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i <br /> 66 <br /> TARGET ADVISORY GROUP SUB-COMMITTEE NOTES <br /> September 12, 1995 <br /> Location of New Non-Residential Development <br /> ♦ Should be encouraged within new County economic development districts <br /> ♦ Should be encouraged within municipal boundaries at designated locations <br /> ♦ Should be located near unemployment and underemployment concentrations <br /> ♦ Orange County, the EDC, the Town of Carrboro, and the Town of Chapel Hill should <br /> seek inclusion in the University's master pli#nning process for the Horace Williams tract. <br /> ♦ Limited expansion of rural nodes should be explored if supported by the local Township <br /> Advisory council and if uses support the local community <br /> Types of New Non-Residential Development <br /> ♦ Generally a wide variety of uses should be encouraged at appropriate areas. <br /> ♦ EDC should develop plans to encourage agro-businesses, recycling industries, and local <br /> artists. <br /> ♦ Home-based businesses should be encouraged and supported. <br /> ♦ Emphasis should be on businesses that serve and employ the local populous. <br /> Planning <br /> ♦ The Chapel Hill Northwest Area Plan, the Canboro Plan, and the UNC Horace Williams <br /> Plan should be encouraged to reflect the goals of the Strategic Plan. <br /> Corporate Citizenship <br /> ♦ The Sub-committee believes that the businesses that are encouraged should also be good <br /> "corporate citizens". The Sub-committee will develop a list of desired attributes. <br /> s <br />