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Chapter 3: Economic Development Element <br /> Development Disti'mets E)esign Manual Unified Development Ordinance, <br /> ava"able through the ei-ange County Planning offiee. The manuall Ordinance <br /> provides standards for each district that illustrate the desired <br /> balance of economic development and environmental and neighborhood <br /> protection. The schemetties identify standards address three main areas: 1) <br /> primary development areas intended to accommodate the full range of light <br /> industrial, distribution, retail, office, and service uses; 2) secondary development <br /> areas that provide opportunities for less intense development including limited <br /> office and residential uses; and 3) open space areas that include environmental <br /> features such as steep slopes and floodplains that should not be developed. <br /> The three Economic Development Districts include: <br /> • f-85- Buckhorn Read District - This district is comprised of 845 <br /> acres located on the northeast and southeast quadrants of an 1-85 <br /> interchange at Buckhorn Road. Because the district is served by <br /> transportation and utility systems, the entire developable portion of <br /> the district has been designated as a primary development area; <br /> • Hillsborough District - This district encompasses <br /> all four corners of a major interstate exchange south of <br /> Hillsborough. It includes 724 acres. This area includes a mix of <br /> residential land uses and will require design solutions to buffer <br /> neighborhoods from future development; <br /> ■ Eno District - This district extends almost <br /> two miles along either side of 1-85. The district includes many land <br /> uses, including single-family homes, Manufactured Housing District <br /> developments, and small-scale service and commercial operations. <br /> Almost half of the district is designated as a primary development <br /> area. Design solutions will be needed in this district to transition <br /> from residential uses to more intense commercial and industrial <br /> uses. <br /> Map 3-1 below illustrates the locations of the Buckhorn, Hillsborough Area, and <br /> X0/1 85 Eno Economic Development Districts. <br /> 0ra4WC0U*1ty Co-mpre,hevt,&Uve Pla� Page 3-5 <br />