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several small area plans and there are access management plans within these plans. This is a <br /> development regulation change and not a normal public hearing. He made a PowerPoint <br /> presentation. <br /> Overview <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> Public Hearing <br /> August 23, 2011 <br /> Item 7. b. <br /> Background <br /> - 2006 Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan. <br /> - Economic development initiatives in project area. <br /> - Recent changes to Water and Sewer Planning Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA), <br /> Land Use Element Map, and Zoning Atlas. <br /> - August 22, 2011 Public Hearing on related UDO amendment. <br /> As properties are developed for residential and non-residential land uses, transportation <br /> interconnectivity and access will become increasingly important. Access Management Plans: <br /> - Provide or manage access to land development while simultaneously preserving the <br /> flow of traffic on the surrounding road system in terms of safety, capacity, and <br /> speed. <br /> - May include design and control of: <br /> o new roads, <br /> o driveways, <br /> o curb cuts, <br /> o turning movements, <br /> o interior circulation of parking lots, and <br /> o cross-access, public street connections and intersections. <br /> - Help procure federal and state funding for projects. <br /> - Necessary to require developer action and transportation contributions. <br /> - Can be incorporated into regional transportation plans. <br /> Maps of the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br /> Recommendation <br /> - Receive the proposed Plan. <br /> - Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public and BOCC comment. <br /> - Refer the matter to the Planning Board and the Orange Unified Transportation <br /> Board with a request that recommendations be returned to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners in time for the November 15, 2011 BOCC regular meeting. <br /> - Adjourn the public hearing until November 15, 2011 in order to receive and accept <br /> advisory boards' recommendations. <br />