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Proposed Tree Ordinance

Planning staff, in conjunction with other city departments, has developed a draft tree ordinance which incorporates the recommendations of the Tree Committee report. The proposed ordinance expands upon the existing landscaping requirements of the Unified Development Ordinances (UDO) and includes requirements for minimum tree save areas for residential and nonresidential development as well as planting and maintenance standards. Public information meetings on the proposed tree ordinance will be held on May 28 at 3:30 p.m. and June 3 at 6:00 p.m. in the fifth floor meeting room of the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building. A summary sheet [pdf/35kb] and PowerPoint presentation [ppt/43mb] are available, as well as the proposed tree ordinance [pdf/735kb]. For more information contact Kirk Ericson (747-7045) or Glenn Simmons (747-7065).  

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2007 Forsyth County Trends & Profiles

Do you know what the estimated 2006 population of Forsyth County is?
a) 266,000   b) 306,000  c) 333,000  d) 452,000

How many municipalities within Forsyth County are ranked in the "Top 50" in population in the state of North Caroling in 2005?
a) 1  b) 2 c) 3  d) 4

Which municipality in Forsyth County experienced the largest average annual population growth rate between 2000 and 2005?
a) Clemmons  b) Kernersville  c) Lewisville  d) Winston-Salem

See below for answers.

DIRECTION...2007 [pdf/2mb/62p] will give detailed answers to all these questions. The report includes 60 tables on many topics including: population trends, diversity, education levels, income and salaries, development densities, housing values, vacancy rates, lease rates, and new construction.

Population data is given for all incorporated towns in addition to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County. DIRECTION...2007 is a quick and easy source for general demographic data. Please contact Steve Smotherman at the City-County Planning Department at steves@cityofws.org or call (336)747-7066 regarding any inquiries.

Answers: c to all questions

Residential Infill Development Ordinance

An ordinance creating standards for residential infill development in GMA 2 is scheduled for a Planning Board public hearing on June 12. The proposed ordinance encourages new residential development that is compatible with surrounding development in older areas of Winston-Salem. The ordinance includes standards for front building setbacks, garage placement, orientation of buildings on narrow lots, and subdivision of property. A summary sheet (87kb/2p/pdf) and powerpoint presentation (24mb/) are available, as well as the proposed ordinance (pdf/240kb/17p). For more information, contact Kirk Ericson (336)747-7045 or Glenn Simmons (336)747-7065.

Kernersville Road/Future Northern Beltway Interchange Land Use Study Underway

Two eventful meetings were held on November 6 and November 13, 2007, with approximately fifty (50) residents living near the future interchange of Kernersville Road and the Northern Beltway in eastern Forsyth County. At the first meeting, NCDOT staff engineer Claude Williamson gave updated information about the present status of this section of the Northern Beltway; at the second meeting residents were given an opportunity to consider proposed land uses surrounding the interchange.  Initial land use ideas ranged from mixed-use residential and commercial shopping to town-home development.     

Planning staff will take the array of land use ideas and formulate two or three land use/traffic management options (along with accompanying illustrations) that will be presented in a brief study report for review and input in late January 2008.

For more information, please contact Steve Smotherman at (336)747-7066 or steves@cityofws.org

County Map showing Interchange Location [309 kb, pdf] along future Northern Beltway.  

Approximate Study Area Boundaries [4 MG, pdf] for future Kernersville Road Interchange (.pdf file)