Countryside Planning Maps

Countryside Maps
Index
Overview/aerial photography
Parcel sizes
Topography
Water and Forest Cover
Land Use
Zoning
Street System

Overview
This map shows property lines superimposed on an aerial photo. City land holdings are shown in yellow and Airport land holdings in blue.
Development challenges:
Topography
Property is fragmented
Existing land uses
Flood plain and wetlands
Airport noise
Limits on usage of Runway Protection Zone (RPZ)
Disconnected street system

Overview
Strengths:
Most surrounding residential and commercial is strong & well-maintained
Potential for passive open spaces (i.e., RPZ)
Future greenway route and potential for linkages
Potential to highlight water features
Opportunities to improve transportation access
Recent investment in the vicinity
Adjacent to new WFHS complex
Exceptional viewsheds – elevated above most of city

Parcel Sizes Property is fragmented by streets and other parcels (RPZ). Parcels range from a half acre to 69 acres.

Topography
This map shows higher elevations in dark green and lower elevation in light green
Three topographic areas
Elevations range from 1,050’ to 1,160’
(110’ change)
Steep slope running NW-SE

Water and Forest Cover
The property is impacted by floodplain running NW-SE along the foot of a steep slope.
Two ponds are listed as wetlands.
Some of the forest cover shown on the airport property was recently removed.

Land Use
The Countryside property is listed as a commercial use.
Single family residential dominates to the north and west of the property
Multifamily and commercial uses are located to the south.

Zoning
The Countryside property and the RPZ are zoned Recreation and Open Space (ROS)
Surrounding zoning includes residential generally located to the north and west.
Industrial, institutional, and higher density residential zoning districts are present to the south

Street System
This map shows the street system with arterial streets in dark red, collector streets in light red, and local streets in tan.
The street system surrounding and through the property is highly fragmented with disconnected streets.
Nearly all traffic accessing existing development in the area must use Cove Road.
Few streets have sidewalks, so pedestrians are forced to walk in the street.

Countryside Planning Maps

by City of Roanoke on Jun 29, 2010

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