HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-07-2004-ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT
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October 7, 2004
7:30 — 9:30 p.m,
Southern Human Services Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1, Reconfirmation of BOCC Goals — priorities anchoring the Land Use
Element Update (7:30 — 7: 55)._ ................. ............. ....... ...... .....P, 005
2, Land Use Element Update Initiatives /Sustainability (7:55 — 8 :15),.....P,023
a, Urban -rural boundaries and Rural Activity Nodes
b. Watershed protection — surface water and groundwater
c. Air quality
d. Open space /minimum lot size
e. Economics and equity
3, Watershed Technical Studies — Upper Neuse Watershed Management
Plan( 8: 15- 8: 30) ....... ....... .... ... .................. ........................... P, 025
4a, Orange County/Town of Hillsborough Urban Transition Area Task Force
8:30 — 8:35 P. 031
4b. Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan (8:35 — 8:40),. P. 037
5. Rural Character and Farmland Protection Work Group Update
(8:40 — 8:50)
6. Public Hearing Notification Requirements (8:50-9:10)
7, Timeline /Next Steps (9:10 — 9:30)
ORANGE COUNTY r
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 7, 2004
SUBJECT: Work Session Discussion Items
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
As noted in "Background" section Craig Benedict, ext. 2592
Tom Altieri, ext. 2579
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 245 -2130
Chapel Hill 968 -4501
Durham 688 -7331
Mebane 336 - 227 -2031
PURPOSE: To reconfirm BOCC goals for the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update
and discuss Update activities, components, and next steps toward completion.
BACKGROUND:
1. Reconfirmation of BOCC Goals
At the August 23, 2004 Joint County Commissioner /Planning Board Work Session the BOCC
requested a reconfirmation of their goals for the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
Update,
Attachment 1 — Letter from Craig Benedict to County Manager and BOCC dated
September 2, 2004
Attachment 2 — 13 Growth Management Challenges
2. Land Use Element Update Initiatives /Sustainability
a. Urban -rural boundaries and Rural Activity Nodes — differentiation between urban spaces and
appropriate public services and rural spaces and appropriate public services. Discussion will
include the role of Rural Activity Nodes in the County.
Attachment 3 — Growth Management System Map
b. Watershed protection (surface and groundwater) — In the past, water resources have been
protected through limitations on density and impervious surfaces. Staff is presently studying
Low Impact Design (LID) techniques that could be used in conjunction with the proposed
lowering of residential density to reach the County's watershed protection goals. Generally, LID
is an innovative technological approach to stormwater management and ecosystem protection
where hydrologic controls are integrated into a site's design to mimic the predevelopmenC
hydrologic conditions.
c. Air quality — Orange County has recently been included as part of an air quality non -
attainment area for ground level ozone, The primary reason for this air quality problem is
vehicle emissions and regional increases in Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT). Through an
improved pattern and density of development combined with the use of mass transit and
improved vehicle technologies, further degradation of air quality can be limited.
d, Open space /minimum lot size — Open space and minimum lot size requirements can be
used together to protect farmland, wooded areas, floodplains, and other areas of environmental
significance. As development continues in rural and urban areas, it is important to preserve
open space to reduce the negative impacts of development on the environment and landscape,
e. Economic and equity — Rural Enterprises zoning amendments to promote the rural economy.
Economies of both urban and rural areas can be improved through increased activity within the
county's Economic Development Districts,
3. Watershed technical studies
A technical study has been completed for the Upper Neuse River Basin that includes
recommendations for the protection of water quality. Recommendations include lowering
residential density and utilization of Low Impact Design (LID) techniques.
Attachment 4 - Letter from Craig Benedict to County Manager and BOCC dated
September 3, 2004
Attachment 5 — Density recommendations comparison, Upper Neuse Watershed
Management Plan and Orange County Planning Staff (TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT
MEETING)
4a. Orange CountylTown of Hillsborough Urban Transition Area Task Force
The first meeting of the Task Force was conducted on September 23, 2004. The Task Force
discussed its Mission Statement, product, and Staff introduced current conditions and past
research relating to public utilities, transportation, and recreation /open space lands, The next
meeting of the Task Force has been scheduled for October 20, 2004.
Attachment 6 — September 23, 2004 Task Force Agenda
4b Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is recruiting citizen volunteers for the New
Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force. This taskforce will evaluate the existing Land Use
Element of the County's Comprehensive Plan, as it pertains to the Efland /Mebane Area.
Attachment 7 — Public Service Announcement
5. Rural Character and Farmland Protection Work Group Update
Mission Statement: "Examine strategies and develop recommendations, if any, regarding
approaches for the protection of rural character and farmland in Orange County, taking into
account the comments from the public outreach process that is ongoing."
6. Public Hearing Notification Requirements
The options to address identified growth challenges in the areas of air and water quality,
environmental protection, open space preservation and traffic reduction can be implemented
through text amendments within our zoning and subdivision codes.
The zoning text amendments being proposed are different than the zoning atlas (aka map)
amendments that created watershed overlays in 1994. Text amendments employ the existing
zoning map designations and change only the text within the zoning booklet. The required
public notice provisions for legal advertisement by state law and Orange County regulations
differentiate between text and atlas amendments processes.
Text amendments (which are being proposed) require a notice in the newspaper. Planning
Staff recommends (with Administration and Board of Commissioners permission) the expansion
of the required newspaper notice provisions by printing a '/2 page (5 columns wide by 10.5
inches deep) color ad, which includes a GIS picture clearly depicting the changes, as well as, a
written explanation. The notice will be printed in three local newspapers at least twice in the
timeframe required by law. The cost will be approximately $12,000.00.
In this manner, notification occurs within the countywide planning jurisdiction and other
interested parties that may be within adjacent municipal areas. This text change process does
not require an individual mailing and property posting to each property owner. This other
system occurs when a zoning map designation changes (e.g. Agricultural Residential (AR) to
Agricultural Services (AS) that could change the permitted uses on the land on a specific parcel
of land.
7. Timeline /Next Steps
To be discussed at the meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct financial impact associated with discussion of these
topics, There are no action items requiring formal Board decisions.
RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff recommends that the Board discuss the topics listed
and provide appropriate direction to Staff.
Attachment 1
ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT
Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director
Administration +
306F Revere Road
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(919) 245 -2575 a ° ° P O Box 8181
(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) �° Hillsborough, NC 27278
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TO: Board of County Commissioners
John Link, Jr., Orange County Manager
FROM: Craig N. Benedict, AICPA, Planning Director
Tom Altieri, Supervisor, Comprehensive Planning
RE: Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update
Reconfirmation of Goals
DATE: September 2, 2004
ATT: Survey
CC: Geoffrey Gledhill, County Attorney
At the August 23, 2004 County Commissioner (BOCC) /Planning Board joint work
session, there was a discussion regarding 'reanchoring' the various goals associated
with the Comprehensive Plan, The Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element (CPLUE)
process has been an extended process of:
1. Research,
2. Analysis,
3. Identification of growth management challenges,
4. Scenario development,
5, Multi- disciplinary committee review and comment, and
6. Countywide outreach and incremental updates to the Planning Board and the
County Commissioners (BOCC).
Since there have been a few years since the first presentation regarding the CPLUE
update process in October 1999, the BOCC identified at its August 23, 2004 work
session that it is prudent to reflect upon and reinforce the guiding principles and goals
underlying the direction of the land use plan and proposals that will promote
sustainability in Orange County,
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Attachment 1
Below is a brief progression of various goals, objectives, policies and discussion that
has occurred over the years that serves as a foundation to address the challenges of—
the future. Some goals may be more pressing than others and this memo aad
upcoming discussion at the October 7, 2004 work session may provide further focus of
critical goals and the associated issues they address. Prominent in the BOCC and its
regional, state and federal partners have been water and air quality conditions.
The many goal setting sessions and reports reflect this emphasis. The following table is
a list of prior goals and reports that has guided the CPLUE proposals to address growth
management.
Table 1.
Progression of Goal Development
1
Goals of the original 1981 Orange County Land
1981
Use Plan and subsequent Comprehensive Plan
Elements
2
Rural Orange and Rural Character Reports
3
Shaping Orange County's Future
1996 -2001
Water Resource Report (Available if requested)
1996
4
Adopted Goals and Objectives of the BOCC from
1999 with subsequent updates in 2000 and 2001
5
Sustainabili Report
6
January 2002 BOCC Retreat
2002
7
April 3, 2002 BOCC Work Session
2002
Powerpoint Presentation
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update
a. Guiding Principles
b. Core Values
8
CPLL.JC August 2002
2002
a. Principals of Growth Management
b. Goals of Quality Growth
9
Community Outreach Survey
2004
Admittedly, when updating or developing a comprehensive plan, one tends to be all -
inclusive (as the work "comprehensive" implies) when considering the various aspects
of guiding the land use pattern and reducing the ill effects of growth and development.
However, the focus of those goals can accent the short or long term pursuits of
addressing a particular prominent issue. More often than not, planning strategies that
are implemented are long term and incremental solutions to ameliorate the cumulative
effects of growth.
In other words, some planning strategies are preemptive and preventative in nature
because many issues happen over time and, once they occur, are very difficult to
correct. Traffic /Air Quality and Water Quality fit into this category. The sprawl in the
Triangle region has already created the EPA air pollution non - attainment designation,
so to some degree, Orange County is in a reactive mode to make important changes to
the degree we can to limit future cumulative impacts.
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A survey is attached (Attachment #1) that may serve as a starting point for discussion af, —
the October 7, 2004 work session of this issue of CPLUE operating principles. All of the' ID €�
goals are important and will be addressed in a variety of methods and timeframes. The
three main headings relate to the 'sustainability triangle'.
Also, at the October 7 meeting, a discussion concerning the timeframe and advertising
system can be conducted.
Please call us if you have any questions.
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Attachment 1
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD
SURVEY OF GOALS FOR LAND USE ELEMENT
"Sustainability Triangle"
Guiding Principles
Environmental Conservation
Air Pollution/Traffic Reduction
Natural Resources Protection
Open Space/Wildlife Corridor Establishment
Stormwater Management
Watershed Protection
Other:
Economic Prosperity
Business Development
Efficiency of Public Services
Promotion of Farming Activities
Maintaining Property Values
Tax Conservation/Manageable Tax Rates
Other:
Communiri Character /Social Eouiri
Equitable Distribution of New Facilities
Greater Regional Coordination
Historic Preservation
Maintaining Rural Character
Cultural Diversity/A Livable -built Community
Other:
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The results of this survey will allow staff to better focus its investigations and efforts into policy and planning tools
to achieve the desired goals of the county commissioners, Please rank the guiding principles listed in order of
importance, Do not give two principles in the same category the same rank,
C I =ed 200?
Attachment 1
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ORANGE COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA
LAND USE PLAN ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES O i l
TABLE OF CONTENT
EFFICIENT PROVISION OF PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES PRINCIPLE
1.01 Land Use and Transportation
1.02 (Goal 12) An efficient and balanced transportation system.
2 01 Public Facilities and Phased Growth
2.02 (Goal 5) T management and can be growth so that it is, directed to areas where growth
s
2.03 (Goal 9) The provision of water and sewer lines in those areas that can be practically
and efficiently served by these facilities.
2.04 (Goal 10) Clean and safe water supplies available and adequate to meet future needs of
the residents of Orange County,
2.05 (Goal 11) Adequate and appropriate sewer disposal facilities for all current and future
residents.
2.06 (Goal 13) and o serve availability itizzens at both the Countywide recreational
community level. space
2.07 (Goal 15) An efficient and effective solid waste collection and disposal system for Orange
County citizens.
2,08 (Goal 16) An efficient and effective system of public safety in the County,
101 Levels of Service
3.02 (Goal 14) Full and equal
h the wishes of the school district and the needsrof he County
residents.
4.01 Urban Sprawl
5.01 Redevelopment and Incompatible Uses
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ZESOURCE PRESERVATION PRINCIPLE
i 01 Natural and Historic Resources 012
3.02 (Goal 1) The conservation and protection of Orange County's natural and cultural
environments by means that is equitable to all citizens of the County.
3.03 (Goal 2) The conservation of natural resources in Orange County.
6..04 (Goal 3) The conservation of energy resources in Orange County.
LAND USE PROGRAM PRINCIPLE
7.01 Residential Uses
702 (Goal 8) Adequate, reasonably priced safe housing in an appropriate variety of types in
proximity to jobs and daily activities for all citizens.
7..03 Commercial Uses, Office Uses, Commercial Recreation Uses.
7.04 (Goal 6) The promotion of economic development that emphasizes employment meeting
local needs while preserving the character of communities and protecting the
natural environment,
7.05 Industrial Uses,
7 Q6 Tourist Industry.
7.07 Agricultural Use.
7.08 (Goal 7) The continued use of agricultural land and the maintenance of the farming way
of life in rural areas as a viable part of the County's economy.
7.09 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, Educational and Conservation Uses.
7.10 (Goal 13) Maximum availability and use of recreational land, facilities and open space
land to serve citizens at both the Countywide and community level.
711 Mixed Land Use and Innovative and Flexible Growth Management.
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&01 Intergovernmental Coordination; Public Communication
8,02 (Goal 17) A land use planning process that is responsive to the citizens and communities
of Orange County,
9.01 Airport/Heliport Land Use Compatibility
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ORANGE COUNTY
LAND USE ELEMENT
GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND POLICIES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Land Use Principle
Efficient Pattern of Public Facilities and Services
1.00 Land Use and Transportation
1.01 (Goal 12) An efficient and balanced transportation system.
2.00 Public Facilities and Phased Growth
2.01 (Goal 5) The management of growth so that it is directed to areas where growth
is desirable and can be accommodated.
2.02 (Goal 9) The provision of water and sewer lines in those areas that can be practically
and efficiently served by these facilities.
2.03 (Goal 10) Clean and safe water supplies available and adequate to meet future needs of
the residents of Orange County.
2.04 (Goal 11) Adequate and appropriate sewer disposal facilities for all current and future
residents.
2.05 (Goal 13) Maximum availability and use of recreational land, facilities and open space
land to serve citizens at both the Countywide and community level.
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2.06 (Goal 15) An efficient and effective solid waste collection and disposal system for Orange
County citizens.
2.07 (Goal 16) An efficient and effective system of public safety in the County.
3.00 Levels of Service
3.01 (Goal 14) Full and equal educational opportunities for the residents of Orange County
consistent with the wishes of the school district and the needs of the County
residents.
4.00 Urban Sprawl Avoidance
5.00 Redevelopment and Incompatible Uses
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Land Use Principle
esource Preservation
.00 Natural and Historic Resources
Al (Goal 1) The conservation and protection of Orange County's natural and cultural
environments by means that is equitable to all citizens of the County.
,02 (Goal 2) The conservation of natural resources in Orange County.
.03 (Goal 3) The conservation of energy resources in Orange County,
and Use Program
.00 Residential and Non - Residential Uses
.01 (Goal 8) Adequate, reasonably priced safe housing in an appropriate variety of types
in proximity to jobs and daily activities for all citizens.
.02 Commercial Uses, Office Uses, Commercial Recreation Uses.
.03 (Goal 6) The promotion of economic development that emphasizes employment
meeting local needs while preserving the character of communities and
protecting the natural environment.
.04 Industrial Uses.
.05 Tourist Industry.
,06 Agricultural Use.
,07 (Goal 7) 'The continued use of agricultural land and the maintenance of the farming
way of life in rural areas as a viable part of the County's economy.
.08 Parks, Recreation, Open Space, Educational and Conservation Uses.
.09 (Goal 13) Maximum availability and use of recreational land, facilities and open space
land to serve citizens at both the Countywide and community level.
10 Mixed Land Use and Innovative and Flexible Growth Management.
and Use Coordination and Understandinq
.00 Intergovernmental Coordination; Public Communication
Al (Goal 17) A land use planning process that is responsive to the citizens and
communities of Orange County,
00 Airport/Heliport Land Use Compatibility
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BOCC ADOPTED GOALS
1999 Goals
Adequate Public Facilities
(APFI and Phased Growth
Affordable Housing
Communications
• Community Assessment of
Human
• Comprehensive Plan
• Cooperative Agreements
• Drainage and Stormwater
Management
• Economic Development
Districts
• Effective and Efficient
School Funding.
• Efficiency Improvements
• Expansion of Efland Sewer
System
• Growth and Development
Impacts Analysis
• Hispanic /Latino Relations
• Historic Preservation
• Joint Master Aging Plan
• Joint Recreation and Parks
Plan
• Natural Resources
• Orange County Loan Pool
• Public Health Emergency
Preparedness Plan
Public School Impact
Tax Fee
RPaional Transportation
Planning
Rural C_ har a _cter
2000 Goals (DRAFT)
• Adequate Public Facilities
(APF) and Phased Growth
• Affordable Housinq
• Communications
• Community Assessment of
Human Services
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Cooperative Agreements
Drainage and Stormwater
Management
Economic Development
Districts
Effective and Efficient
School Funding
Efficiency Improvements
Expansion of Efland Sewer
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Growth and Development
Facts Analysis
Hispanic /Latino Relations
Historic Preservation
Joint Master Aging Plan
Joint Recreation and Parks
Plan
Lands Legacy Program
Natural Resources
„ Orange County Loan Pool
Public Health Emergency
Preparedness Plan
Public School Impact
Tax Fee
Regional Transportation
Planning
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Preservation Regnlat'Ons
Rural Character
Preservation Reaulations
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Shaping Orange County's
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Shaping Orange County's
Solid Waste Management
Future
Facilities and
Solid Waste Management
_Organization
Services
Organization Facilities and
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Sustainability
Sustainability
Telecommunications Towers
Telecommunications Towers
. Transfers of Development
Rights (TD R)
Transfers of Development
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Wastewater Treatment
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Wastewater Treatment
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Water Resource OuantitV
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Water Resource Quantity
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• Community Character
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Induced Benefits
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REVIEWED 13 CHALLENGES
1. EFFICIENT PROVISION OF PUBLIC SERVICES
2. PROTECTION OF RURAL COMMUNITY
CHARACTER
3. PRESERVE FARMLAND AND VIABLE LOCAL
FARM ECONOMY
4. PROTECT WATER RESOURCES -
WATERSHED AND GROUNDWATER
5. TRAFFIC REDUCTION
6. REDUCTION OF THE FISCAL IMPACTS OF
DEVELOPMENT
7. HAZARD MITIGATION - REDUCTION OF
STORMWATER RUNOFF AND FLOODING
8. PROTECTION OF NATURAL AREAS/WILDLIFE
CORRIDORS
9. REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION
10. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION AND TYPE
11. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND DIVERSITY
12. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT -
Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director _ 025
Administration m° , o P 306F Revere Road
(919) 245 -2575 ` e P. O. Box 8181
(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) Hillsborough, NC 27278
www.co.orange.nc.us ° «e
TO: Board of County Commissioners
John M. Link, Jr., County Manager
FROM: Craig N. Benedict, AICP
Planning Director
Tom Altieri, Supervisor
Comprehensive Planning Division
RE: Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update
Watershed Technical Studies, UNRRA, May 2003
CC: Geoff Gledhill, County Attorney
ENCL: Map #1 of current watersheds
Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan
Table reflecting regulation suggestions
Eno River Riparian Corridor Conservation Design
DATE: September 3, 2004
At the August 23, 2004 County Commissioners /Planning Board joint work session, there
was inquiry regarding the availability of technical water quality studies about watersheds
within Orange County. This question was in the context of other studies in Orange
County (such as the Cane Creek Protected and Critical Areas and University Lake
Protected and Critical Areas studies) that scientifically supported water quality
sustainability through lowering land use density and impervious percentage.
Technical studies have been recently conducted for the Upper Neuse River Basin
Association (UNRRA), which includes 60% (242.5 square miles) of the County
comprising primarily the central and northern areas (see Map #1). This includes our
watershed areas such as Upper and Lower Eno, Little River, Fiat River and the smaller
Hyco Creek basins.
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The name of the study is as follows, and is attached as Attachment 1;
Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan (`
Developed by the Upper Neuse River Basin Association
Produced by Tetra Tech, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC
May 2003
Adopted April 1, 2003 by the Upper Neuse River Basin Association
Board of Directors
The Executive Summary is the first six pages (ES1 — ES6) of the report which outlines
the UNRBA Priorities, Current Conditions, Resource Degradation, Projections, Water
Quality Targets, and Management Strategies. Tetra Tech, Inc, is a nationally
recognized environmental science research and management company which also
provided the science supporting changes in the Cane Creek and University Lake
watersheds in Orange County.
The report provides strategies which the local governments can implement to achieve
long term water quality goals (see pages ES -5 and ES -6 for specifics) germane to their
local area watershed sub - basins. in summary, there are five strategic categories:
1. New Development Site Management (NDSM)
2. Monitoring and Enforcement
3. Education and Citizen Stewardship
4. Management and Control of Point Source Pollution
5, Restoration Projects
Item 1 (New Development Site Management) is the dominant proactive technique of
watershed quality, which includes Density Reduction and Development Performance
Standards. The attached table compares one of their recommendations to existing and
staff proposed land use /zoning regulations.
This table illustrates the technical UNRBA recommendation, which offered for the
majority of Orange County's Neuse Watersheds the following options:
1. Density reduction (1 DU /5 acres) and impervious limitations, or
2. Density reduction (1 DU /3 acres) and a 'village' higher density per township, or
3. Performance standards to limit nitrogen and phosphorus loading.
Please note that their suggested strategies were options 1, 2, or 3 whereas Staff
proposals offered a hybrid approach. Staff suggests densities not as low as the
UNRBA, but in combination with low- impact design (LID) performance standards, the
strategy can comprehensively achieve water quality goals and air quality goals by
reducing units. Using only performance standards does not reduce the imparts of
growth associated with new housing and pursuit of achieving other goals identified by
the BOCC such as air quality, rural character preservation and others.
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Orange County Upper Eno (Seven Mile Creek) Watershed (60.2 Square Miles) �) 7
NOTE: Column 2 is an excerpt from Page A -7
Upper Neuse Watershed Management Plan
Upper Eno Protected Watershed
Existing
Zoning
UNRBA
Staff Proposal
Upper Eno Critical
13,230 acres
1 DU /5 acres
160/2-5 acres
Density
1 DU 12 acres
1 DU 15 acres
1 DU /2 -5 acres
Impervious
6%
5%
6% NC
Buffers
1001+
1001+
100' + NC
Peak Flow
None
1 Yes > 10%
Yes
LID /Performance Standard
None
Option
Yes
Potential DU's
4,798
2,646
3,643 (2,667
Upper Eno Protected Watershed
21,762 acres
Density
1 DUL92 acres
1 DU /5 acres
160/2-5 acres
Impervious
12%
5%
6%
Buffers
1001+
1001+
100'+ NC
Peak Flow
None
Yes >10%
Yes
LID /Performance Standard
None
Option
Yes
Potential DU's
20,546
4,352
1 6,940 (5,750)
Efland Area Transition Land Use
3,227 acres
Density
1 DU /.92 acres
1 DU /5 Acres
1 DU /2 -5 acres
Impervious
12 % -30%
5%
12 % -30% (NC)
Buffers
100'
100'
100' NC
Peak Flow
None
Yes > 10%
Yes
LID
None
Option
Yes
Potential DU's
1 3,162
645
1,000 -5,000
DU = Dwelling Units
LID = Low Impact Development is a performance standard that can reduce nitrogen and phosphorus
loading.
NC = No Change
1 DU /2 -5 acres means the first five lots can have a density of one dwelling unit per two -acre
space plus required open space, if any, and then any lots created thereafter would have a
density of one dwelling unit per 5 -acres which could be clustered down to a 2 -acre minimum
zoning lot with the remaining 3 -acres as open space combined with other associated and
connected shared open space.
Z This reduced number is used in the scenario model because of reservoir lands and other
buffer constraints. However, the higher number could be possible if a developer chooses to
shift development from constrained lands to developable areas as long as the overall gross
density is not exceeded, This is presently permitted with our regulations.
3 The potential of development in this area will be pursuant to a small area planning process..
Staff proposes to lower density throughout the watershed (as also suggested by UNRBA)
including the transition area. A return to higher densities may be through rezoning, Special Use
Permits and performance standards enacted by the BOCC after the small area planning
process.
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In addition, the following report is included:
Eno River Riparian Corridor Conservation Design
Prepared for the Conservation Trust for North Carolina
and the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund
Prepared by the Eno River Association and Piedmont Planning Associates
August 2000
This report is not intended to be a scientific study,
analysis, and an elaboration of other environmental
report serves as a potential tool for protection of the
offered by Brian Dobyns of the Planning Board.
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but a review of existing data and
work done for the Eno River, The
Eno River Corridor. This study was
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DENSITY RECOMMENDATIONS COMPARISON,
UPPER NEUSE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN
(TO BE DISTRIBUTED AT MEETING)
Attachment 6
Orange County /Town of Hillsborough
Urban Transition Area Task Force
September 23, 2004
7:30 pm
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Attachment 6
TASK FORCE MEMBERS
orange County Members:
Margaret Brown, Orange County Commissioner
Barry Jacobs, Orange County Commissioner
Craufurd Goodwin, Orange County Planning Board
Renee Price, Orange County Planning Board, Alternate
Tom Magnuson, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council
Deborah Judd, Recreation and Parks Advisory Council, Alternate
Town of Hillsborough Members:
Michael Gering, Hillsborough Commissioner
Eric Hallman, Hillsborough Commissioner
Paul Newton, Hillsborough Planning Board
Bryant Warren, Parks and Recreation Board
Staff:
Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director
Margaret Hauth, Hillsborough Planning Director
Tom Altieri, Orange County Comprehensive Planning Supervisor
Carla Thames, Orange County Planner
BACKGROUND
During the March 22, 2004 Joint Meeting between Orange County and the Town of
Hillsborough, the creation of a task force to create guidelines for the Urban Transition Area
was discussed, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have now established such a
task force to determine the areas appropriate and feasible for public water and sewer service
in conjunction with the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update.
In response to growth demands, there exists a need to identify areas around the Town of
Hillsborough that can be serviced with water and sewer. This information is critical to the
current changes proposed to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element,
which provides growth management strategies to guide growth and development in the
County. The three areas of interest are the Town of Hillsborough limits, the Extraterritorial
Jurisdiction (ETJ) and the Orange County jurisdiction surround the ETJ.
Land use planning also involves identifying the demands for and coordinating the provisions
of other public services in the Transition areas and surrounding areas, including but not
limited to recreation, parks, schools, economic development, recreation and open space
areas.
Officials and Staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA
participated in the development and approval of the Water and Sewer Management Planning
and Boundary Agreement that defines responsibility and Primary Service Areas (PSA) for
different areas of the County. The Primary Service Areas for the Town of Hillsborough are
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Attachment 6
shown on the attached map. There are areas in the Town of Hillsborough PSA that extend
greatly beyond the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) and are under Orange County's
planning jurisdiction. Any proposed changes to the existing Agreement would have to be
sent to the approving parties for review and approval prior to any modifications occurring.
To ensure the land use and zoning density suitability for future development within Transition
Areas and those areas defined within the Primary Service Areas designated by the Water
and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement, it is necessary to determine the
feasibility of public water and sewer services which may permit a relatively higher density
development pattern than that of rural areas on individual well and septic systems. This task
force shall evaluate land use and related issues as it pertains to growth potential within the
urban influence of the Town of Hillsborough.
The successful implementation of a multi - jurisdictional task force will allow both the Town of
Hillsborough and Orange County to work together to establish reasonable service
boundaries. This presents the members of this Task Force the opportunity to demarcate a
boundary between urban and rural development, which will limit sprawl.
Various land use concerns go beyond the specifics of the land use map and include variables
such as relationships of uses to one another, impacts of land use on transportation and
natural systems, functions of park systems, and the quality of our development standards and
the visual impacts on the County.
Availability of water and sewer will assist in identifying those areas that may be considered
for growth. Since utility infrastructure is an integral part of any growth management plan, the
identification and understanding of which utilities may be available, as well as the potential
number of customers that may be serviced, needs to be addressed.
The need for additional residential and nonresidential development shall be studied. This will
identify the locations and types of uses that would be desirable both now and in the future. In
addition, appropriate land should be viewed as suitable sites for recreational and open space
facilities.
TASK FORCE MEETINGS AND RECOMMENDATION PROCESS
The timeline for the proposed task force is generally estimated to include the following
meetings:
MEETING ONE
Discussion of the Mission Statement:
MISSION STATEMENT
The Joint Orange County/Town of Hillsborough Urban Transition Area Task Force is charged
with analyzing the extent of the Hillsborough Portion of the Water and Sewer Management
Planning and Boundary Agreement, the defining document that sets forth responsibility for
Primary Service Areas (PSA) for different areas of the County, and recommending changes if
necessary.
Attachment 6
PRODUCT 034
Staff envisions the final product of the Task Force to be a written report to include the
following:
1, Identification of areas located in Orange County's planning jurisdiction along the Town
of Hillsborough fringe that can be serviced with public water and sewer;
2. Appropriateness of existing location of Orange County Land Use Element 10 and 20-
year Transition Areas and if necessary, recommendations for changes;
3. Recommendations, if any, for changes to Water and Sewer Management Planning
and Boundary Agreement;
4. Demarcation of a boundary between urban and rural developments; and
5. Demand for other public services in the Transition Areas, including but not limited to
recreation, parks, schools, and economic development,
Staff introduction of the current conditions and past research, including the following three
basic categories:
1. PUBLIC UTILITIES:
Water Capacity
• Updated Water Capacity Analysis for Fys04 -14 (December 1, 2003)
• Land Use/Water Quality Initiative
Sewer Capacity
• Treatment capacity and environmental constraints
2. TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
• S. Churton Street
• Proposed Elizabeth Brady Road By -Pass
3. RECREATION /OPEN SPACE LANDS
• Existing Parks
• Greenways /Open Space
• Storm water/Water Quality
Request from Task Force for additional information and /or suggestions for draft document
content.
MEETING TWO
• Report on new requests from task force and staff suggestions.
• Compile all information into draft document for final review.
Attachment 6
MEETING THREE
Review draft recommendation document.
Upon approval of the draft document, a final draft recommendation shall be drafted and
distributed to the task force members for their final comments. The revised final
recommendation shall be forwarded to the relevant Town and County Boards for their review
and approval.
On November 22, 2004 this task force shall be sunset, unless additional time is requested
and approved by the applicable Boards.
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BARRYJACOSS. CHAIR ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MARGARET W. BROWN VICE " CHAIR POST OFFICE BOX 8181
MOSES CAREY. JR.
AJCEM. GORDON 200 SOUTH CAMERON STREET'
STEPHENH HALK70DS
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278
Public Service Announcement
Date: September 27, 2004
From: Monica C. Evans
To: Community Churches
Subject: Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force
Attachment 7
The Orange County Board of Commissioners is recruiting citizen volunteers for the New
Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force. This taskforce will evaluate the existing Land Use
Element of the County's Comprehensive Plan, as it pertains to the Efland /Mebane Area. The
Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force will offer local perspective on whether the existing Land
Use Element Map is adequate in describing the size, density, intensity, scale, and location and to
address changes that are occurring in the area. Changes that will be discussed include: population
growth, availability of public water and sewer, and traffic.
The geographic extent for the Efland /Mebane Small Area Plan includes the area bounded to the north
by W. Lebanon Road, but also includes the Fairfield Rural Neighborhood Activity Node designated by
the Comprehensive Land Use Element to include a 'A miles radius at the intersection of Lebanon
Road and Efland Cedar Grove Road. It is bound to the east by the I -85 /US 70 Connector and Upper
Eno Watershed Critical Area and to the south by West Ten Rd. and Bowman Rd. It is bound to the
west by the Orange /Alamance County line and City of Mebane Extra Territorial Jurisdiction (EfJ) line.
Enclosed you will find a map that outlines the areas that this taskforce will be studying.
The following issues are expected to be addressed by the taskforce:
• Is the pattern for development set forth by the existing Land Use Element Map relevant today?
• Since 1991, have there been significant changes to community character and form?
• Have the goals and objectives included in the 1991 Study been met?
• What changes need to be made to the goals and objectives?
• Is there demand for additional infrastructure in the Township?
• Do Transition Areas need to be expanded, contracted, or moved?
• Are locations for economic development appropriate?
• What is the development potential of existing Transition Areas?
• Which areas of the Corridor are most suitable for development?
• Are there areas appropriate for higher density /intensity of residential development?
• What role may Mebane play in the future of the Corridor?
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What recommendations from Shaping Orange County's Future are relevant here?
What were the citizen comments at land -use plan update meeting held in Cheeks?
How does water quality protection in the Upper Eno fit into the area's future?
I encourage all Orange County residents who live in and /or are interested in the condition of the
Efland Community to apply for this taskforce. Included are five (5) volunteer applications. Any
additional people who are interested in applying for this or other Volunteer opportunities may visit the
Orange County Web Site at www.co.oranae.nc.us and apply on -line or download an application in
Adobe. pdf format by clicking on the "Volunteer Boards" icon. You may also contact. the Office of the
Clerk to the Board at 245 -2125 or email at mevansCaco. orange, nc.us to request that an application be
mailed to you.
Thank you,
Monica C. Evans
Assistant to the Clerk to the Board
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Orange County, North Carolina — You Count!
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