HomeMy WebLinkAboutEDD Task Force memo 032994 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
306F REVERE ROAD
HILLSBOROUGH , NORTH CAROLINA 27278
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MEMORANDUM
TO : John Link, County Manager
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FROM : Marvin � ollins , Planning Director
DATE : March 29 , 1994
SUBJECT: Proposed Work Group - I- 40/Old N . C . 86 Economic Development District
COPIES : Geoffrey Gledhill, County Attorney
Ted Abernathy, Economic Development Director
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 :
L 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 on 2 ;
2 . Citizens will be encouraged to come and participate, but representation will be limited to the
above groups ; and
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 .
Recently, you asked that I identify general and specific interests/issues which needed to be addressed
by the Work Group . A draft list is provided below .
1 . 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 aY• eas2
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
ted uses ; i . e . , appropriate mix of nonresidential uses ;
a. Range of permit
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 " developments 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 N . C . 86 north of ED District ;
j . Hillsborough development standards/proposed amendments ;
k . Impact accommodation; and
1 . Approval procedures .
If you wish to make changes or add items of interest , please advise . Mr . Gledhill and Mr . Abernathy
may have other siggestions that they wish to add .