TITLE
Title
ADOPT THE GUILFORD COUNTY THOROUGHFARE AND COLLECTOR STREET PLAN AS PRESENTED BY THE GREENSBORO URBAN AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (GUAMPO)
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell (Craig McKinney, GDDOT/MPO)
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BACKGROUND
Background
What is the Thoroughfare and Collector Plan?
Derived from the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the Thoroughfare and Collector Plan (Plan) is referenced by the land development ordinance of Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) member jurisdictions, including Guilford County, the Towns of Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Summerfield, Pleasant Garden and Sedalia, and the City of Greensboro. Keeping the plan current supports decision-makers in planning for, and regulation of, growth and development in their communities. The Plan is used in evaluating zoning decision and development applications, and is incorporated in zoning, subdivision and design standards in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (GUAMPO) is one of three MPOs that cover the unincorporated area of Guilford County (the other two are High Point MPO and Burlington Urban Area MPO). The Thoroughfare & Collector Street Plan serves the following land development ordinance functions:
- Establishes appropriate street design standards, including width, cross-section, access and connectivity, pedestrian facilities and etc., for specific roadways;
- Obtains or protects needed right-of-way in the land development process;
- Determines location of collector and thoroughfares across specific tracts or parcels in the site development process;
- Controls the number of future access points along thoroughfares;
- Ensures new construction is built at a suitable distance from freeways and thoroughfares;and
- Prevents new developments from being built in the path of identified future freeways and thoroughfares.
The current Thoroughfare Plan for Guilford County was adopted in 2006. The current Collector P...
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