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GREEN LEVEL SPECIAL PLANNING AREA Context of Green Level Green Level is located in the western part of Cary between NC- 540 to the east and the Wake-Chatham county line to the west. Immediately south of the planning area is the Town of Apex Planning Jurisdic on. Further west an agreement with Chatham County governs land use. Jordan Lake Watershed Stormwater Impacts: Density and Open Space Offsets Jordan Lake, which is the primary water supply for Cary, is located due west of Green Level. The con nued protec on of the Jordan Lake water supply watershed has long been one of Cary's key policy goals. The Southwest and Northwest Area Plans were developed in 2002 and 2004 as part of a coordinated effort to achieve a comprehensive approach to future development in western Cary. Part of that comprehensive approach an cipated that the lower densi es and addi onal open space provided in Green Level would be used to offset some of the water quality impacts that might result from increased densi es in the northwest. It was an cipated that a combined watershed management plan could be approved by the State for the two planning areas taken as a whole. However, efforts by the Town in 2005-06 to develop a Jordan Lake Watershed stormwater management plan did not find support at the state level. Hence, the addi onal open space and lower density development in Green Level have not provided any stormwater mi ga on benefit for the areas north of Green level. Opportunity for Western Cary Destination Center The Future Growth Framework Map iden fies a new mixed-use Des na on Center around the four quadrants of the freeway interchange at Green Level West Road. The availability of sizable tracts of developable land around the interchange makes this Des na on Center one of Cary's premier opportuni es for economic development. Located just two exits from RTP, and with opportuni es for site visibility from I-540, this Des na on Center offers excep onal promise for a rac ng "Class A" office and employment, in addi on to suppor ng commercial and residen al uses. Its future development should be carefully managed. Chatham County-Town of Cary Joint Planning Agreement To the west of the Green Level Special Planning Area, between the Chatham County Line and Jordan Lake, lies an area of almost 12,000 acres that is subject to a special area plan, the Chatham County-Town of Cary Joint Land Use Plan, adopted in 2012 under an inter-local agreement between Cary and Chatham. That plan, with its interlocal agreement, governs land uses and densi es for the por on of the Cary Community Plan located in Chatham County. For the area immediately west of Green Level, future land uses are recommended to be single family residen al, at no more than 1-2 dwellings per acre. The Future Growth Framework carries forward the land use policies from this plan. Further west in Chatham County is the proposed Chatham Park Project on the west side of Jordan Lake in Pi sboro - a 7,000 acre project that is proposed to include nearly 28,000 residen al units and 23 million square feet of non-residen al development. While not immediately adjacent to Green Level, this development likely may have an impact on the area. Town of Apex The planning jurisdic on for the Town of Apex begins immediately south of the Green Level SPA. Apex updated its comprehensive plan in 2013, which envisions single family development south of Green Level West Road at up to 3 dwellings per acre, and either single family detached or townhomes south of Roberts Road, at up to 6 dwellings per acre. The Apex plan also recommends a mix of office and retail on the Apex side of the Green Level West and Green Level Church Roads intersec on. Apex's plan densi es are twice those recommended in Cary's 2004 plan. RALEIGH-DURHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MORRISVILLE DURHAM APEX RTP ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 ¾ ¾ 540 Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, Intermap, increment P Corp., GEBCO, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), swisstopo, MapmyIndia, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community, Sources: Esri, DeLorme, USGS, NPS August 31, 2015 Green Level Apex Planning Jurisdiction Chatham County Wake County 199