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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-04-1994-X-A 1 1 O R A N G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: APRIL 4, 1994 Action Agenda Item _ X-A SUBJECT: REPORT: RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY STATION PLANNING GROUP DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PIIBLIC HEARING: Yes —X—No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: MANAGER'S OFFICE, EXTENSION 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: To report to the Orange County Board of Commissioners the recommendations of the University Station Planning Group. Please note the request to establish a public hearing. BACEGROUND: See attached memorandum dated March 15, 1994. RECOMMENDATION: To receive the report and consider the request to establish a public hearing in the month of April. NOTE: Based on notice requirements, the earliest date to establish a public hearing would be April 25. 2 ORANGE COUNTY TY IiLLIISIMROI'GII .No Rrl'Ii ('AhMANA .�lrira9Pr:r C��irc �rtal/or/u�1762 MEMORANDUM TO: The University Station Planning Group FROM: John Link, Orange County Manager Eric Swanson, Hillsborough Town REPORT TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners Hillsborough Board of Commissioners RE: Recommendations from the University Station Planning Group DATE: March 15, 1994 COPIES: Board of County Commissioners Hillsborough Town Board of Commissioners Geoffrey Gledhill, Orange County Attorney Michael Brough, Hillsborough Town Attorney Marvin Collins, Orange County Planning Director Margaret Hauth, Hillsborough Planning Director This report reflects the recommendations of the University Station Planning Group and is based on the elements recorded on the "white board" in the Government Services Center Conference Room. Consensus was reached on the following. 1. Public Utilities: The sewer line capacity and utility would be limited to the University Station development and that such limitation would be enforceable. 2. Density:The density of University Station would be limited to 946 individual units,subject to the following: * Impacts of this density would be addressed by the County as a part of the Public Hearing process. * This level of density could be adjusted subject to monetary advantages of land conservancy to the developers 3. Open SpamlGolf Course:Intensive discussion focused on the use of the 160 acres between Old N.C. 10 and the railroad track. Original consensus gravitated toward the following: * The area to the west of the floodplain will be left in natural condition - but in a well- maintained and attractive state- and donated to a conservancy (except for a new street right-of-way). * The area to the east of the floodplain is to be developed with housing units. 3 * The golf course is to be contained north of the railroad tracks. A retrenchment in consensus on the above elements requires that a yet-to-be defined option be established for this area which incorporates an appropriate mix of open space, elements of the golf course, wildlife corridor, and/or necessary number of housing units. ("Necessary"is defined as the number required on this acreage that would address the total number of individual housing units with none of the units represented in multi-story buildings.) 4. Public Hearing:A public hearing on the appropriate Land Use Plan amendment would be held in the month of April, 1994. NOTE: The public hearing referred to is as described in Michael Brough's November 22,1993 memorandum to Geoffrey Gledhill(copy attached) As described by Mr.Brough,the process would involve an amendment to the County's comprehensive land use plan text and map that would create an open space classification and apply that classification to the Universitv Station property. Once the plan were in place then the developers could apply for the corresponding rezoning and master plan approval; i.e., as a Planned Development. * The public hearing on the Land Use Plan amendment WOULD NOT deal with the impacts referenced in #2 above. Such impacts would be addressed as part of the rezoning and master plan approval; i.e., as part of the Planned Development process when a specific site plan was available for review. 5. Decision:The Board of Commissioners would make a decision on the above referenced Land Use Plan amendment by June 30, 1994. A point of clarification was added by the developers- That 20 acres would be designated for mixed-use, non-residential. Finally, a major unresolved question is- Of the 361 acres of open space in the County Work Group plan, how much acreage will be in conservancy? This report is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Commissioners at its April 4, 1994 meeting. Please call us with any questions as to the content of the report. The"white board" has not been erased and will remain intact for your perusal prior to April 4.