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2 buffer along Old N.C. 86,and a 25-foot rear yard setback,leaving a buildable area depth of 155 feet.Behind these lots are two lots,with one having frontage(200 feet)on Oakdale Drive and a depth of 850 feet. Since that lot abuts residentially zoned property along the Oakdale Drive frontage and the western side line,the 100-foot perimeter buffer as well as a 25-foot side yard setback would apply,reducing the buildable area width to 75 feet. The east side of Old N.C. 86 is in the planning jurisdiction of the Town of Hillsborough,and the Town has designated the area as an Economic Development District. Identical standards are administered by the Town,and the 100-foot buffer along Old N.C.86 is not needed,since the permitted uses in the Orange County EDD would be compatible with those in the Hillsborough EDD.The Hillsborough Planning Director has indicated support for the proposed amendment, and,if adopted by Orange County,will recommend its adoption by the Town of Hillsborough. The proposed amendment would eliminate the perimeter buffer in any portion of an EDD where the District abuts the EDD of another jurisdiction.Although the amendment would apply in all EDD's,it would address the specific situation encountered along Old N.C. 86 in the I- 40/01d N.C.86 EDD.The proposed amendment will not affect either the I-85/U.S.70 EDD or the I-85/Budkhorn Road EDD,since neither Durham or Mebane has approved an EDD adjacent to those Districts. Public Hexring.Comments Comments received at the public hearing from interested citizens included the following: • A Cornwallis Hills property owner requested clarification of which portion of the EDD perimeter would be affected by the proposed amendment. • Property owners along the west side of Old N.C.86 supported the proposed amendment. Several Commissioners and Planning Board members also indicated concern about the possibility of strip development along Old N.C. 86 and the effect of eliminating the 100-foot buffer on open space. Commissioner Willhoit suggested the possibility of increasing the buffer width adjacent to Cornwallis Hills if the buffer along Old N.C. 86 was eliminated Design Woes Strip development,entranceway appearance,traffic impacts along Old N.C. 86,and open space were all issues considered during the approval of the Economic Development Districts and the Design Manual. • The EDD Design Manual identifies how much open space will result through the provision of buffers and/or the preservation of environmental features such as flood plains,steep slopes,etc.In the I-40/Old N.C. 86 EDD,approximately 298/a of the land area shown on the Schematic Plan is open space.This amount does not include additional open space required to satisfy landscape,building,and site volume ratios. As an example,the rase study site presented in the Design Manual is located on the west side of Old N.C. 86 just south of Cates Creek. Approximately 50%of the 1.80-acre site is occupied by flood plain and a natural area,and only 25%is covered with impervious surface;e.g.,buildings, parking areas,and sidewalks(see attached case study plan). • The EDD Design Manual identifies the ultimate cross-section for the widening of Old N.C. 86.A four-lane thoroughfare is to be provided with a 25-foot landscaped median dividing the two-lane sections.Breaks in the median will only be permitted where designated connector streets serving the EDD intersect with Old N.C. 86. In addition to the thoroughfare improvements,the outside lane on each side is to be widened from 12 to 16 feet to provide a bike lane,and a six-foot sidewalk is to be provided on each side of the