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514 4 Approximately eight children will be residing within the subdivision to be developed. Four of these children will attend Efland Cheeks School, and the four others will attend the middle school, junior high or high schools. No citizens commented and the hearing on this item was concluded. D-4 Rrgpgggd Arga Plan for the Egrmgn Young Commercial Transition &ctivity Node HB-4 Ms. Susan Smith of the Planning Department stated that the Land Use Plan for Orange County adopted in 1981 by the Board of Commissioners included the land use plan for the Harmon Young area study. Under this Plan there was a concept of designated activity nodes which are centers for commercial and industrial development. These centers were of various shapes and sizes and primarily they were located at major intersections of the County, generally reflecting historical development patterns. At the time of the adoption of the Land Use Plan, it was understood that the plan would be updated and refined on a continuing basis to reflect changing needs or development priorities in the County. A number of area studies for the activity nodes were proposed for . the County and included in the Planning Department's 1983-84 work program, and the Harmon Young Study was listed as a priority area study. Ms. Smith noted that due to increased development of this area, the Board of Commissioners (on January 4, 1983) , asked that the Planning Staff look at Harmon Young as a priority area study. The study area is approximately 3,000 acres in size and includes areas in a large portion of Hillsborough Township and also in Eno Township. In an effort to involve people in the development of the area plan, a number of community surveys were taken whereby every resident in the study area received a community survey form, and the results are available in the Planning Department. Four public meetings were also held. Advisory Council meetings were held to get specific input from people who had worked with the development of the land use plan in the townships. The staff had done data analysis to (1) identify planning issues and concerns; (2) specify development of goals and objectives; and, (3) formulate alternative development plans. On the land use map, Ms. Smith pointed out five residential land use designations identified as urban area, the ten-year transition area, the twenty-year transition area, rural-residential area, and a rural-agricultural area as well as a commercial category plan designation focused on the I-85, N.C. 86 interchange which is circular in area and is about one-half mile in diameter and excludes residences along old NC 10. The Eno Division of Duke Forest is designated as a public interest area. Since the adoption of the Land Use Plan in 1981, there have been three amendments: (1) to extend the Commercial Transition Activity Node south to include the Piedmont Power Operations Center; (2) the extension of the ten--year transition area to include the Freeland Tract to the south of the Town of Hillsborough; and, (3) the current proposal to extend the transition area to include the 3.01 acres on the east side. The proposed Land Use Plan for this area excludes the area within the Town of Hillsborough's planning jurisdiction. The ten-year transition area is extended south of Oakdale Drive to include all of the southeast corner, reflecting the presence of the I-40 proposed interchange. The ten-year transition area has been extended to the east of Old 86, to reflect some residential strip development that will occur along the road. Also designated