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Attachment 1 <br />3 <br />LAND USE AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) <br />AMENDMfNTOUTLINE <br />CP 2011-01 <br />A. AMENDMENT TOPIC -VARIOUS CATEGORIES <br />1. Land Use and/or Zoning (MFap and/or Text) <br />1.a Land Use Text <br />2 <br />3 <br />1 <br />1.b Land Use Map Principal Amendment >100-Acres <br />From: Agricultural Residential (AR) <br />To: Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node (See Map- Area A) <br />1.c Zoning Text <br />1.d Zoning Map From:_ <br />UDO Development Standards <br />To: <br />UDO Development Approval Processes <br />UDO Minor Text Changes <br />B. RATIONALE <br />• Purpose/Mission <br />In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning <br />Director has initiated an amendment to the Land Use Element Map <br />located within Chapter 5: Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />The purpose of the amendment is to implement a recommendation <br />included in the County's. adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan, which <br />will prepare area near the Buckhorn Economic Development District <br />(EDD) for public water and sewer infrastructure and economic <br />development. This amendment is consistent with the Water and Sewer <br />Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement. (WASMPBA) <br />The proposed Land Use Element Map amendment is approximately 423- <br />acres. The area bounded by Ben Wilson Rd., Bowman Rd., West Ten <br />Rd., and Interstates 85/40 which is also adjacent to the City of Mebane. <br />• Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Principle 7: Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity <br />Economic Development (ED) Overarching Goal: Viable and sustainable <br />economic development that contributes to both property and sales tax <br />revenues, and enhances high-quality employment opportunities for <br />County residents. <br />Objective ED-2.5: Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />