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INFORMATION ITEM <br />PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br />(919) 245 -2575 Suite 201 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />• <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III <br />Michael Harvey, Planner III <br />DATE: November 18, 2014 <br />SUBJECT: The Edge <br />Orange County Planning Staff is in the process of courtesy review of a proposed project <br />in Chapel Hill known as The Edge. This project is a 55 acre area north of Eubanks <br />Road and east of Millhouse Road near the town Park and Ride lot. This mixed use <br />project has been under discussion for a few years and the project is now moving <br />forward with a special use permit. <br />The project will be undergoing some public hearings in November with Chapel Hill Town <br />Council action likely in January 2015. The project could include 837,000 square feet of <br />floor area with buildings ranging from 1 to 7 stories. Of this square footage, 400 -700 <br />residential units (including an affordable housing component) are possible, along with <br />retail, hotel and office. <br />Staff will be examining the project as it relates to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Map <br />and other county comprehensive opportunities related to economic development, <br />transportation, stormwater and services. <br />[See attached map] <br />