HomeMy WebLinkAboutPH ORD-1997-043 Orange County Functional Road Classification Comprehensive Plan and Ordinance Amendment ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 24, 1997
Action Agenda
Item# C 4(a)
SUBJECT: Proposed Orange County Functional Road Classification Comprehensive Plan and
Ordinance Amendments
DEPARTMENT: Planning&Inspections PUBLIC BEARING: _X–Yes No
BUDGET AMENDMENT IWQUIRED: Yes_X—No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Slade McCalip
-Draft Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Extension 2595
Amendments _
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Durham -688-7331
Mebane -227-2031
Chapel Hill -967-9251
PURPOSE: To consider draft ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the update
to the Functional Road Classifications of the Traniyoortation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan.
BACKGROUND: On June 4, 1997 staff presented to the Planning Board a process and schedule for
updating the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan; included in this
was an update to the road functional classifications. An amendment to update the
functional classifications is necessary because ih-. maps in the Transportation
Element to the Comprehensive Plan depict plarned roads that are not planned
anymore; some of the current functional classifications are not referenced by other
adopted plans and ordinances; and the existing classifications have been applied
to every road in the county's land use planning jurisdiction outside the
thoroughfare planning jurisdictions for the municipalities, making it difficult to
clearly and quickly identify the most important roads and also applying urban
road classifications to the roads in 45%of the county's land use planning area.
As a part of the Functional Road Classification System update, the planned major
thoroughfares adopted by Orange County mwiic:ipalities (i.e., Hillsborough's
Northside Drive\Western Bypass) which are outride of a municipality's land use
planning jurisdiction will be presented for consideration and adoption by Orange
County. In this way Orange County can classify tie proposed thoroughfares and
then protect the rights-of-way for those thoroughfares that are consistent with the
County's Comprehensive Plan.
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The update will also consist of deleting previously planned thoroughfares that are
no longer planned (i.e., Davis Road, Durham Outer Loop, the old alignment for
Eno Drive)as well as any reference to the NC 751 Connector.
Adoption of the FY 1997-98 BOCC Goals and Objectives on August 7 has made
it necessary to modify the schedule proposed to the Planning Board in June. On
September 3, 1997 the draft Functional Road Classifications and Map were
presented to the Planning Board for the first time. On September 24, 1997 the
Ordinance Review Committee reviewed the draft amendments related to the
functional classifications for the Subdivision Regulations and the Zoning
Ordinance.
Comments made by the Ordinance Review Committee were incorporated into the
draft plan and ordinance amendments. Then on October 14, 1997 the revised
amendments were presented to the Planning Board again. The Planning Board
unanamously recommended that the Comprehensive Plan and ordinance
amendments be scheduled for public hearing on November 24, 1997.
The Board of Commissioners approved the Pablic Hearing Notice with the
Functional Road Classifications for publication orgy November 3, 1997.
RECOMMENDATION: Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's
recommendation be presented to the Planning Board within 30 days of receipt of an
application. However, Article 20.4 exempts any application for amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan by either the public or the County from
the provisions of Article 20.3. In either case,though, the public hearing is the time
scheduled for presentation of the Zoning Officer's Recommendation.
Zoning Officer Recommendation
Provided that the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners find in the
affirmative, the Zoning Officer recommends approval of the proposed text
amendments.
Administration Recommendation
The Administration recommends that the proposed amendments be referred to the
Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of
Commissioners no sooner than January 20, 1998.
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 2.6 County-Specific Road Classification System
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Star Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To consider ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the draft update to
the road functional classifications of the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: On June 4, 1997 staff presented to the Planning Board a process and schedule for updating the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan; included in this was an update to the road functional
classifications. An amendment to update the functional classifications is necessary because the maps in the
Transportation Element to the Comprehensive Plan depict planned roads that are not planned anymore; some of
the current functional classifications are not referenced by other adopted places and ordinances; the existing
classifications have been applied to every road in the county, making it difficult to clearly and quickly identify
the most important roads; and the BOCC has directed that all references to the plinined NC 751 Connector Road
be deleted from all adopted plans in Orange County.
As a part of the Functional Classification System update, the planned major thoroughfares adopted by Orange
County municipalities (i.e., Hillsborough's Northside Drive\Western Bypass) which are outside of a
municipality's land use planning jurisdiction will be presented for consideration and adoption by Orange
County. In this way Orange County can classify the proposed thoroughfares and then protect the rights-of-way
for those thoroughfares that are consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan. The update will also consist
of deleting previously planned thoroughfares that are no longer planned (i.e., Davis Road, Durham Outer Loop,
the old alignment for Eno Drive)as well as the NC 751 Connector.
Adoption of the FY 1997-98 BOCC Goals and Objectives on August 7 has made it necessary to modify the
schedule originally proposed to the Planning Board in June. On September 3, 1997 the draft Functional
Classifications and Map were presented to the Planning Board for the first time. On September 24, 1997 the
draft Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Amendments were presented to the Ordinance Review Committee. All
plan and ordinance amendments related to the functional classification of Orange County roads were presented
to the Planning Board at their Long-Range Meeting on October 14, 1997. The date for taking these items to
public hearing is November 24, 1997.
Existing and proposed plan text: (header on each page identifies text propos-ed for removaUaddition)
Planning Board: 10-14-97
BOCC:
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COUNTY-SPECIFIC ROAD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Policy Issues
Roads can be classified by the function they serve in the total road
network. This classification takes into consideration the existing
conditions as well as the planned future function. Some roads are
more important in terms of carrying major traffic volumes or in
making connections between major destinations, while other roads have
a primary value in providing access to adjacent property. In
general, there is an inverse relationship between the traffic-
carrying function and the land-access function; i.e. , a four-lane
road's primary function would be to move traffic, while the function
of a two-lane road in a subdivision would be to serve the abutting
land with frequent driveways. The extreme for each case would be an
Interstate freeway for the function of moving traffic and a short,
narrow, residential cul-de-sac for the function o_ land access. with
the exception of an Interstate freeway, all roads provide each
function to varying degrees.
Data Collection
There are certain roadway characteristics that are related to a
properly designed and classified road. To aid in developing the
functional classification for Orange County, the following roadway
characteristics were inventoried for every public road in the County,
outside of the urbanized planning boundaries: length, type of
surface, number of lanes, road width, shoulder width, right-of-way
width, type of adjacent land use, extent of development, speed limit,
traffic control, roadway alignment, and traffic volumes. This
inventory was collected by the County and, if maintained, will
provide a thorough and accurate data base for further planning and
programming.
To assist in data collection, analysis, and classification of the
road network, orange County contracted with the consulting firm of
Rimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. of Raleigh, N.C. Rimley-Horn
obtained mapping of public roads within the county and NCDOT roadway
inventory printouts, developed a spreadsheet format for recording the
data, and conducted a data collection training program with members
of the Comprehensive Division of the Orange County Planning
Department. Comprehensive Planning staff input. the data from the
maps and printouts, as well as data observed and checked in the
field. This data file originally included only that portion of the
county outside of urban thoroughfare planning t;oundaries, i.e. , the
study areas for Durham-Chapel. Hill-Carrboro, Hillsborough, and
Mebane/Alamance County. The data file was lateir' expanded to include
1 the area within the Hillsborough study area but outside the city's
extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ETJ) .
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Both of these data files are reproduced in Appendix A of the Kim le
Horn Phase I Refit. Data files include the following:
- Road (route name and road name)
- Segment description (from, to)
- Distance (miles)
- Pavement type (paved or unpaved)
- Road type (number of lanes)
- Pavement width ( feet)
- Shoulder width (feet)
- Paved shoulder (paved or unpaved)
- Right-of-way width (feet)
- County land use designation
- Existing land use along road frontage (percent agricultural,
residential, industrial, or commercial •-- remainder assumed
undeveloped)
- Type of control at termini (stop sign, :signal, none)
- Speed limit (MPH)
- Advisory speed on curve (MPH)
- Terrain (level, rolling, mountainous )
- Historic traffic counts (vehicles per diiy)
- Projected traffic volumes (vehicles per day)
- County road classification (existing classification)
- NCDOT road classification
- Recommended classification
- Comments (Township and other comments)
Classification Criteria
Upon evaluating the above data as well as the geographic
relationships of roads to adjacent counties and to cities and major
destinations within Orange County, the following classifications we:
determined to best describe the public roads in Orange County outsi<
of the urbanized planning boundaries:
Principal Arterial
Minor Arterial
Collector
Major Local
Minor Local
These classifications are a refinement of the current NCDOT
classifications used in the County Land Use Plan. The definition of
a road classification is subjective and qualitative; and subsequentl
so is its application to a road system. The description of these
functional classifications developed for Orange County is shown in
Table 1.
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ItRecommended Classifications
The criteria described in Table 1 were then applied to the street
network in the rural Orange County study area. The recommended
classifications for the road system are shown in Figure 1 and
summarized in Table 2 .
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Comparison With Urban Study Area Classifications
Where roads cross planning boundaries, the road classifications
were compared with those determined by NCDOT for the Hillsborough and
Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (D-CH-C) transportation planning areas
(see Table 3) . It would generally be expected that roads classified
as principal arterials, minor arterials, or collectors in the county
study area would correspond to freeways or major thoroughfares in the
urban study areas, while the county major or minor local streets
would not be classified as thoroughfares. (Minor thoroughfares are
not common and are determined on almost a case-by-case basis. )
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TABLE 2
ROAD CLASSIFICATION
Orange County, North Carolina
Principal
ArteriaL Minor Arterial Collector (SR p) Major Local (SR p) Minor Local (SR 0)
LITTLE RIVER TOWNSHIP
(HONE) NC 57 (1524)HOLLY RIDGE RD (1515)BREEZE RD (1518)TILLEY RD
(1538)NEW SHARON CHURCH RD (1516)BROWN RD (1520)MARY HALL RD
NC 157 (1543)LITTLE RIVER CH RD (1517)LAWS STORE RD (1521)BLALOCK RD
(1548)SCHLEY RD E NC 57 (1519)GATES RD (1522)WAGONER DAIRY RD
(1523)BERRY RD (1529)COUNTRY LANE
(1525)HALL DAIRY RD (1530)NEW BETHEL CH RD
(1526)GRAY RD (1531)SACON RD
(1528)SAWYER RD (1532)MILE BRANCH RD
(1534)MeKEE RD (1533)BUNNY RD
(1536)BILL POOLE RD (1535)NcBROOM RD
(1540)HUNT RD (1537)HOPKINS RD
(1541)KIGER RD (1539)RICHARD LANE
(1548)SCHLEY NO W NC 57 (1542)JACKSON RD
(1552)MINCEY RD (1578)SEASLEY RD
(1579)GREEN RILEY RD
(1581)SNEED RD
(1597)NORNAN'S RD
CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP
NC 86 NC 49 (1001)WALNUT GROVE CH RD (1341)HARMONY CHURCH RD (1323)LAKE ORANGE RD
0000CARR STORE RD (1350)HARMONY CHURCH RD (1341)IRA RD
(1004)CORSETT RIDGE RD (1350)LONESOME RD (1341)LIB RD
(1004)EFLAND-CEDAR GROVE RO (1351)GOV. SCOTT RD (1348)SHANKLIN DEAD END
(1343)MILL CREEK RD 0353)COMPTON RD (1349)POTEAT RD
(1352)CARR STORE RD (1354)NCOADE STORE RD (1356)TOM POPE LOOP
C1357)EFLAND-CEDAR GROVE RD (1355)ALLISON RD (1359)OAKLEY RD
(1364)LYNCH STORE RD (1358)MCDADE STORE RO C1362)ALLIE MAE RD
(1545)SAWMILL RD (1360)LEE'S CHAPEL RD (136S)MT. ZION CHURCH RD
(1507)WILKERSON RD (1361)McOADE STORE RD (1367)CLAISORNE'S RD
(1361)PENECOST RD (1368)WADE LOOP
(1363)DOC CORBETT RD (1369)WADE DEAD ENO
(1366)ATKINS RD (1369)WADE LOOP
(1370)DOC CORBETT RD (1371)MeCULL000N RD
(1383)ENO CEMETERY RD (1502)BURTON RD
(1500)ALLISON 40 (1505)WHEELER'S CHURCH RD
(1S00)HENSLEY RD (1509)RALPH'3 DEAD END
(1501)ALLISON RO (1514)JIMMY ED RD
(1503)SAMA RD (1547)BRADSHER RD
(1504)ART R0 (1549N= LOOP RD
(1504)HURDLE MILLS RD (1550)EDMONO LATTA RD
(1506)CAVINESS JORDAN RD (1576)STEWART FARM RD
(1506)HUROLE MILLS RD (1591)GREEN PINE RD
(1508)HAWKINS RD EAST
(1SOB)HAWKINS RD WEST
(1510)ORMONO RD
1 (1511)PRESTON GEORGE RD
(1512)MESTER RD
(1513)TAPP RD
(1544)PEARSON RD
(1546)OLIN RD
(1577)NUROLE MILLS RD
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TABLE 2 (Continued)
ROAD CLASSIFICATION
Orange County, North Carolina
Principal
Arteriat Minor Arterial (SR N) Cottector (SR 0) Minor Locat (SR 0) Minor Locat (SR x)
CHEEKS TOWNSHIP
US 70 (NONE) (1114)BUCKHORN RD (1137)8USITY COOK RD (1145)SQUIRES RD
(1120)MT WILLING RD (1138)YARBOROUGH RD (1309)SHAMBLEY RD
(1306)WEST LEBANON RD (1139)HEBRON CHURCH RD (1343)DOE RUN RD
(1310)NORTH FRAZIER RD (1306)WEST LEBANON RD (1344)OOE RUN RD
(1340)HIGH ROCK RD (1310)NORTH FRAZIER RD (1384)MACE RD
(1144)WEST TEN NO 0 342)NORTH FRAZIER RD (1392)LANCASTER RD
(1346)SADDLE CLUB RD (1393)PAYLOR ST
(1394)PERRY RD
(1399)REDMAN CROSSING
(1403)ALPHA ST
(1405)SHETLANO ACRES
BINGHAM TOWNSHIP
NC 516 (100S)OLD GREENSBORO RD (1006)ORANGE GROVE RD (1100)STANFORD RD (1100)TEER RD
(1102)DOOSON CROSSROADS S (1007)MEBANE OAKS RD (1101)TEER RD (1116)APPLE MILL RD
(1951)BUTLER RD (1115)BRADSHAW QUARRY RD (1117)OAK GROVE CH RD (1118)VERNON RO
(1951)WHITE CROSS RD (1117)OAK GROVE CH RD (1119)NICK'S RD (1124)MARTIN RD
(1177)1)AIRYLAND RD (1125)CHESTNUT RIDGE CH RD (1188)SAM'S RD
(1942)JONES FERRY RD (1948)FERGUSOM RD (1213)OVERLAND PASSAGE
(1956)CRAWFORD DAIRY RD 0950)CARL DURHAM RD (1214)COACM WAY
(19S6)ORANGE CHAPEL (1952)WHITE CROSS RD (1947)IVEY NO
CLOVER GARDEN RD (1953)WILOCAT CREEK RD (1949)FORO RD
(1954)COLLINS MT. RD (1955)DAWSON RD
0 958)MORROW MILL RD (1957)GOLO MINE LOOP
(I%I)SAXPAHAW RD (1959)MILIKAN RD
(1960)LLOYOTOWN RD
(1972)MORROW MILL RD
(2004)WILLIS RD
(2024)SIDNEY GREEN ST
(202S)EASY ST.
(2MB)BOBCAT RD
(2029)PUMA LN
(2030)WILDCAT LN
(20")FOXFLRE RD
(2045)EDWARD'S DR
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TABLE 3
RECOMMENDED AND URBAN THOROUGHFARE PLAN
COMPARISON OF CLASSIFICATIONS
Thoroughfare
Recoauended Plan Planning
Road Name (SR No ) Classification Classification Area
Jones Ferry (SR 1942) Collector Major Thoroughfare Chapel Mill
Old Greensboro Rd (SR 1005) Minor Arterial Major Thoroughfare Chapel Hill
NC 54 Principal Arterial Major Thoroughfare Chapel Hill
Dairyland Rd (SR 1177) Collector Major Thoroughfare Chapel Hill
Dodsons Crossroads North Minor Arterial Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
(SR 1102)
Orange Grove Rd (SR 1006) Collector Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Bradshaw Quarry Rd (SR 1115) Collector Major Thoroughfare Hitlsborough
Chestnut Ridge Ch Rd (SR 1125) Major Weal Unclassified
Mt. Willing Rd (SR 1120) Collector Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Bushy Cook Rd (SR 1137) Major Weal Unclassified --
Vast Ten Road (SR 1144) Collector Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
I-" Principal Arterial Freeway Millsborough
US 70 Principal Arterial Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Lebanon Rood (SR 1306) Collector Minor Thoroughfare Hillsborough
High Rock Rd (SR 1340) Collector Unclassified
Haroany Ch Rd (SR 1339) Major Local Minor Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Governor Scott Rd (SR 1351) Major Locat Unclassified --
Cedar Grove Rd (SR 1004) Collector Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
NC 86 Principat Arterial Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Edmund Latta Rd (SR 1550) Minor Local Unclassified --
NC 57 Minor Arterial Major Thoroughfare Hillsborough
Schley Road (SR 1548) Collector Major Thoroughfare Durham
Kigor Road (SR 1541) Major Local Unclassified --
Guess Road (SR 1003) Minor Arterial Major Thoroughfare Durham
New Sharon Ch Rd (SR 1538) Collector Major Thoroughfare Durham
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SUMMARY OF CLASSIFICATION COMPARISON
Recommended Thoroughfare Plan
Classification Classification u�y mber
Principal Arterial Major Thoroughfare 4
Minor Arterial Major Thoroughfare 4
Collector Major Thoroughfare 9
Minor Thoroughfare 1
Unclassified 1
Major Local Minor Thoroughfare 1
Unclassified 4
Minor Local Unclassified 1
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As can be seen from Tables 3 and 4, major thoroug.fares on the urban
area plans generally corresponded to principal arterials, arterials,
and collectors in the county classification system. The one
collector that corresponds to a minor thoroughfare, Lebanon Road (SR
1306) , has more significance at the county level than it does within
the Hillsborough study area. One collector in the county system is
not classified in the urban study areas. High Rock Road (SR 1340)
connects into Lebanon Road only a short distance into the
Hillsborough urban study area and serves only a small portion of that
area. Most roads classified as major or minor local in the county
study area are not classified as thoroughfares in the urban areas.
Harmony Church Road (SR 1339) , which is classified; as a minor
thoroughfare, connects directly with Brookhollow Drive, another minor
thoroughfare. It is borderline between a collector or a major local
road in the county. Since it is parallel to High Rock Road (SR 1340 )
and has fewer collector characteristics, it was given the lower
classification.
Right-of-way requirements were also compared. The recommended right-
of-way for all thoroughfares in the Hillsborough plan is at least 100
feet, which is generally consistent with the 110 feet recommended for
arterials and exceeds the recommended width for collectors. The
recommended right-of-way for the thoroughfares under the 1976 Chapel
Hill-Carrboro transportation plan was only 60 feet but will be
upgraded to at least 160 feet as part of the D-CH-C plan.
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COLLECTOR/SUBCOLLECTOR ROAD SYSTEM
Policy Issues
The functional classification of Orange County's road system
identifies the major and minor arterials as well as the collector
roads. These form the basic roadway infrastructure or skeleton for
the movement of people and goods. In addition, there are
classifications below the collector which comprise the majority of
the system mileage and where the greatest degree of interface occurs
between roadway and land use.
A properly designed road system should have a sufficient number of
evenly spaced roads of each classification in order to adequately
serve the desired land uses and intensity of development. Due to
consumption of land and resources required by roads as well as *.
capital and maintenance cost, it is not desirable to provide more
roads than necessary to service such demand. A proper balance in the
roadway system should be sought in order to serve: the existing and
planned land use as well as through or out-of-county travel.
Road System Assessment
In applying this philosophy to Orange County, a qualitative
assessment of system balance in the non-urban areas was made. Since
the arterial system is fairly well defined, it will be briefly
discussed. However, the primary focus was on the collector roads and
on major local roads which are served by the collectors.
The arterial system provides good north south and east-west movement,
with the primary demand being east and west. Based on the future
land use plan, there is adequate potential capacity to serve existing
and future traffic volumes. The east-west facilities are fairly well
spaced, with NC 54 and Old Greensboro Road located in southern Orange
County and the I-85/US 70 corridor located slightly north of the
middle of the County. The north-south arterial demand is served by
NC 49, NC 87, NC 57 and Dodsons Crossroads. In addition, there are
other north-south arterials located within the urban study areas --NC
86 and Old NC 86.
To adequately assess the balance of collectors and major local roads,
the desired or expected future land use must be understood. For the
purposes of this study, the rural portion of the county consists
primarily of Little River, Cedar Grove, Cheeks and Bingham Townships.
The adopted land use plan, and the land use goals and organizing
concepts contained in the plan clearly indicate that the rural
character and low-density development of the non-urban areas is
intended to continue. With the exception of some continued urban
transition along the US 70 corridor between Hillsborough and Mebane,
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the area will continue to be agricultural or low-density residentia�
with no urban utility services required. The extensive water supply
watershed zoning, water quality critical area zoning, and rural and
agriculture residential zoning categories assure low-density
residential development with average lot size expected to be 2 . 0 to
2 . 77 acres . Any non-residential development would be confined to
activity nodes at certain crossroads at a level not requiring utility
services.
The existing collector and major local road system in Orange County
is well developed in both the north/south and east/west directions .
The average spacing between collectors or from collectors to
arterials is three miles. The major local roads are spaced more
frequently and form a finer network of roads. Spatially there does
not appear to be a deficiency in the collector and major local road
system. There are several large "superblocks" , primarily in Bingham
Township ranging from 2, 800 to 31000 acres . These areas are shown in
Figure 2 and described below.
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* Area bounded by NC 54 on the south, Dodsons Crossroads South (SR
1102) on the east, Dairyland Road (SR 1177) on the north, and
Orange Grove Road (SR 1006) on the west.
* Area bounded by Dodsons Crossroads on the west, Dairyland Road on
the north and east, Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) on
the east (within Chapel Hill study area) , and NC 54 on the south.
* Area bounded by NC 54 on the north, Wildcat Creek Road (SR 1953)
on the east, Old Greensboro Road (SR 1005) on the south, and
Orange Chapel Road (SR 1956) and Morrow Mill Road (SR 1958) on
the west.
* Area bounded by Old Greensboro Road on the north, Ferguson Road
(SR 1948) on the east, Jones Ferry road (SR 1942) and the Chatham
County line on the south, and White Cross Road (SR 1951) on the
west.
* Area bounded by Mt. Willing Road (SR 1120) on the north, Buckhorn
Road (SR 1114) on the east, Bradshaw Quarry Road (SR 1115) on the
south, and Vernon Road (SR 1118) and Oak Grove Church Road (SR
1117) on the west.
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* Area bounded by Harmony Church Road (SR 1350, SR 1341) on the
north, Mill Creek Road (SR 1343) on the east, High Rock Road (SR
1340) on the south, and Lynch Store Road (SR 1364) on the west.
* Area bounded by NC 86 on the east, Kenion Road (SR 1335) on the
south (within Hillsborough study area) , Highland Faroe Road (SR
1332) and Efland-Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004) on the west, and
Carr Store Road (SR 1352) on the north.
* Area bounded by Schley Road (SR 1548) on the north, NC 57 on the
east, Phelps Road (SR 1551) on the south (within Hillsborough
study area) , and NC 86 and Walnut Grove Church Road (SR 1001) on
the west.
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While roads in these areas are adequate for existing land use, some
additional major or local road construction may be needed in those
areas, depending upon the intensity of development. The following
general guidelines should be used in the County's review of future
development plans as related to the need for additional roadway
- infrastructure.
Implementation Guidelines
Stiacina: Based on existing development and land use, current spacing
is adequate. If more than an additional 100 dwelling units are
anticipated within one of the superblocks described above, or in any
area with greater than two miles between arterial, collector, or
major local roads, consideration should be given to the construction
of new public roads or the extension of existing major local roads to
further divide the block.
Location: The initial planning for one of the above facilities would
be to physically bisect a superblock in order to derive the greatest
benefit. However, there are geographical considerations that may
alter such placement. Major creek crossings and severely steep
topography should be avoided. Generally the maximum grade for such a
facility would be approximately 7-98.
Heed: Because different levels and types of development intensity
will generate varying amounts of traffic, the need for additional
facilities should be determined based on the County Land Use Plan and
on specific development plans. The Planning Staff should review
transportation needs as development occurs, as provided for in
Article 13 of the zoning ordinance. Any needed additional collector
or major local road facilities should be provided as public roads in
order to ensure maintenance and access by the general public.
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS
Orange County's transportation system is dominated by the road
network, but is not entirely defined by it. Rail facilities and air
M services additionally comprise the transportation system and
contribute to the movement of people and goods through Orange County.
Rau Facili i¢s. Orange County is served by the .Southern Railroad
which traverses the central portion of the County in an east/west
direction through Eno Hillsborough and Cheeks Townships parallel to
the I-85/US 70 corridor. The Southern Railroad also serves the
southern portion of the Carrboro/Chapel Hill area, although this
segment of the line is now rarely used.
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ORANGE COUNTY ROAD FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
CRITERIA AND ASSIGNMENT
INTRODUCTION: Functional classification is the process by which streets and highways are
grouped into classes, or systems, according to the type of service that the roads are intended to provide.
Basic to this process is the recognition that individual roads do not serve travel independently of each
other. Rather, most travel involves movement through a network of roads. Functional classification
defines the role that any particular road should play in serving the flow of trips over a road network.
The road network has a dual role in providing both travel mobility and access to property.
Mobility along the path of such trips can be provided at varying levels, usually referred to as "levels of
service." Levels of service can incorporate a wide range of elements e.g.,riding comfort,and travel time
and freedom from speed changes, but the most basic element is operating speed. Access to a property is
necessary at both ends of any trip.
Not only is there a functional hierarchy of systems (with interstate:, at the highest level and local
roads at the most basic level), but also a parallel hierarchy of travel distances served by those systems.
This hierarchy of travel distances can be related to a desirable functional classification to meet mobility
and access requirements. Local roads emphasize the land access function, arterial roads emphasize a
higher level of mobility for through movement, and collector roads offer a compromise between both
functions.
The purposes for developing functional classifications tailored to the Orange County
Comprehensive Plan include having classifications that are easily understood and visually distinct and to
insure that there is uniform criteria for functionally classifying all public roads outside of the
jurisdictions of the incorporated municipalities.
A road's functional classification is very important when determining its design, priority for
improvements, and the amount of right-of-way needed for improvements and new construction. Land
use planning is impacted by a road's functional classification in the following ways: a) on and off-site
highway improvements required because of subdivision and land development activity; b) the
appropriateness of the location for certain types and intensities of land development; and c) by requiring
access management if necessary.
Some functional classification criteria use tables that describe a range of average daily traffic
(ADT)that a road is intended to serve. This document does not include an ADT Table because a road's
function will remain the same no matter how much traffic is using the road,unless a parallel road with a
different design is built to carry the traffic on the existing road. ADT is used in conjunction with a
road's functional classification to determine design specifications and. the right-of-way needed to
construct improvements or a new road.
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Also, the ADT's typical for urban areas can be very different than those for rural areas e.g., an
urban collector road may be carrying more traffic than some rural arterial roads. The criteria included
herein is to be used to create consistency between urban, suburban (transition areas) and rural areas
under the land use planning jurisdiction of Orange County. It is intended that a road's functional
classification be used with projected ADT's to determine future improvements. Projected ADT's are
usually developed in a separate document, typically a Thoroughfare Plan Report or Future Traffic
Report.
It should be noted that the functional classifications in this document do not have to be identical
to those of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) or those of the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA). The functional, or thoroughfare, classifications assigned by NC
DOT (by means of urban thoroughfare plans)to incorporated munipalties' roads within Orange County
are not necessarily compatible with the land use planning boundaries for Orange County; i.e., some of
the roads classified by NC DOT extend outside the extra-territorial planning jurisdiction and\or
municipal boundaries of the towns(see Map 1). It should also be mentioned that NC DOT thoroughfare
classifications are not consistent with FHWA functional classifications, and that NC DOT maintains a
copy of the FHWA functional classifications for use in determining eligibility for federal fiinding in
financing highway improvements.
DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA: The first step in
developing functional classification criteria was to obtain the most pertinent literature, to include the
following:
a. Highway Functional Classification: Concerts. Criteria and Procedures. U.S. Department of
Transportation,Federal Highway Administration,March 1989.
b. A Policy, on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets. American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials, 1990.
C. Performance Streets A Concert and Model Standards for Residential Streets. Bucks County
Planning Commission,April 1980.
d. Residential Streets Objectives Principles and Design Considerations. American Society of
Civil Engineers,National Association of Home Builders and the Urban Land Institute, 1981.
e. Subdivision,EggWi ationsOnge County.NC. Orange County Planning Department, 1995.
f. Oranat COM CgM=hensiye Flan. Orange County Planning Department, 1995.
g. Q=0 Count Jhorou bhz Plan Study Report. North Carolina Department of Transportation,
Statewide Planning Branch, 1990.
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h. Final Report. Comprehensive Transportation Plan Phase I for Orange County. North Carolina.
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., 1989.
i. The Orange County Economic Development Districts Design Manual. Orange County Planning
Department, 1994.
j. Transportation Planning Handbook. Institute of Transportation Engineers, 1992.
k. Flexible DeveloMent Standards for Preserving Rural Character. Orange County Planning
Department, 1996.
1. Orange County Zoo 'ng Ordinance. Orange County Planning Department,N.C., 1993
The next step was to compare all of the criteria in each of the above documents to determine the
attributes common to each functional classification system. Functional classification criteria
characteristic of Orange County's mad network and compatible with it's adopted land uses were
developed using: a)the fundamental principles for each functional class;b)population served; c)typical
trip lengths; and d) origin and destination of the trips. The classifications applicable within the land use
planning boundaries for each municipality are defined by that particular municipality's cooperatively
adopted(with NC DOT)Thoroughfare Plan.
ORANGE COUNTY'S FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA: Orange County's
Functional Classification Criteria consists of the following four functional classes: Interstate\Major
Transportation Corridors (the highest mobility function and lowest hind access function); Arterial
Roads (next highest mobility function and typically lower land access function); Collector Roads (a
mix of mobility and access functions); and Local Roads (the lowest mobility function and highest
access function). Orange County's existing roads and planned major struts are classified according to
the function that they are planned to provide in accordance with the Land Use Element of the Orange
County Comprehensive Plan.
Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors
Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of Orange County
as major traffic movers,as well as entrances to Orange County. These corridors and the character of the
development which occurs along them establish for visitors and resident idike an indicator of the quality
of life in the County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. In
addition, the ability of different areas of the County to attract and accomodate different types of
development depends on the capacity of the highway system, and the character and quality of
development along major corridors. The Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors provide the high
speed, high volume network for travel between major points in both rural and urban areas.
Interstate\Major Transportation Corridors include Interstates 40 and 85 and have the following
characteristics:
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a) Serve the majority of trips between urban areas with populations of
25,000 or more;
b) Have corridor movement where the majority of the vehicles using this facility
are making trips of 25 miles or more in length(suitable for statewide or
interstate travel); and
c) Are roads designated as interstate highways by the NC DOT and the
FHWA.
Arterial Roads
Arterial Roads are designed to provide for relatively less interference(access points or driveways
are minimized as much as is practical) to through movement than that of collector roads. Examples of
Arterial Roads include NC 86 and NC 54. Arterial Roads have the following characteristics:
a) Serve movements between all towns and communities with populations over
3,000,and other traffic generators of equivalent intracounty importance, such as
commercial/industrial areas,county parks,and agricultural areas;
b) Provide intra regional and intercounty service that typically does not duplicate
the service of higher functional classes, but may in some instances;
c) Have corridor movements where most of the vehicles using this facility are
making trips of 10 miles or more in length,and
d) Are designated as NC or US routes by NC DOT.
Collector Roads
Collector roads primarily serve intracounty travel and constitute those roads on which(regardless
of traffic volume) the traffic flow is facilitated between local roads and arterial roads. Consequently,
more moderate speeds may be typical. Access points onto collector roads should be combined when
possible, although collector roads are designed to provide for more access to adjoining land uses than
arterial roads. Examples of collector roads in Orange County include Orange Grove Road and Efland-
Cedar Grove Road. Collector Roads have the following characteristics:
a) Serve smaller towns and communities(population approximately 500)and
link the more rural areas with nearby small townAcommunties, or with routes
of higher classifications;
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b) Link the places in(1) above with nearby larger towns or urban areas,or with
routes of higher classifications;
C) Insure that all developed areas of the county are within reasonable distances of
arterial highways by way of collector roads; and
d) Are spaced consistent with population density so that all developed areas lie
within reasonable distances of a collector road.
Local Roads
All public roads not classified as interstate\major transportation corridors, arterial or collector are
considered local roads. Private roads and subdivision streets for which NC DOT has not assumed
maintenance responsibility are not classified by this document. Local roads primarily provide access to
adjacent land, and provide service to collectors and other higher functional classes. Examples of local
roads in Orange County include High Rock Road and Laws Store Road.
FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION ASSIGNMENT: The assignment of each road's
functional classification is based on its: a)conformity to the criteria in this document; b)relationship to
the entire public road system; and c) relationship with surrounding jurisdictions' public road systems.
Each road's functional classification is depicted in the table and map at the end of this section.
EXTENT OF FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION: The functional criteria,as expressed in
this document, is in primarily qualitative terms. Because of varying geographic conditions,(e.g.,
population densities, spacing between and sizes of cities,and patterns of the road networks)Orange
County's references to sizes of population centers and trip lengths may be unique to Orange County in
some instances. It should be again emphasized that private roads and subdivision streets for which NC
DOT has not assumed maintenance responsibility are not classified by this document. This is not to
indicate that there may not be a hierarchy of streets designed or required for a subdivision by Orange
County.
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INTERSTATES\MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS
NAME FROM TO
140 185 CHAPEL HILL MJ
185 MEBANE MJ HILLSBOROUGH MJ
)as HILLSBOROUGH MJ DURHAM CO.
ARTERIALS
NAME FROM TO
NC 157N i NC 57 PERSON CO.
NC 157S :NC 57 DURHAM CO.
NC 49 ;ALAMANCE CO. CASWELL CO.
NC 54 CARRBORO MJ ALAMANCE CO.
NC 57 HILLSBOROUGH MJ PERSON CO.
N.NC 56 HILLSBOROUGH MJ CASWELL CO.
S.NC 86 ;HILLSBOROUGH MJ ICHAPEL HILL MJ
OLD NC 88 1440 i HILLSBOROUGH MJ
u3 70 MEBANE MJ 1 HILLSBOROUGH MJ
US 70 HILLSBOROUGH MJ DURHAM CO.
ARTERIALS PLANNED•
NAME FROM TO
NORTHSIDE DRIVE NC 57 ;ST.MARY'S RD(SR1002)
STERN BYPASS US 70 INC 57
COLLECTORS
NAME FROM TO
ARTHUR MINNIS RD(SR 111311115) ORANGE GROVE RD SR 1006 OLD NC 86 SR 1009)
BETHEL-HICKORY GR CH RD SR 1104 NC 54 DAIRYLAND RD(SR 1112
BOWMAN RD SR 11 ALAMANCE CO. WEST TEN RD(SR 1144)
BRADSHAW QUARRY RD(SR 1116) ORANGE GROVE RD SR 1006 ALA MA14CE CO.
BUCKHORN RD SR 1114 US 70 BRADSHAW QUARRY RD(SR 1115)
BUTLER RD(SR 1951) OLD GREENSBORO RD(SR 100M NC 54
CARR STORE RD SR 1004 WALNUT GROVE CH RD SR 1001) NC 49
COLE MILL RD SR 150) PLEASANT GREEN RD SR IND I DURHAM CO.
CORBETT RIDGE RD SR 1004 NC 49 ALAMANCE CO.
CORNNfALLI3 RD SR 1718) MT.HERMAN CH RD SR 1713) DURHAM CO.
CRAWFORD DAIRY RD SR 1956 OLD GREENSBORO RD SR 1005 CHATHAM CO.
DiA1RYLAND RD SR 1177H t t ORANGE GROVE RD SR 1006 CARRSORO MJ
DODSONS CRO33ROADS(314 1102) NC 54 ORANGE GROVE RD SR 1006)
ERWIN RD(SR 1737) CHAPEL HILL MJ I DURHAM CO.
FORREST AVE. SR 1322) S.EFLAND CEDAR GROVE RD SR 1004 MT WILLING RD SR 1120)
JONES FERRY RD SR 1942 CHATHAM CO. CARRSORO MJ
LEBANON RD SR 1306) N.EFLAND CEDAR GROVE RD SR 1004 ?MEBANE MJ
LITTLE RIVER CHURCH RD(1543) WALNUT GROVE CH RD SR 1001 NC 57
MEBANE OAKS RD SR 100 MEBANE MJ NC 54
MILL CREEK RD(SR 1343) LEBANON RD SR 1306 CARR STORE RD SR 1004)
MORROW MILL RD(SR 1956) NC 54 +ORANGE CHAPEL CL GA RD(SR 1958)
MT CARMEL CHURCH RD SR 1008) CHAPEL HILL MJ CHATHAM CO.
MT WILLING RD SR 1120 OAK GROVE CHURCH RD(SR 1117) FORREST AVE. SR 1322)
MT.HERMAN CH RD(SR 1713) US 70 CORNWALUS RD(SR 1716)
MT.SINAI RD SR 1718) NC 86 DURHAM CO.
N.EFLAND CEDAR GROVE RD(SR 1004 US 70 .NC 86
NC 751 US 70 1 DURHAM CO.
NEW HOPE CHURCH RD SR 1723 OLD NC 86(SR 1009) OLD NC 10 SR 1710)
OAK GROVE CHURCH RD(SR 111 MEBANE OAKS RD (SR 100 'MT WILLING RD(SR 1120)
OLD GREENSBORO RD SR 1 CARRSORO MJ 'ALAMANCE CO.
OLD NC 10(SR 1710) INC as IUS70
OLD NC 86(SR 1009) CARRBORO MJ 1140
ORANGE CHAPEL CL GA RD(SR 1956) MORROW MILL RD(SR 1958) OLD GREENSBORO RD SR 1005)
ORANGE GROVE RD(SR 1006) N2 54 HILLSBOROUGH MJ
PLEASANT GREEN RD(SR 7567) US 70 ST MARYS RD SR 1002)
S.EFLAND CEDAR GROVE RD(SR 100/ US 70 FORREST AWE SR 1322)
SAXAPAHAW RD(SR 1981) NC 54 :ALAMANCE CO.
SCHLEP RD(SR 1548 NC S7 ST MARYS RD(SR 1002
ST MARYS RD(SR 1002) HILLSBOROUGH MJ I DURHAM CO.
UNIVERSITY STATION RD SR 1712) ;MT.SINAI RD SR 1718) US 70
1-85 CONNECTOR WEST TEN RD SR 1144) 'US 70
WALNUT GROVE CHURCH RD(SR 1001 NC 0 :PERSON CO.
WEST TEN RD SR 1144) iMEBANE MJ I-85 CONNECTOR
WHITE CROSS RD(SR 1951) ;,OLD GREENSBORO RD SR 1005 CHATHAM CO.
WHITFIELD RD(SR 1730\1731) NC 86 ERWIN RD(SR 173
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PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.6 Cedar Grove Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 . TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
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A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network(see Section 2.6- TRANSPORTATION of this elan for complete
description). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
The two most traveled roads in Cedar Grove Township are arterial highways; NC86, extending northwest
from Hillsborough towards Yanceyville, and NC 49, which bisects the northwest quarter of the township,
running northeast from the Alamance County line. The two roads join just soudi of the Caswell County line
near the community of Prospect Hill.
Other important roads in the township include the collectors Efland-Cedar Grove Road (SR1004), Carr Store
Road (SR1004 and SR1352), Corbett Ridge Road (SR1004), Walnut Grove Church Road (SR1001), Little
River Church Road (SR1543), :84364), Saw Mill Road
(SR1545), and Mill Creek Road (SR1343). These roads provide the most direct:access to the arterial system
in the northern part of the county. All other roads provide a local level of service.
Planning Board: 10-14-97
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.7 Little River Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (stake through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Circulation
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network (see Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of this plan for complete
description). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
The two major roads in Little River Township are arterial highways; NC 57, extending northeasterly from
Hillsborough to Roxboro; and NC 157, which runs in a southeasterly direction toward the City of Durham.
These two routes form an "X" pattern which intersects in the center of the Township in the community of
Caldwell. The eellemp Guess ReW,
Other important roads in the Township include the collectors , Schley
Road (SR 1548), and Little River Church Road (SR 1543). All other roads serve primarily local traffic.
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.8 Cheeks Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 -TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Cron
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network (see Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of Ws plan for complete
description). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads hare the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to tlhe collector and arterial
systems.
Cheeks Township contains the principal east-west transportation corridor through Orange County. Nine and
one-half miles of interstate highway (I-85), over seven miles of it a jer arterial.highway (US 70), eight miles
of rail line (Southern RR) and several miles of locally important roads make up this corridor. The primipel
collector routes are: N. Efland Cedar Grove Road (SR 1004-1357), S. Efland('edar Grove Road (SR 1004).
Forrest Ave(SR 1322). I-85 Connector. Buckhorn Road (SR 1114), Mt. Willing Road (SR 1120), Mebane
Oaks Road (SR 1007), Bowman Road (SR 1142), West Ten Road (SR 1144), Lebanon Road (SR 1306) and
Mill Creek Road (SR 1343).
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.9 Hillsborough Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Circulation
The County's major east/west and north/south transportation routes intersect in Hillsborough Township,making
it a central point in the County transportation network. The east/west corridor consists of I-85,US 70, and the
Southern Railroad. The north/south system consists of 1-40.two State Highways,NC 86 and NC 57,along with
ewe important level collector, roads,Old NC 86(SR 1009)and Orange Grove Road(SR 1006).
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network(see Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of this plan for complete
description). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
Interstates 40 and 85 are designated as interstates,while five roads in the township are classified as arterial
roads; US 70 and its Bypass,NC 86,NC 57,Old NC 86 mom I-40 to I-85). St. Mary's Road(SR 1002)angles
northeast out of Hillsborough and provides a wwj4w collector route between Hillsborough and northern Orange
County. Orange Grove Road(SR 1006)and Old NC 10(SR 1710)are aclassified as collector roads. All
other roads provide a local level of service.
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.10 Eno Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 -TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Circulation
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network (see Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of this plan for complete
description). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility .end access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
Orange County's principal east/west transportation corridor traverses the southern half of Eno Township. The
corridor consists of Interstate 85,the arterial US Highway 70,the collector road Old NC 10(SR 1710)and a
main line of Southern Railroad. The north/south transportation network is much less pronounced with the
collector Pleasant Green Road/Schley Road(SR 1567/SR 1548)serving as the major route. The mterial
collector St. Mary's Road(SR 1002) also serves as an
important components of the Township circulation network,angling northeast out of Hillsborough towards
Treyburn in northern Durham County. Aa Aadditional ssterial read N6-x-54,esid open collectors,NC 751.
University Station Road(SR 1712) Mt Herman Church Road(SR 1713).New Hope Church Road(SR 1723)
and Cole Mill Road(SR 1569)feed into the Township's circulation system at the very southern and eastern
periphery.
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PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.11 Bingham Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road functional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6- TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Circulation
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network (see Section 2.6 - IRMSPORTATION of this plan for complete
descrigtionl. This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial, highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
The major arterial in Bingham Township's road network is NC 54, which provides the primary east-west
connection between the urban areas of Chapel Hill/Carrboro and Burlington. ewe 13m other important east-
west routes are the arterial collector roadg Old Greensboro Road (SR 1005). Bradshaw Ouam Road (SR
1115). Arthur Minnis Road (SRI 1151SR1113). Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SRI 104). and-the
eelleeter-reed Dairyland Road (SR 1177).
The north-south routes are more numerous but, on the whole, provide a lower level of service. They include
the collectors Orange Grove Road (SR 1006), White Cross Road/Butler Road (SR 1951), Dodsons
Crossroads (SR 1102), Mebane-Oaks Road (SR 1007), Crawford Dairy Road/Orange Chapel Road (SR
1956), Oak Grove Church Road (SR 1177), Mt. Willing Road (SR 1120). Jones Ferry Road (SR 1942),
Saxapahaw Road (SR 1961) and Morrow Mill Road (SR 1958). All other roads provide a local level of
service.
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PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT
PLAN: Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
REFERENCE: Section 3.12 Chapel Hill Township
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: To insure compatibility with the road f motional classifications(Section 2.6)of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed plan text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
Circulation
A modified version of the North Carolina Highway Functional Classification System is used to describe
Orange County's road network (see Section 2.6 - TRANSPORTATION of this elan for complete
degarintion). This system describes parts of the network according to mobility and access factors. The most
important roads, Interstates and arterial highways, provide the shortest travel time and best service between
important activity centers. Roads of lesser importance, collector roads, do not provide as high a level of
service, but do provide large areas with access to major roads. Local roads have the most limited service
capacity, but in the aggregate serve to provide large land areas with access to the collector and arterial
systems.
In part because of the area`s physical boundaries,the circulation system for Chapel Hill Township north of the
JPA cannot be separated out from either the Joint Planning Area to the south or Hillsborough and Eno
Townships to the north. At its most narrow north-south point the region is only 114 mile wide and nowhere
exceeds 1 1/2 mile wide. While all major north-south routes between Hillsborough and Chapel Hill pass
through the area, few east-west roads traverse the area. There are no major interSections in the area, although
the junction of the collector road New Hope Church Road(SR 1723)and the arterial road NC 86 lies just to the
south within the Joint Planning Area.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations
REFERENCE: Section II. Definitions
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to promote greater consistency with the
Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance definitions.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to Section 2.6-TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed regulation text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
SECTION H.DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise stated the following words shall,for purposes of this Ordinance,have the
following definitions. Words used in the present tense shall be understood to include the future
tense. Words used in the singular shall be understood to include the plural.
ALLEY-A lQqd roadway which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property
and not intended for general traffic circulation.
DEDICATION-A gift,by the owner,of land for a specified purpose, or purposes. Because a
transfer of property is entailed,dedication must be made by written instrument and is completed
with an acceptance.
*Amended *DWELLING UNIT-A room or group of rooms forming a
10-4-82 single independent habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used for living, sleeping,
cooking and eating by one family;for owner occupancy or for rental,lease or other occupancy on
a weekly or longer basis,and containing independent cooking,sanitary and sleeping facilities.
Units otherwise meeting this definition but occupied by transients on a rental or lease basis for
periods of less than one week shall be construed to be lodging units.
Mobile homes and modular units are to be considered dwelling units under this definition.
*Amended *EASEMENT-A grant of rights by the property owner to
1-17-79 a portion of land for a specified purpose.
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*Amended *LOT AREA-The total horizontal area within the lot
10-3-88 lines of a lot exclusive of street or highway right-of-way and easements of access.
LOT,DOUBLE FRONTAGE -A continuous (through)lot which is accessible from both the
streets upon which it fronts on opposite sides.
*Amended *LOT, OF RECORD-A lot created by deed or plat prior
10-4-82 to the existence of the Subdivision Regulations. The area and dimensions of the lot shall meet
any regulations in effect at the time the lot was recorded. The lot of record dates are as follows:
Chapel Hill Township 12-4-67
Eno Township 3-2-70
Hillsborough,Bingham,Cheeks, Cedar Grove and Little River Townships 3-13-78
*Amended *MAJOR INTERSECTION-Any mterSection where traffic
2-1-88 generated by a subdivision proposal will have significant impact on the operation of the
interSection.
PRIVATE ROAD-A road also known as a private street)not intended for public use e€or
public dedication and which serves a limited number of lots,and therefore is typically not built to
Department of Transportation standards. It is maintained by private property owners,and
intended for those private property owners.
*Amended *SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN-A plan approved 1:)y
10/7!91 the Orange County Board of Commissioners following a public hearing and which describes,
with reasonable certainty,the type and intensity of use for a specific parcel or parcels of property
located within the County's zoning jurisdiction. A Site Specific Development Plan shall be
deemed approved upon the effective date of the Board of Commissioners'action.
Site Plans, Special Use Permits,Planned Developments and Preliminary Subdivision Plats may
be approved as Site Specific Development Plans in accordance with Section 8 of the Orange
County Zoning Ordinance. Site Specific Development Plans are mquired only where an
applicant wishes to vest his property rights for a period longer thart that otherwise permitted by
this Ordinance.
STREET-A way for vehicular traffic whether designated as a street, highway,thoroughfare,
parkway,throughway,freeway,road,avenue,boulevard,lane, place or however otherwise
designated.
STREET,ARTERIAL-A street connecting widely separated areas and designed to carry a
large volume of traffic which may be fast,heavy or both. Arterial streets are sometimes referred
to as "major thoroughfares", "freeways", "expressways", etc.,and:are usually numbered State or
Federal Highways.
STREET, COLLECTOR-A street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major
systems of arterial streets,including the principle entrance streets of a residential development
. Collector streets may also be referred to as
"connector" or"feeder" streets.
lob
STREET,CUL-DE-SAC -Cul-de-sac is a local street that generally terminates in a circular
right-of-way. It is used or designed to be used to provide access to abutting properties -
STREET,LOCAL-Local street is used or designed primarily to provide access to abutting
properties. It serves as the connecting road system between other roads within a subdivision and
the thoroughfare system.
huadmd WV9 per."y.
STREET,LOOP -16eeg IACaI street is-used as a means for local traffic to leave and enter other
streets without turning around,but provides access only to abutting properties. These streets are
less than one mile in length and have no collector characteristics.
STREET,MARGINAL ACCESS-A minor loc street which is parallel to and adjacent to
arterial streets,and which provides access to abutting properties and protection from through
traffic. Marginal access streets may also be referred to as"service roads".
*Amended *STREET,MINOR-Wow Local streets used or designed
10.482 primarily to provide access to abutting properties.
These
streets are normally one block long or extend on a block-by-block basis and have no collector
characteristics.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations
REFERENCE: Section IV-B-3-c-1. Street Minimum Required Right-Of-Way(ROW) Widths
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to promote greater consistency with the
Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Ordinance definitions. It should be noted that Marginal Access Streets
and Cul-de-sac streets are local roads by definition.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the changes to section 2.6- TRANSPORTATION of the
Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed regulation text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
IV-B-3-c-1. Widths-Right-of-way widths,measured from lot line to lot line,shhall be as wide as existing
streets extended,but in no case shall said widths be less than the fallowing:
*Street Tvne Minimum R_eauired ROW Width
(in feet)
*Amended
10/4/82 Arterial Stmes Roads 100
Collector Streets$ 70
MiRerStmet$ L_ 50
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance
REFERENCE: Article 4.2.10 Community Commercial-III(CC-3)District
4.2.10.7 Access
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to allow adequate access to Community
Commercial Districts,remove the major collector terminology which is not currently in effect,and provide
consistency with the access requirements for other commercial districts.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the proposed changes to Section 2.6-
TRANSPORTATION of the Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed ordinance text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
7. All property to be designated for new development under this classification shall
have direct access to w4er selleawr roou_&_skgg_cllni_fi_qd__ei_t_he_t arterial or
collector as designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
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ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance
REFERENCE: Article 4.2.11 General Commercial-IV(GC-4)District
4.2.11.3 Access
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date: November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to allow adequate access to General
Commercial Districts, remove the major collector terminology which is not currently in effect,and provide
consistency with the access requirements for other commercial districts.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the proposed changes to Section 2.6-
TRANSPORTATION of the Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed ordinance text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be inserted)
3. All property to be designated for new development under this classification shall
have direct access to ,a st<ee:classified either arterial or
Coll ector as designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance
REFERENCE: Article 22 Definitions
ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board
X BOCC Public
Other:
Expected Public Hearing Date:November 24, 1997
Purpose of Amendment: The proposed change below is intended to promote greater consistency with
the Comprehensive Plan and the Subdivision Regulation definitions.
Background: This amendment is needed because of the proposed changes to Section 2.6 -
TRANSPORTATION of the Comprehensive Plan.
Existing and proposed ordinance text: (strike through text to be deleted and underlined text to be
inserted)
Street-A way for vehicular traffic whether designated as a street,highway,thoroughfare,
parkway,throughway,freeway,road,avenue,boulevard, lane,place or however otherwise
designated.
Street,Alley-Alley is a minor local way used primarily for vehicular access to the rear or
side of properties otherwise abutting a street at the front,and which is not intended for
general circulation.
Street,Arterial- ,
. A street connecting widelygeparated areas
and desigged to carry a large volume of traffic which may be fast.heavy or both. Arterial
streets are sometimes referred to as"major thoroutthfares". "freeways". "eXpresswa ys"_
etc.,and are usually numbered State or Federal Hi ways.
Street,Collector-
ond ambeellester Boom and OMAGI eveete,but my also pro-A& dinef woes te abutting
prepeffies. h serves of is designed!a saws dine* of iodine*ismak than I;"&hundr-Ad
lamosa and ea esis"d to be used of is wed to Sam - A
street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major systems of arterial streets,
including the principal entrance streets of residential developments. Collector streets may
also be referred to as"connector" or"feeder" streets.
r;
Street,Cul-de-sac-Cul-de-sac is a local street that generally terminates in a circular
right-of-way. It is used or designed to be used to provide access to abutting properties.
Street,General Factors to Definition-For the purposes of these regulations,terms
relating to streets are defined as follows. Determination of the classification of a street
shall be by the following criteria:
1)
-Its conformity to the
Functional Classification Criteria in the Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan;
2)
Its relationship to the public road s ystems
of surrounding jurisdictions;
3) Whenever a subdivision street continues an existing street that formerly terminated
outside the subdivision or it is expected that a subdivision street will be continued
beyond the subdivision at some future time,the classification of the street will be
based upon the street in its entirety,both within and outside of the subdivision.
Street,meted Marginal Access
0e1ed Of Pfe -
A minor local street which is parallel
to and adjacent to arterial streets,and which provides access to abutting properties and
protection from through traffic. Marginal access streets may also be referred to as "service
roads".
Street,Local-Local street is used or designed primarily to provide access to abutting
properties. It serves
dwelling vake and isempeew to 6181 dskasl hand 0 bowman 8 five and we hundr-Ad
di
may-as the connecting road system between other roads within a subdivision and
the thoroughfare system.
Street,Loop-gyp-Local street is used as a means for local traffic to leave and enter
other streets without turning around,but provides access only to abutting properties. These
streets are less than one mile in length and have no collector characteristics,
Street,Minor-lamer Local street is used or designed primarily to provide access to
abutting properties.
and is N1V@q4gd to at degg h"e up to seventy five(:;§)4pips may` These streets are
normally one block long or extend on a block-b3-block basis -ind have no collector
characteristics.
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Street,Private- A street(also known as a private road)not intended for public use e€or
public dedication and which serves a limited number of lots,and therefore is typically not
built to Department of Transportation standards. It is maintained bypriivate property
owners,and intended for those private property owners.
Street,Public-Public street is a street which has been accepted for permanent
maintenance by the State of North Carolina-
,but is 8460 desis"d to be and of is USAW t-e- Amen 64 miner or.1009 stmets
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• Clarify definitions for Major Variance, Minor Variance, and Discharging Landfill. C ca.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
None.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
None.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS
None.
A motion was made by Commissioner Carey, second by Commissioner Halkiotis, to refer this item to the
Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than January 20,
1998.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
4. Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment
Subdivision Regulations Text Amendment
a) Functional Road Classification
This item was presented by Planner Slade McCalip in order to receive comment on the draft
ordinance and Comprehensive Plan Amendments for the update to the Functional Road Classifications of the
Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan. On June 4, 1997 staff presented to the Planning Board a
process and schedule for updating the Transportation Element of the Comprehensive Plan including an update to
the road functional classifications. An amendment to update the functional classifications is necessary because the
maps in the Transportation Element to the Comprehensive Plan depict planned roads that are no longer planned.
Some of the current functional classifications are not referenced by other adopted plans and ordinances and the
existing classifications have been applied to every road in the county's land use planning jurisdiction outside the
thoroughfare planning jurisdictions for the municipalities. This has made it difficult to clearly and quickly identify the
most important roads and also apply urban road classifications to the roads in 45°x6 of the county's land use planning
area. As a part of the Functional Road Classification System update,the planned major thoroughfares adopted by
Orange County municipalities which are outside of a municipality's land use planning jurisdiction will be presented for
consideration and adoption by Orange County. In this way Orange County can classify the proposed thoroughfares
and then protect the rights-of-way for those thoroughfares that are consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Commissioner Gordon asked for clarification about how the roads inside the municipal jurisdiction and the
roads in Orange County compare on the colored map. She asked if they were using the same definition. She asked
for clarification about how they would be used together with the municipal plan.
Slade McCalip indicated that they were not using the same definitions. Chapel Hill and Carrboro use the
definitions in the existing plan and Hillsborough is using the States functional classification. DOT was responsible for
doing the classifications, some of which are based on maintenance. A lot of the DOT roads in urban areas were
classified as major thoroughfares which relate to arterial roads out in the County. He agreed that there was a change
at the Town boundaries but it is coordinated in this plan. He felt that using this designation would simplify
identification so that the same classification would be used throughout the county. This would not be a
Transportation Plan. It would help in the consideration and design when the traffic projects are identified next year.
Commissioner Gordon asked what Chapel Hill's classification was for Old Lystra Road. Slade indicated that
he would have to look at Chapel Hill's classification for that information.
There was further discussion about specific roads. Slade McCalip stated that this plan was not intended to
direct traffic but rather to indicate how roads are actually being used.
Commissioner Gordon pointed out that if the system called for certain roads to be upgraded then that would
encourage traffic. She mentioned that if the assumption was that Old Lystra, 15-501 and Smith Level are all at least
collectors,then in order to get around laterally you would have to classify Damascus Church Road . She requested
that additional consideration be given to Damascus Church Road and Old Greensboro out to White Cross.
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Commissioner Carey asked whose responsibility it would be to maintain the inventory schedule and how
often it would be updated.
Slade McCalip indicated that this document will be used for future planning and will be used in conjunction
with projected traffic patterns to determine if additional lanes, by-passes or buses are needed.
Commissioner Halkiotis thanked Slade McCalip for the work that he is doing.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
None.
QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS
Mark O'Neal, President of the Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce, indicated that the Chamber has a
concern about the Northside Drive Loop. One of their objectives is to be more active with regard to planning issues.
He mentioned that the Loop in the year 2020 has a projected traffic count of 1200. With the exception of the
proposed Northside Drive,the plan matches the reality of Hillsborough's growing transportation needs. Ordinarily,
the Chamber would support plans for a by-pass to manage traffic through and around Hillsborough. However,what is
really needed is a north/south corridor to 1-85 on the eastern side of Hillsborough. It is premature to design and plan
a by-pass without identifying the connection to 1-85 as a part of that process. The location of the 1-85 North/South
connector could greatly impact the location of Northside Drive. Therefore, he asked that Northside Drive be removed
from Orange County's functional road classification plan until the North/South connector to the east can be identified.
Commissioner Gordon asked where the Western Bypass ends.
Mr. O'Neal stated that they were trying to create a truck corridor on the west side of Hillsborough. That
connector would go all the way to Hwy. 57. He also felt that the rural character of St. Mary's Road needed to be
protected.
A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Carey to refer this item to the
Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than January 20,
1998.
VOTE: UNANIMOUS
F. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned. The next regular meeting of the Orange
County Board of Commissioners will be held Monday, December 1, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Courthouse,
Hillsborough, North Carolina.
William L. Crowther, Chair
Kathy Baker, Deputy Clerk
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