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'~! [~. t' . ` ~` ~~ ~ ~ •. , ~• i {~ V V ~~ ~' ~j~[ I{~ 11 1~ ~~~I .o`'`~~~ r~l a ~~ a~ ~ 4w~~ ~~~ S^ ~~~uR L1~G ~~~~~~G r ~ • ~. ~Lr~ .Clti•llr : i ~ ~_ ~ r ~flandwMebane Small Area Plan was adopted In dune ~~4~ and Includes N ,; ~' ~ ~l plementation recarnmendations for water and sewer, land use, transportation, _! ha sing, parks, recreation and open space, corr~mun~cations, inter-governme al ~';! ~.~ ogre ents with Mebane, and design overlays far the US~ 7~ Corridor and land r~~ ~ ~ ~(7Wn C e, ~ :. ~~ ~ . NC NlGNW ~'~ SPFE~~~Y A~~A SM~Li A~~ FLAN. • M ~' ~~~ la: rea Pl far the 9~D~acre In ~ao~, Oran and purhan County completed a Small A ~~~ North Carolina l~way 57 Speedway Area..MThis area Is lac ed in the northeast .~ a',~ corner of Orange ounty near the border with Durham unty~ The area was .;. ,~ ::~ ~ ~ selected as an a o unity for further long-range pia Ong because of multiple , pp [ ti n 2 h .~~~~~ : . ~~ ., aca a } t e area s ~st~ bu esses of non-conforming s us, factors ~ ~ ex ng , ~ ,ti,~~ ~' ~;~ to encourage within a protected ware bed, and ~~ Orange unty's des~re ;`~;' ', compatible nonresidential evelapment that pro cts the existing rural character `.~~ ~ Qf the area, 1~he planning rocess Includ an identification of Issues and ~~°~ ~ ' ` ~~ ~cancerns far the area, public fe back thrv h scheduled meetings, and drafting :r ... f ~~ of the plan far public review and aside Linn. The plan includes nine goals far , ~~:~~ E guiding future planning el"farts in t ea, as well as objectives and policies far :~ :. +~ ~ ~ . Implementing the gams. ~: ~ ,i `~' .; The NC Uighway S~ Speedway Ar a Srna Area Plan was adapted y t e County ~~~ ~~ .1 ~ Commissioners in August ~D 7. The plementatian of recommendations .~~.f~~1~~1 included in the Plan is farthr~ing. P~kN7'~Y ST~~Y The Pantry Study was o ensure that subsequent deve pments were in accordance with municipal an aunty land use objectives and loci ed~participation from the Town of Hillsbor ugh. The plan established development tandards far transition a.r~as and add', anal protection far environmentally sensitiv areas. The plan was ap~raved b he ~~~~ in.luly, ~ ~8~, I~ev opn~ent of Small Area flans has allowed the County to take a ore detailed to at targeted areas in the County, The goals and ab~ectives of ese Plans rovide a foundation for Improving the County's Comprehensive plan o effect needed change in these locations, In general, these Small Area I'ia have highlighted the need far the County ta,1 ~ Pursue additional interlacal agree nts; ~} add add~tianal partners to the water and Sewer Management Planning d Boundary Agreement; ~~ amend the County's Land Use Map ~cantalned within t >~and Use >~lement~; and 4~ amend the County's honing Ordinance text and map for consistency and to implement the recnmmendatlQns that h~.ve been Included In the adapted Small Area plans. . ~;:~ ~~~. ~"~~ LAND 1~~~ PLAN "~ One Qf the fundamental planning foals used to achieve the stated goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Flan in orange County is the design and application of a hand Use Plan and Map. land Use dement irnplen~entatian is accomplished primarily through the application of caning, although a variety of land use ordinances are available for various aspects of implementation. Akey feature of land use planning in Orange County is the requirement far consistency between the hand Use Plan Map and the application of zoning. A caning pistrict Matrix identifies each of the Land Use Flan categories with carnpatible, .