HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93011_1503County. The Iredell Planning Department estimates there are 1115 vacant lots on the
Brawley Peninsula.
26. The population of Brawley Peninsula now exceeds 18,000 with approximately 350
new homes in the planning stage. The population of Brawley Peninsula will shortly
exceed 20, 000.
27. The lots on Brawley Peninsula are for the most part dependent on well water. In
periods of dry weather many of the lots are experiencing supply problems. Out of
approximately 80 community wells drilled only 27 produced water. In some areas
existing wells have began to experience low flow.
28. While Brawley Peninsula is served by a newly ungraded volunteer fire department,
there are growing problems of manpower and staffing. Lake Norman Volunteer Fire
Department experienced 50% more calls in the first five months of 2006 than it did in
all of 2005.
29. The Sheriff's Department is experiencing increased calls as a result of increased
crime rate on Brawley Peninsula and a delay in response time.
30. Fire and rescue units have been impeded by the narrow roads on Brawley Peninsula.
Traffic congestion delays movement of emergency vehicles.
31. Lake Norman area school population increased by an average of 44% between 2002
and 2006
32. For each 700 to 1000 additional children in an area, a new school is required.
Elementary schools cost at least $13,000,000 each, middle schools at least
$18,000,000 and high schools at least $32,000,000.
33. 500 to 700 additional students per year means spending at least $63,000,000 in South
Iredell alone every jour to f ve years just for school construction.
34. The Iredell County Planning Office recorded on the Brawley Peninsula 167 new lots
in the year 2001, 109 new lots in the year 2002, 260 new lots in the year 2003, 259
new lots in 2004, 90 new lots in 2005, and 181 new lots in the year 2006.
35. Over 1000 new homes have been built on the Peninsula in the past four years or a
230% increase in the number of homes. Over 350 more homes are in the planning
stage at the current time. Each new home is projected to add 9.6 trips per day to
Brawley School Road.
36. The most viable means of controlling the rate of growth is to control the rate of
issuance of Building Permits. In 2004 Iredell County issued 317 Building Permits for
new homes in Brawley School Peninsula, in 2005 it issued 392 and in 2006 it issued
272.
37. The South Iredell census tracks show a population growth increase from 1994 to
1999 of from approximately 22% to approximately 131% whereas areas that were
outside of these communities had a projected growth rate of 2.3% per year.
38. In 1993 NCDOT projected 2005 traffic counts on Brawley School Road would be
7,600 per day by 2005. Actual 2005 traffic is approximately 25,000 per day. Annual
Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume is a measure of traffic volume for all lanes in
both directions. AADT for Brawley School Peninsula in 1995 was 10,000, for 1997
was 15,200, for 1998 was 18, 000, for 2001 was 22, 000, for 2003 was 20, 000 and for
2005 was 24, 000.
39. Traffic on Brawley School Road will be impacted by the contemplated construction
and improvements. Brawley Peninsula could be compromised by such activity, as
will the ability to evacuate Brawley Peninsula.