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C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. Eno Small Area Plan: An appointed citizen Task Force has been working with Orange County Staff to develop a Small Area Plan for the Eno EDD (Economic Development District)Area since June 2006. The draft of the plan is now complete and contains Recommendations in the following topic areas: • Water and Sewer • Land Use and Zoning • Transportation • Housing • Parks, Recreation and Open Space • Communications • Intergovernmental Issues • Other Recommendations, including: o Potential Strategic Growth and Rural Conservation (SGRC Program) o Plan Updates o Implementation The draft Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan is available on the Orange County Panning Department website at http://vvvvvv.co.orange.nc.us/planning/index.htm. Purpose: To receive public comment on the data, assumptions, and recommendations contained in the Draft Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan and receive direction from the Board of Commissioners as to subsequent steps. Planner Perdita Holtz introduced this item. This planning effort began in late 2005 and the task force is made up of eight citizens, a City of Durham representative, and a BOCC liaison (Commissioner Foushee). The small area plan boundary is in the eastern portion of the County around 1-85 and US 70. The focus area boundary was designated as the Eno Economic Development District and the commercial node that exists off of that district. The reserve area (red outline) was added late last year for future utility planning purposes only. There are not any recommendations made for this area other than for future water and sewer purposes. Most of the area is within the Orange County primary service area of the Water and Sewer Management Planning Boundary Agreement. The small area plan contains four sections and two appendices. The current major issues are on pages 48-58. The synopsis of recommendations is,in the Executive Summary. The task force spent the most time talking about water and sewer issues and land use and zoning issues. She said that the implementation measures that would implement the small area plan would be brought forth after adoption of the plan. Water and Sewer: The most important aspect of the plan is water and sewer, as an infrastructure is needed if the area is to develop more intensely. One of the most important recommendations is the negotiation of the interlocal agreement with the City of Durham to serve the area with public water and sewer. This agreement would be the first thing to be done if the plan is adopted. This would involve elected officials and municipal representatives. Land Use and Zoning: Regarding land use and zoning, Perdita Holtz said that the recommendation is to change the existing future land use classifications from Economic Development and Commercial Node