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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-16-1981 SPECIAL MEETING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APRIL 16, 1981 COMMISSIONERS ' ROOM, ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 6:30 P.M. 1. Executive session to consider personnel . Of ANNE BARNES, CHAIR SPECIAL MEETING--JOINT MEETING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND TOWN OF HILLSBOROUGH BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONERS' ROOM, ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA APRIL 16, 1981 7:30 P.M. 1. The proposed park in the Northern Fairview Community Development ' area. 2. Joint Planning. ANNE BARNES, CHAIR, Orange County Board of Commissioners { MEMO_...RAMOUM TO: Agatha Johnson FROM: Paulette Pridgen-Pond RE: Materials re joint planning DATE: April 17, 1981 Agatha, enclosed are the mate*ials which the Boards regMested last night regarding joint planning between the County and Iffllsborough. If you or your Board members have any questions ;ple, se call me and I'll try to get the answers. ..., '-. ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT HILLSBOROUGH NORTH CAROLINA. 27278 ,60010 •f 640 ) 9iP- l' :cily.t. A.. MEMO TO) Paulette Pridgen7-Pond FROM; Planning Department DATE; April 17, 1981 SUBJECT; Joint Planning Documents As requested by the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Hillsborough. Board of commissioners, the following Joint Planning documents are included in this packet: - May 21; 1979 Draft Joint Planning memo ,r. Joint Planning Report, (Autust 1980) inclusive of the Joint Planning Agreement -' April 13, 1981 Policy Issues Memo - JaintPlanning Committee agendas from October 1979 to April 1981 Joint Planning Committee comments from the February 26 and March 19 meetings r Draft By-Laws (included with the March 19 meeting comments) r Draft Activities Schedule for the committee , February 1981 draft Orange County Land Use Plan (inclusive of Sections 3,0, 3:1'; 32; 3,3, Hillsborough Township Component and Section 4,1,1 /sw P-0 1-:',i... -. _. .. . . • ORANGE C MINTY PLANNING IMPARTA.ITWE' 1=ecr.T,SSOROUGEC -. . „ . NO CAROLINA 27278 ' . : r 6,,,,,,,• .,co,. b — . .,, # w • " . . . MEMO Board of coutlty,POT74s,siOner5 , FROM: Planning DenartMent7 DATE: April 13, 1981 SUBJECT: Hillsborough-Orange County Joint Planning Policy Issues In light of the stage in the process of implementing a County Land Use Plan and the progre in the activities of the Joint Planning Committee with the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrhc it is an appropriate time to consider several issues that have arisen. The following policy issues could be considered prior to or during joint planning activit between Hillsborough and Orange County. GRO A. iTH A . l The town of Hillsborough is the township's major growth and development center and due to its central location Within Orange County, serves as an urban middle ground between Chapel Hill and Carrboro to the south and the predominantly rural and agricultural town- ships to the north. Given this unique position in the county, Hillsborough's potential . residential and economic growth is not adequately considered in the growth goals and policies for Orange County in the Land Use Plan. Hillsborough's location along most of the major transportation corridors in the county, further contributes to the need for .. specific growth oriented policies recognizing Hillsborough's role in the county. A joint -planning arrangement between Hillsborough and Orange County would serve to address this , . issue and significantly cohtribute to the :guidance of development in the county. . , . . In recognition of Hillsborough's groWth potential consideration should be given to the appropriate location and extent of future urban development.. At present the county Land Use Plan designates transition areas which are likely to reach urban densities and receive urban services within the next ten to twenty years, twice the area required according to the calculated space needs for Hillsborough township. Except for a few subdivisions to the south and east of Hillsborough, the ten year transition mrda corresponds with the edge of the town's extraterritorial jurisdiction Joint planning : I would provide the opportunity for investigating the feasibility, desireability and imoac of directing development into the transition areas.. If the transition area is appropria in light of both county and.town development interests it could provide a sufficient are for grcmth expansion by the town and yet provide disincentiVe5-! to undesireable expensi into other areas of the township and the county. B. WiWZR/SEWER SERVICES The existence of water and sewer lines within parts of Hillsborough's extraterritorial jurisdiction provides an opportunity to discuss and implement development policies withi the transition areas, potentially maximizing past, current and future capital improvemet S,'-r :- Si . . .. .._ 7 . ,.. . . Memo Board of County Commissioners April 13, 1981 .. Page 2 _. . .. expenditures. The existence of urban services to mediUm-and high-density residential and urban uses as appropriate development intensity levels consistent with the broad growth management goals advocated for orange County. e:rrear .. . . , .,.,• ,. In areas which do not yet have urban services, but. which are determined to be appropriate • for urban-type development, careful consideration must be given to the location and timing of utilities extensions. Recognition of the role utilities play in the develop ment process must be associated with deliberation on the financial responsibility and ,-' capability for services extensions. The joint planning process could serve as the -: mechanism for coordination of relevant development plans and activities of the town and county and provide for contiguous and efficient development. The questions of whet • and where services/atiIftfes extensions-shouId'occUr-and-at-whoserfinancial'expense.ae central questions in-the management of growth pressures-during a.period of fiscal auster! iT .1 . . Attention should be given to not only the location,timing and costs of utilities exteees.it but also to the relationship between planning 'requirements and engineering requiremee :e. Coordination of these two concerns requires the determination of the appropriate puhcee. utility installation standards which would complement rather than predetermine the nl development of Hillsborough. Such factors as the size and, type of pipes used contril. ..e; significantly to achieving the desired level of development by both facilitating ex-- ei where appropriate and providing disincentives wheA inappropriate. A Joint Plannin . work would provide the arena for direct participation by the town, county in the, planning of the infrastructure network before it is transferred to the engineers feereel system design. C. ROAD STANDARDS li In addition to utilities installation standards other standards,partiCularly roads s,-. a e should be addressed to assure that development occurs at an appropriate level of urbee r intensity. The county has recently considered policy concerns regarding a period freA 1 to 1976 when roads could dedicated public but not be maintained or owned by anyone. "ihe non-maintained roads constitute a real problem in light of desired urban development standards. The question of appropriate standards and maintenance responsibility for eoz, 0 particularly those in the transition areas, could and should be addressed by means of jz if4 planning arrangements between Hillsborough and the county. _, r., As road improvements such as paving constitute additional and significant capital ,a expenditures, consideration of the financing and prioritizing of such capital imerovemer is essential. It is not always possible to determine in advance the funds necessary to tAj . cover these costs both known -and unanticipated. A "pay as you go" system of special as: 1.1.1 ments where the financial burden is shared with those properties directly benefitted wq he a useful and equitable approach to the problem of financing local improvements while 1 shifting capital facility costs away from limited public budgets particularly given ferlf .., I,r funding cutoffs. The use of this tool, however, must be preceded by decisions regardiec whether such activities are essential, desireable, acceptable or deferable; whethe: e -1 .:, activities complement growth management and planning decisions; whether such activ: I:. be under taken in light of alternative financial capacity choices. Those decisions , ■A, 1 r I appropriately be made through a joint planning process with input from both county ad town on the desired urban standards for Hillsborough's transition areas. VA D. CaeIERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY LEVELS l!' Along with residential growth levels and intensities a suitable and desireabl. level (.1Z !t •- • I Mauro Board of County Commissioners .. April 14, 1981 Page 3 commercial activity for Hillsborough and Hillsborough township should be considered. Give the County Land Use Plan's concentration on activity nodes as a desired approach.to locating commercial uses throughout the county, six activity nodes have been designated for Hillsborough and its transition areas: four existing urban nodes and two commercial activity nodes. Theissue iA whether these nodes both in location and number, represent a suitable level of Commercial activity in Hillsborough. By means of the joint,planning mechanism, the town and the county could formally approach this question and explore „,- appropriate policy responses..- • _ Although certain activity nodes will serve primarily local needs, some consideration shou: be given both to the relationship of the level of commercial activity in Hillsborough in generale toethe-,Countyewideelevel.andetheerele...of certain,activityenodes aseserving- PoPula beyond the immediate locality. The Daniel Boone, Hillsborough north and. H3-4 nodes in particular contain commercial uses which attract users from the rural townships north of Hillsborough as well as users traveling the I-85 and U.S. '70 corridor. Joint planning on provide for a corrdinated approach to the development of these activity nodes and to the associated impacts generated by these activities. Hillsborough currently has an industrial park located at the Brady/Orange Raceway site with eeeansion potential. Although the industrial park is within the transition area it is also within the area of the HB-4 activity node. It appears to be appropriate to en- courage the further industrial development of this site, and lands contiguous to this it E. MOBILE HOMES Currently in orange County mobile homes are treated as single family residential units without locational discrimination.. Hillsborough permits mobile homes in A-10 Residential Districts along with moderate density apartments where public utilities exist in the mobile home park district. This difference between county and town in the treat- ment of mobile homes and mobile home parks could be considered through the joint planning framework. The key question is the appropriateness of mobile homes and mobile home parks in the transition areas. F. WATER QUALITY/SUPPLY The Orange County Water Resources Task Force has examined the water demand/supply situati for central and northern Orange County. The Task Force's report indicates a potential • shortage of water for the town of Hillsborough by 1983, based on the safe yeild of Lake Ben Johnson. The county controls the water rights of Lake Orange which is upstream from the present Hillsborough supply. An arrangement between the county and the town would • constitute a mechanitm for further investigation of Hillsborough's future growth patterns and water needs and contribute to the formulation of the county's policy on the future • allocation of water from Lake Orange. • A potential future water supply source for central Orange County is the Seven Mile Creek site in Cheeks townnhip. After Cane Creek, this site is one of the largest potential. reservoir, sites remaining in Orange County. If developed it could serve as a potential uppiy source which would meet the town's water needs well beyond the year 2000. The Water ReSOUrCeS Teel: Force has identified Seven Mile Creek reservoir an a prime site and has recoemended that this site as well as several others be included in the plane for meeting future water demand. A significant portion of the area along 1-85 in Cheeks township drains into seven Mile Ci As this in an area with high potential for industrial development there is a possibility of water quality degradation in Corporation Lake and Lake Den Johnson and Seven Mile Crei Memo Board of Commissioners April 14, 1981 Page 4 The joint planning process could provide a forum for discussion of water supply and w quality issues between Hillsborough and Orange County, particularily if Hillsborough views Seven Mile Creek reservoir as essential to satisfying its future water needs. :1* .