University Area Plan

As many of you may recall, in December 2008 the City's Planning and Development Department kicked-off a study of the university area to help identify and address anticipated growth in the area for the next 5-10 years. On December 7, 2009 City Council adopted the University Area Plan.

The purpose of this plan was to conduct a detailed study of the area around High Point University and prepare recommendations to guide the orderly growth of the area.

We hope that you find this plan informative and helpful. Click here to view a copy of the full plan. For your convenience we have also created an executive summary, click here to view the executive summary.

If you have any have any questions, please contact Heidi Galanti at 883-3329, or email: heidi.galanti@highpointnc.gov

June 18, 2009 Community Meeting

On June 18, 2009, the City held a community meeting at Christ United Methodist Church to give an overview of the draft plan and obtain feedback from the public. Approximately 175 people attended the meeting. The comments received will be taken into consideration during preparation of the final plan that will then be taken through the public hearing process later this year.

Public comments will be taken until July 17th please click here if you would like to fill out a comment sheet.

Below please find links to the handouts, maps, and the Power Point presentation from the meeting.

Overview of University Area Plan	Power Point Presentation	Campus Master Plan - 5/11/09
Aerial - 2003	Aerial - 2008	Growth Areas
Land Use Plan	HPU Land Use	Existing Land Use
Proposed Future Land Use	Occupancy	Zoning
Infrastructure	Ownership	Environmental Constraints

University Area Plan Timeline

November – December
    •   Met with University to gather info. on needs
    •   Held initial public open house to:
            o   Identify the project
            o   Obtain input on concerns/issues as basis for
                 establishing policies, goals and objectives

January- May
    •   Field survey work (complete)
    •   Data analysis (complete)
    •   Identify potential problems, issues & concerns (complete)
    •   Draft text, goals, objectives, policies (on-going)
    •   Met with Utility Departments to discuss draft plan and get any
         feedback on constraints (complete)
    •   Met with HPU to ask outstanding questions (complete)
    •   Refine concepts as needed (on-going)

June
    •   Hold public meeting to review the draft - June 18th
            o   Brief overview of plan concepts
            o   Q&A – provide comment sheets
            o   Staff available after the meeting to review maps and answer
                 individual questions
    •   Public comment period June 18 –July 17

Summer
    •   Prepare final draft plan
    •   Hold Open House - September 3, 2009

Fall
    •   P&Z public hearing - September 29, 2009
    •   Council public hearing - October 19, 2009

Public Open House

On December 18th the City held a public open house at Christ United Methodist Church to introduce the project and gather input from the community. Approximately 100 people attended the meeting. Below are links to maps that were displayed at the meeting. We have provided the maps in 8 1/2" x 11" format (for easy printing) and 36'' x 42" large format (for easy viewing).

2003 Aerial

Environmental

Existing Land Use

Land Use Plan