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Comprehensive Plan

The Comprehensive Plan is a compilation of many separate plans and elements that together describe the Town’s official vision for Cary in the coming years. The plan addresses issues such as growth, land use, transportation and housing.

Elements of the Plan

Volume 1 - Vision Element

Volume 2 - Land Use Plan - Adopted 1996 (Amended 2003)
Neighborhood / Area Plans (part of Land Use Plan) Vicinity map
>Southwest Area Plan
>Southeast Area Plan
>Northwest Area Plan
>Town Center Area Plan
>Carpenter Community Plan
>Walnut Street Corridor District
>Northwest Maynard Activity Center Land Use Plan
>Mixed Use Center data regarding nonresidential square footage and residential units

Volume 3 - Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Facilities Master Plan – Adopted December 2003

Volume 4 - Growth Management Plan & Program - Adopted Jan. 2000

Volume 5 - Affordable Housing Plan - Adopted May 2000

Volume 6 - Comprehensive Transportation Plan - Adopted May 2001

Volume 7 - Open Space & Historic Resources Plan & Program - Adopted Sept 2001






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