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AGENDA
I- 40/OLD N . C . 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICY WORK GROUP
Orange County Governmental Services Center
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Tuesday, July 12 , 1994 - 6: 00 P . M .
Time Item Page Topic
6 : 00 1 . INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS
6 : 10 2 . BACKGROUND
6: 25 3 . 001 CHARGE AND GROUND RULES
6 : 35 4 . GENERAL DISCUSSION
6: 50 5 . INITIAL TASKS
a. Confirmation of Charge
b . Agreement on Time Table
c . Inclusion of Public Participation
7 : 30 6 . ADJOURNMENT
I= 40/OLD N . C . 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WORK GROUP
CHARGE :
To develop a specific proposal for the I-40/Old N . C . 86 Economic Development District and the area
east and west of Old N . C . 86 between I=40 and I= 85 that will be responsive to the majority of interests
listed below ; and to present the proposal to the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Town of
Hillsborough no later than October 1 , 1994 .
INITL TASKS :IA
1 . Address the inclusion of public participation in proposal development if any is desired beyond that
included in the Charge and Guidelines ; and
2 . Confirm the Charge and agree on a tentative time frame for conclusion of the group ' s work.
GUIDELINES .
1 . 10 members will be appointed to a Work Group as follows .
a. Board of Commissioners Stephen Halkiotis
Verla Insko
b . Hillsborough Town Board Evelyn Lloyd
Allen Lloyd
c . Orange County Planning Board William Waddell
Larry Reid
d. Hillsborough Planning Board Stuart Munson
Appointment pending
e . Orange County Economic Development Steve Yuhasz
Commission Richard Williams
2 . Citizens will be encouraged to come and participate, but representation will be listed to the above
groups ; and citizens will be given the opportunity to make statements or raise questions during
each meeting.
3 . A County representative should serve as Chair .
GENERAL INTERESTS (As identified at BOCC Retreat) :
1 . Avoiding urban sprawl;
2 . Preserving protected watersheds and groundwater supplies :
bicycle and mass transit transportation in and between urbanized areas :
3 . Encouraging
4 . Protecting and preserving farmland and open space ,
5 . Developing an appropriate mix of residential and non-residential development, including
commercial;
fiscally responsible development ;
6 . Encouraging
7 . Involving neighborhood residents in the planning process ; and
8 . Enhancing the revenue base of the Town and the County.
SPECIFIC INTERESTS (As identified at Public Hearings/BOCC Meetings) :
1 . Range of permitted uses ; e . g. , appropriate mix of non-residential uses ;
2 . Character of developments e . g. , business park vs . RTP atmosphere ;
3 . Development standards , e . g. , minimum lot size and building coverage ;
4 . Annexation potential;
5 . Relationship of Cooperative Planning Zone Agreement to the Economic Development District ;
6 . Avoiding " strip" development ; e . g. , convenience stores and fast food restaurants ;
T What types of utility extensions will be incorporated into the EDD and how to address policies ,
plans, costs, usage , and capacities ;
8 . Entranceway characters e . g. , setbacks, ROW dedication, widening, and access points ;
9 . District boundaries ; e . g. , how would the EDD boundaries be expanded from the current proposal,
and what is the relationship between the area along the east and west sides of Old N . C . 86 and
the EDD ;
10 . Hillsborough development standards/proposed amendments ,
11 . Approval process ; and
12 . Review of Land Use Plan locational criteria in the context of rural vs . urban EDD 's .
GROUND RULES
I= 40/OLD N . C . 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT WORK GROUP
For the Work Group to be as effective as possible, the following groundrules are suggested:
1 . Share all relevant information.
2 . Focus on interests, not positions .
3 . Stay focused: discuss a topic long enough for everyone to be clear about it .
4 . Disagree openly with any member of the group .
5 . Discuss undiscussable issues .
6 . Test assumptions and inferences .
7 . Agree on what important words mean .
8 . Make decisions by concensus ; e . g. , everyone in the group freely agrees with the decision (or
solution) and will support it .