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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 7, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 7 -b SUBJECT: Southern Orange County Government Services Campus Special Use Permit DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Approved Master Plan 2) Chapel Hill Special Use Permit PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Thompson, 919 - 245 -2658 1 PURPOSE: To authorize the Chair to execute the Special Use Permit governing the Southern Orange County Government Services Campus issued by the Town of Chapel Hill. BACKGROUND: On October 16, 2012 the Board of County Commissioners approved a Master Plan (Attachment 1, "Approved Master Plan ") regarding the Southern Orange County Government Services Campus and authorized the Manager to submit a Special Use Permit ( "SUP ") application to the Town of Chapel Hill to govern development on the County's property over a 25 year period. This SUP allows future development to follow the Board's intent within the approved Master Plan without multiple additional SUP approvals as future building projects are contemplated and built. The master plan and SUP application process was facilitated by Clarion Associates of Chapel Hill, NC. On June 23, 2014 the Town Council of Chapel Hill voted unanimously to approve the Special Use Permit (Attachment 2, "Chapel Hill Special Use Permit "). The SUP has been executed by Chapel Hill and awaits signature by the Chair. Upon the Chair's signature, the SUP will be recorded with the Orange County Register of Deeds. Highlights of the SUP are as follows: • Any contemplated construction on the site must begin by June 23, 2019. The approved SUP has a 25 -year life, expiring on June 23, 2039; • The SUP allows up to 300,000 square feet of floor area (61,750 square feet already exist), and up to 600 new parking spaces (258 already exist) on the approximate 33.2 acre site; • The SUP requires the clustering of buildings to achieve walkability, visibility, and connections while maximizing the preservation of undisturbed areas; • Recordation of the SUP document will consolidate all previously approved Special Use Permits for this site, and replace those with this singular document;