HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDD Task Force agenda 071294 (2) b4' \ rec \ 11b1nd , agn ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P . O . Box 8181
HILLSBOROUGH , N . C .
Moses Carey, Jr .
27278
Alice M . Gordon 732 - 8181
Stephen H . Halkiotis 9684501
Verla C . Insko 6W7331
Don Willhoit 227- 2031
644 - 3004 (Fax )
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DATE : June 21 , 1994
SUBJECT : I - 40 / 01d 86 Economic Development District Work
Group
FROM : Kathy Baker , Deputy Clerk
TO : /John Link
Marvin Collins
Ted Abernathy
Donna Ray
Margaret Hauth
Please see the attached memo notify members of the
organizational meeting for this Work Group . Please let me know
prior to July 1st how many staff members will be in attendance from
your department . We will be serving sandwiches and need to know
how many people to expect . Thanks for your help ,
YOU COUNT IN ORANGE COUNTY !
ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
P . O . Box 8181
HILLSBOROUGH , N . C .
27278
Moses Carey, Jr . 732 -8181
Alice M . Gordon 9684501
Stephen H . Halkiotis 68& 7331
Verla C . Insko 227- 2031
Don Willhoit 644 -3004 (Fax )
MEMORANDUM
DATE : June 21 , 1994
SUBJECT : I - 40 / Old NC 86 Economic Development District
Work Group
FROM : Kathy Baker , Deputy Clerk
Staff Support
TO : Verla Insko , Orange County Commissioner
Stephen Halkiotis , Orange County Commissioner
Bill Waddell , Orange County Planning Board
Larry Reid , Orange County Planning Board
Steve Yuhasz , Orange County Economic Development
Stick Williams , Orange County Economic Development
Evelyn Lloyd , Hillsborough Town Commissioner
Allen Lloyd , Hillsborough Town Commissioner
Stuart Munson , Hillsborough Planning Board
The organizational meeting for this workgroup has been
scheduled for Tuesday , July 12th at 6 : 00 p . mo in the Government
Services Center , Hillsborough , North Carolina . Sandwiches will be
provided at 5 : 30 so that the meeting can start promptly at 6 : 00
p . m . If you will be unable to attend please contact me at
extension 2125 .
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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date : APRIL 19 , 1994
Action Agenda
Item # ZX - C,
SUBJECT : CHARGE TO PROPOSED WORK GROUP - - I - 40 / OLD NC 86 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
DEPARTMENT : PUBLIC HEARING : Yes X No
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /
COUNTY MANAGER
ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT :
MOSES CAREY/ JOHN LINK , EXT . 2130 / 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBERS :
Hillsborough - 732 - 8181
Durham - 688 - 7331
Mebane NEW 227 - 2031
Chapel Hill - 967 - 9251 / 968 - 4501
PURPOSE : To confirm the charge to the Proposed Work Group for
the I - 40 / Old NC 86 Economic Development District
BACKGROUND : When the Board of Commissioners approved the Economic
Development District proposals on March 2 , approval of
the I - 40 / Old NC 86 District was withheld , pending a
Orange County - Hillsborough initiative to jointly plan
that District , including the area to the north along
Old NC 86 .
At its March 15 meeting , the Board of Commissioners
continued discussion on the process and identified the
following preliminary guidelines .
1 . 10 members will be appointed to a Work Group as
follows :
a . Board of Commissioners - 2
b . Hillsborough Town Board - 2
c . Orange County Planning Board - 2
d . Hillsborough Planning Board - 2
e . Orange County EDC - 2
2 . Citizens will be encouraged to come and
participate , but representation will be limited
to the above groups ; and citizens will be given
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ORANGE CO UNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date : APRIL 4 , 1994
Action Agenda
Item #
SUBJECT : CHARGE TO PROPOSED WORK GROUP - - I - 40 / OLD 86 ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
DEPARTMENT : PUBLIC HEARING : Yes X No
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS /
COUNTY MANAGER
ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT :
MOSES CAREY / JOHN LINK , EXT . 2130 / 2300
TELEPHONE NUMBERS :
Hillsborough - 732 - 8181
Durham - 688 - 7331
Mebane - 227 - 2031
Chapel Hill - 967 - 9251 / 968 - 4501
PURPOSE : To confirm the charge to the Proposed Work Group for
the I - 40 / Old NC 86 Economic Development District
BACKGROUND : When the Board of Commissioners approved the Economic
Development District proposals on March 2 , approval of
the I - 40 / Old NC 86 District was withheld , pending a
Orange County - Hillsborough initiative to jointly plan
that District , including the area to the north along
Old NC 86 .
At its March 15 meeting , the Board of Commissioners
continued discussion on the process and identified the
following preliminary guidelines .
1 . 10 members will be appointed to a Work Group as
follows :
a . Board of Commissioners - 2
b . Hillsborough Town Board - 2
c . Orange County Planning Board - 2
d . Hillsborough Planning Board - 2
e . Orange County EDC - 2
2 . Citizens will be encouraged to come and
participate , but representation will be limited
to the above groups ; and
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3 . A County representative should serve as Chair .
The Board asked that the Chair of the Commissioners
and the County Manager draft a proposal and bring it
back for consideration at a meeting in April .
As additional background , the following represents :
( 1 ) The General Interests expressed at the BOCC
Retreat ; and ( 2 ) Specific Interests as identified at
Public Hearings / BOCC Meetings .
i . General Interests - As identified at BOCC Retreat
a . Avoiding urban sprawl ;
b . Preserving protected watersheds and
groundwater supplies ,
c . Encouraging bicycle and mass transit
transportation in and between urbanized
areas ;
d . Protecting and preserving farmland and . open
space ;
e . Developing an appropriate mix of residential
and nonresidential development , including
commercial ,
f . Encouraging fiscally responsible
development ;
g . Involving neighborhood residents in the
planning process , and
h . Enhancing the revenue base of the Town and
the County
2 . Specific Interests - As identified at Public
Hearings / BOCC Meetings
a . Range of permitted uses ; i . e . , appropriate
mix of nonresidential uses ,
b . Character of development ; i . e . , business
park vs . RTP atmosphere ;
c . Development standards ; i . e . , minimum lot
size and building coverage ,
d . Annexation potential ;
e . Cooperative Planning Agreement , i . e . , County
vs . Town review/ approval ;
f . Avoiding " strip " development ; i . e . ,
convenience stores and fast food
restaurants ,
g . Utility extensions ; i . e . , policies , plans ,
costs , usage , and capacities ;
h . Entranceway character ; i . e . , setbacks , ROW
dedication , widening , and access points ,
i . District expansion ; i . e . , along west side of
Old NC 86 north of ED District ;
j . Hillsborough development standards / proposed
amendments ;
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k . Impact accommodation ; and
1 . Approval procedures .
RECOMMENDATION : The recommended charge is : To develop a specific
proposal on the permitted uses to be included in
the I - 40 / Old NC 86 Economic Development District
that will be responsive to the majority of
interests listed above ; and to present this
proposal to the Orange County Board of Commis -
sioners and the Town of Hillsborough no later
than October 1 , 1994 .