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Southeast Suburban Area Plan
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PLAN STATUS. Adopted. The Southeast Suburban Area Plan was adopted by the Winston-Salem City Council on November 2, 2009, and by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners on November 23, 2009. The Southeast Suburban Area Plan was prepared by the Southeast Suburban Area Citizens' Advisory Committee and the staff of the City-County Planning Department and recommended for adoption by the City-County Planning Board. |
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Southeast Suburban Area Plan[pdf/3.79mb/102pp]
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The adopted Southeast Suburban Area Plan is intended to guide future land use and public investment decisions in southeast Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. The Plan includes recommendations for land use, transportation, community facilities, design and appearance, historic preservation, economic development and the environment. |
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Map of Planning Area[pdf/865kb]
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Boundaries of the Study Area
The Southeast Suburban Planning Area, shown on the map to the left, is bounded on the north by Business I-40, on the east by the Town of Kernersville and the boundary of the Union Cross Planning Area, on the south by Thomasville Road and the County Line, and on the west by I-40 and the boundary of the Southeast Planning Area. The Planning Area has land in two City Council Wards, the East and Southeast Wards. The Planning Area is within the City's and County's zoning and planning jurisdiction. |
Plan Recommendations
- Concentrate the highest density and mix of development at the Kernersville Road/Northern Beltway Activity Center.
- Facilitate development of the Willard Road/Thomasville Road and Union Cross Road/Sedge Garden Road Activity Centers.
- Encourage the mix, type, density and design of development that facilitate walking, bicycling and the use of transit facilities.
- Protect residential areas from inappropriate residential, commercial, industrial and institutional encroachment.
- Cluster residential development on large undeveloped parcels identified for residential use to protect natural features, natural vegetation, historic resources, farmland and provide open space.
- Locate industrial uses in areas identified for business/industrial parks.
- Concentrate commercial development in designated areas and do not allow it to take the form of strip development along the major roads in the Planning Area.
- Allow institutions to grow and expand to meet their needs in a manner compatible with their surrounding neighborhoods.
- Emphasize site design which creates variety-rich neighborhoods.
- Encourage the revitalization of older/underutilized commercial/industrial sites/buildings.
- Construct proposed extensions of the Salem Lake Greenway Trail.
- Implement proposals for sidewalks on identified roads.
- Implement proposals for road improvements to accommodate bicycles
For more information contact Marylin Moniquette-John at (336)747-7059 or by e-mail at marylimj@cityofws.org or Kirk Ericson at (336)747-77045 or by e-mail at kirke@cityofws.org.
revised: 9/24/2010
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