Jonathan Franklin

The Pittsboro Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan provides a comprehensive framework for creating a bicycle and pedestrian-friendly town. It focuses on enhancing connectivity, driving positive economic impact, protecting the environment, promoting equity, improving health, increasing safety, and boosting livability. The plan envisions a connected network of safe sidewalks, bikeways, and greenways that will strengthen economic vitality, enrich community life, enhance recreational opportunities, and improve the overall quality of life for residents and visitors.

This Land Use Plan for the Town of Pittsboro serves as a guide for land use policy, funding, resource decisions, and infrastructure investment, outlining goals and recommendations for the community's vision. It addresses four key elements: land use and housing, infrastructure, downtown development, and natural resources and conservation. The plan aims to foster strategic growth by investing in infrastructure, supporting a vibrant downtown with diverse opportunities, balancing existing neighborhoods with increased housing options, and protecting natural resources through best practices and collaborative partnerships.

The Parks and Recreation System Master Plan for the Town of Pittsboro outlines a systematic approach to providing parks and recreation services and creating an integrated public realm. Key priorities include improving bicycle/pedestrian/wildlife connectivity, enhancing existing parks, and developing new recreational facilities such as aquatics and athletic fields. The plan also focuses on protecting natural areas, ensuring equitable access to parks, fostering central gathering spaces, promoting public health, and establishing partnerships to support a healthy, active, outdoor-oriented lifestyle for current and future residents, with a long-term vision extending to 2040.

This Climate Action Plan for the Town of Pittsboro outlines a strategic approach to guide community activities in the face of a changing climate. It aims to achieve smart, sustainable growth by protecting natural resources, preserving greenspace, and enhancing community resilience. The plan prioritizes efficient infrastructure, clean energy, and thoughtful development across five key action categories: Greenspace and Land Use, Extreme Weather, Energy Optimization, Multi-Modal Transportation, and Solid Waste. The overarching goal is to create an environmentally responsible, financially sound, and future-ready town.

This Unified Development Ordinance guides and manages development within the Town of Pittsboro, North Carolina, by establishing a regulatory framework that implements the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and other adopted growth plans. Its purpose is to protect the health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of the community. Key components include comprehensive zoning districts, detailed use standards for principal, accessory, and temporary uses, and robust environmental protections covering riparian buffers, floodplain management, and stormwater management. The ordinance also addresses requirements for open space, screening, general development standards, and outlines administrative, review, and enforcement procedures.