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2 Access management is achieved through the application of planning, regulatory, and design strategies such as: • Controlled access to roads by spacing potential North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT)-approved driveway access points. • Provisions for shared driveways and common access off major roads. • Use of medians to enhance traffic safety. • Use of frontage roads. • Connectivity of roads in new development to approved access points. • Preliminary ideas on extension of new roads to adjacent areas for future access. The Eno EDD Access Management Plan is generalized. It is not intended to be overly detailed or property specific. It will be applied to develop more specific access management guidelines in the review of future development proposals. When specific projects are submitted they will be examined for consistency with overall Plan criteria and in some cases traffic studies may be required that may identify the need for transportation improvements. In addition, formally adopted transportation plans are necessary to procure federal and state funding for projects, enhance collaboration with regional transportation organizations such as the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO), and to require developer action consistent with the plan. Attachment 1 is the Amendment outline form, approved by the BOCC on May 7, 2013, outlining the rationale, process, and implications of the development and adoption of the EDD Access Management Plan. It contains additional information and analysis on the proposed plan, as well as details regarding the timeframe for the process. Attachment 2 is the Draft Eno EDD Access Management Plan for consideration. The Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan Recommendations (adopted June 24, 2008; amended February 3, 2009) — Information about the implementation of Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan recommendations is provided in the Amendment outline form (Attachment 1). Public Outreach: In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, a Public Information Meeting/Open House was held on September 4, 2013 at the Shared Visions Retreat Center (historic Murphey School). Eleven (11) members of the public plus Commissioners Barry Jacobs and Renee Price were in attendance. Generally, there was support for access management in the area, yet some concerns were expressed about truck traffic and speed limits along Old NC Highway 10, and impacts on the residential neighborhood associated with nonresidential development. September 9, 2013 Quarterly Public Hearing Comments: Information about comments from the Quarterly Public Hearing is provided in the Amendment outline form (Attachment 1). Attachment 3 is the petition submitted at the Quarterly Public Hearing, with a staff-prepared map of those persons signing the petition. Attachment 4 provides an excerpt from the draft minutes of the September 9, 2013 joint public hearing on this item.