Residential - Low Density – These are areas in our town that are now developed as primarily single family homes or are vacant or underdeveloped properties that due to their size, location, topography, and access are suitable for low density development. Supportive uses such as parks, schools, and places of worship are common in these areas. Residential – Medium Density - These are areas in our town now developed as primarily smaller lot single family homes. A few locations are developed as multi-family housing (apartments, townhouses, etc.) or are vacant or underdeveloped properties that due to their size, location, topography, surrounding land uses, and access are suitable for a higher density development. Supportive uses such as parks, schools, and places of worship are also common in these areas. Downtown Commercial – These areas are generally located along Confederate Ave., and the Central Business District. Uses and structures in this classification should be pedestrian oriented and of an architectural design and scale that is compatible with existing uses downtown. buildings are preferred to promote a mixture of uses in one building. Existing buildings that are historically or architecturally significant should be preserved and/or adapted for reuse. New auto oriented land uses, and large-scale “big box” retail are not appropriate in this classification. New structures downtown should be constructed close to adjacent rights-of-way. Parking, if provided, should be located at the rear of buildings and heavily landscaped. General Commercial - These areas are generally located along Route 460 and Route 24 and at major highway intersections. They are suitable locations for highway/auto oriented uses and large scale commercial uses such as shopping centers and “big box” retailers. Because of traffic generated/attracted by these large uses, special concern must be given to site design issues such as access and turning movements, and the design capacity of public access roads Industrial – These areas which are now occupied by industrial uses but are suitable for future industrial development due to their location, topography, and/or access to rail or major highways. Public Use District/Institutional - These are larger scale properties devoted to public or uses such as cemeteries, schools, and larger scale places of worship. Appendix I: Transportation Functional Classification The FHWA sets functional classification guidelines to preserve consistency between states. FHWA sets the functional classifications, which changed since the last update in 2005. This document covers the basic concepts needed to identify the functional classification of a roadway in two different sections. The first section covers the definitions and features of
Residential - Low Density – These are areas in our town that are now developed as primarily single family homes or are vacant or underdeveloped properties that due to their size, location, topography, and access are suitable for low density development. Supportive uses such as parks, schools, and places of worship are common in these areas. Residential – Medium Density - These are areas in our town now developed as primarily smaller lot single family homes. A few locations are developed as multi-family housing (apartments, townhouses, etc.) or are vacant or underdeveloped properties that due to their size, location, topography, surrounding land uses, and access are suitable for a higher density development. Supportive uses such as parks, schools, and places of worship are also common in these areas. Downtown Commercial – These areas are generally located along Confederate Ave., and the Central Business District. Uses and structures in this classification should be pedestrian oriented and of an architectural design and scale that is compatible with existing uses downtown. buildings are preferred to promote a mixture of uses in one building. Existing buildings that are historically or architecturally significant should be preserved and/or adapted for reuse. New auto oriented land uses, and large-scale “big box” retail are not appropriate in this classification. New structures downtown should be constructed close to adjacent rights-of-way. Parking, if provided, should be located at the rear of buildings and heavily landscaped. General Commercial - These areas are generally located along Route 460 and Route 24 and at major highway intersections. They are suitable locations for highway/auto oriented uses and large scale commercial uses such as shopping centers and “big box” retailers. Because of traffic generated/attracted by these large uses, special concern must be given to site design issues such as access and turning movements, and the design capacity of public access roads Industrial – These areas which are now occupied by industrial uses but are suitable for future industrial development due to their location, topography, and/or access to rail or major highways. Public Use District/Institutional - These are larger scale properties devoted to public or uses such as cemeteries, schools, and larger scale places of worship. Appendix I: Transportation Functional Classification The FHWA sets functional classification guidelines to preserve consistency between states. FHWA sets the functional classifications, which changed since the last update in 2005. This document covers the basic concepts needed to identify the functional classification of a roadway in two different sections. The first section covers the definitions and features of