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1 <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 26, 1995 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item # IL- <br /> SUBJECT: I-40/OLD N.C.86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Amendments Planning Director X 2585 <br /> 11/30/94 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 12/19/94 Planning Board Minutes PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> 1/17/95 Commissioners Minutes Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Orange County/Hillsborough Mebane 227-2031 <br /> 3/15/95 Work Session Minutes Durham 688-7331 <br /> Written Citizen Comments Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> Draft 6/19/95 Planning Board Minutes <br /> PURPOSE: To consider an amendment to the I-40/Old NC Highway 86 Economic Development District(EDD) <br /> to include the area on the west side of NC 86 between Cates Creek and Oakdale Drive. <br /> BACKGROUND: On January 17, 1995,the Board of Commissioners approved a 720-acre EDD in the vicinity of the <br /> I-40/Old NC 86 interchange. The initial approval of the EDD did not include a strip on the west <br /> side of NC 86 between Cates Creek and Oakdale Drive,containing approximately 24 acres adjacent <br /> to Cornwallis Hills Subdivision. <br /> The owners of the property adjacent to NC 86 had asked that the land within this strip be <br /> included in the EDD, since the property was considered unsuited for residential use. The <br /> Cornwallis Hills property owners were concerned with the possible impacts of non-residential use, <br /> particularly on those lots adjacent to the EDD. <br /> Several meetings were held by the Cornwallis Hills homeowners and the NC 86 property owners. <br /> On January 11, 1995, representatives from both groups met with the Planning Director and the <br /> Economic Development Director in an attempt to develop an acceptable compromise. Although <br /> there was agreement on some points, a compromise solution was not reached (see attached <br /> Mediation Session Summary). <br /> Both groups generally agreed that the properties along NC 86 should be included in the EDD. <br /> However, there was not agreement concerning the permitted uses. Cornwallis Hills residents <br /> favored designation of the area as Secondary Development Area. The NC 86 property owners <br /> favored designation of the area as Primary I Development Area. <br /> Inasmuch as the affected property owners were unable to derive a solution, the Planning Staff <br /> recommends that the area north of Cates Creek be included in the EDD as Primary Development <br /> Area, subject to overlay standards (Primary Transition Overlay Area) which apply additional <br />