & Sewer Service (Area 1)

▪ Harnett County Water District

▪ Major water trunkline along Piney Grove

Wilbon Rd.

▪ Existing water service throughout southern

portion of request

▪ Existing sewer east, upgrades planned

▪ NC 55 Corridor Development Pattern


▪ Existing water & sewer service extended to

reach recent annexations

▪ Hilltop Needmore Water & Sewer service

driven by development and other needs

▪ Hilltop Water connection over to Lake

Wheeler Rd. (7,800 LF)

▪ Water Tank Storage- 1MGD

▪ Bentwinds Golf- sewer extension

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▪ Waterlines recently completed and operational

o Lake Wheeler Rd- 13,400 LF

o Ten-Ten Rd. – 2,000 LF

o Optimist Farm Rd – 3,200 LF

o Johnson Pond Rd – 2,900 LF


reach annexations (Ten-Ten Rd & Lake

Wheeler)

▪ Planned sewer upgrades include Middle Creek

Sewer interceptor, pump stations, 401 North

Sewer


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▪ Major water trunkline along NC 42- connects

to Johnston County

▪ Sewer/Water Service planned along Panther

Lake Rd to John Adams Rd Area

▪ Sewer service extended along Hilltop Rd to

NC 42

▪ Water extension along Kennebec Rd



reach recent annexations (Hidden Valley-

Purfoy Rd South)

▪ Water service extensions along Kennebec,

Eddie Howard, Walter Myatt, Buck Rowland &

Maude Stewart

▪ Sewer extensions along NC 55 to Walter Myatt

Rd as well as Hidden Valley to Angier Rd.

▪ Willow Springs High School- 2019 Opening

Criterion 5- Feasibility for Urban Density Development

▪ NC 540 Expansion from Holly Springs to US 401 and I-

40 (STIP 2022)

▪ Planned upgrade to US 401 to superstreet cross section

▪ Completion of town projects funded by voter approved

bonds

▪ Proximity to job centers and transportation network

▪ Large undeveloped parcels close to transportation and

public sewer and water utilities

Willow Spring High School

Town of Fuquay-Varina Land Use Plan has

densities that would support annexation except

in the Rural Living classification, higher density

along major corridors

Criterion 5- Feasibility for Urban Density Development

▪ Residential densities/mixed use classification vary per acre depending on the location

▪ Wake County Public School Sites (Willow Spring HS, Bowling Rd Site, Hilltop Needmore )

▪ US 401- Wake County Transit Plan- connecting Fuquay-Varina to employment and activity

centers. Current service to Garner/Raleigh & Wake Tech Route

Criterion 6- Annexation within Ten Years

▪ Voluntary annexation is required by the Town for connections of municipal

water/sewer service

▪ The Town of Fuquay-Varina has annexed roughly 2,658 acres of its urban

service area outside of current ETJ

▪ In the past three years, the town has seen an increase in annexations

o 2018- 998 acres

o 2017- 794 acres

o 2016- 390 acres

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Criterion 6- Annexation within Ten Years

▪ 5-Year Average Single Family Building

Permits- 604 permits/year

▪ Development Patterns- SW Wake along

NC 55 & future NC 540

▪ 2010 to 2017 Population Growth – 9,969

▪ Future NC 540 Interchanges at Bells Lake,

US 401 & Old Stage Rd

Criterion 7- Existing ETJ

▪ Current Corporate Limits- 10,846

acres

▪ Current ETJ- 8,453 acres

▪ In 1988, the Town’s corporate limits

consisted of 3,418 acres and the ETJ

was 8,776 acres

▪ Town has had five ETJ extensions

since 1988 for 3,971 acres

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ETJ Expansion History Since 1988

ETJ Expansion Request Name

Date Acreage Included in

Request

Acres Annexed Since Approval

Percent of Expansion Annexed

John Deere 1 January 1996 136 136 100%

John Deere 2 December 1999 48 0* 0%

US 401 Corridor February 2002 3,660 813.9** 22.2%**

Cozart Property August 2002 55 0 0.0%

Holly Springs Swap May 2013 48.9 34.2 70%

Wade Nash Road June 2016 23.3 0 0%

*John Deer utilizes the land for its local operations, however the property has not been annexed. **The Town annexed 106.8 acres near the intersection of Hilltop-Needmore and Lake Wheeler and the

most recent ETJ report did not reflect that change.

Within the current ETJ, roughly 9% or 768 acres of existing development is receiving

Town water and/or sanitary sewer but not annexed within Town limits

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Staff Findings

1) The Town of Fuquay-Varina’s request for 22,038 acre ETJ Extension is in accordance with

North Carolina State law 160A-360 Article 19.

2) The Town of Fuquay-Varina’s request for 22,038 acre ETJ Extension is all within the Town’s

Short Range Urban Services Area on the Wake County Land Use Classification Map.

3) The Town of Fuquay-Varina recently adopted its 2035 Community Vision Land Use Plan and

Community Transportation Plan, and Land Development Ordinance.

4) The Town of Fuquay-Varina Community Improvement Program (CIP) provides a 5-year plan for

water & sewer infrastructure, street improvements, and community services.

5) The Town’s CIP shows the areas within the ETJ request that will have municipal and water

sewer service nearby within the 5-year timeframe.

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Staff Findings

6) The Town’s requested areas for ETJ expansion have portions that will not have major utility

infrastructure within the 5-year timeframe of the ETJ Review Criteria.

7) The Town of Fuquay-Varina is experiencing growth pressure within its Urban Services Area

shown by recent annexations and municipal utility extensions.

8) The Town’s requested areas for ETJ expansion have portions designated Rural Residential

(less than .33 dwelling units per acre) within the 2035 Community Vision Land Use Plan.

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Town of Fuquay-Varina

request 22,038 acres

Wake County Planning

Staff Recommendation

Areas in Orange

11,240 acres

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Area 1- Recommendation (1,780 Acres)

▪ Harnett County Water Service District

▪ NC 42 West

▪ Wilbon & Wade Nash Roads

▪ Piney Grove Wilbon Road

▪ Recent Annexations- westward

▪ Holly Springs Development Pattern

▪ NC 55 Corridor

▪ Growth in Harnett County

▪ Lack of sewer in the western portion

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▪ Utility Extensions along Hilltop

Needmore Road

▪ Existing utilities along Sunset Lake,

Old Mills, James Slaughter

▪ Bentwinds Golf Club & Vintage Ridge

Lane

▪ Recent Annexations & Pending

Development

▪ Wake County school site at Crooked

Creek within 5 year timeframe

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▪ Recent Utility Extensions along Lake

Wheeler, Ten-Ten, Optimist Farm,

Johnson Pond Rd.

▪ NC 540 Interchange with NC 401


Development

▪ Garner Growth along north side of Ten-

Ten Road

▪ Excess capacity at Brighton Forest

▪ Rail line used as the eastern boundary,

and Johnson Pond Rd as the western

boundary of Area 3

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Area 4- Recommendation (996 Acres)

▪ NC 42 East


Development

▪ NC 42 & Hilltop Road

▪ No plans in the CIP for extensions

along Banks Rd, Fanny Brown, Old

Stage

▪ Panther Lake extensions in 10-year

plan, but not in 5-year CIP

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▪ Willow Spring High School

▪ Purfoy & Angier Roads South


Development

▪ Utility extensions Kennebec, Eddie

Howard, Maude Stewart, Buck

Rowland, Walter Myatt, Walter Myatt

Pump Station

▪ NC 55 Growth

▪ No utility extensions planned in the

eastern section of Area 5

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Town of Fuquay-Varina

request 22,038 acres

Wake County Planning

Board Land Use Committee

Recommendation

Areas in Purple Stripe

11,870 acres

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Public Comment

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Board Discussion and Action

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Next Steps

▪ Wake County Board of Commissioners Public Hearing – TBD

▪ Property owners in the request area will be notified of the

public hearing

▪ Visit www.wakegov.com/fvetj for more information and

meeting documents

http://www.wakegov.com/fvetj

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