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24 <br />MASTER PLAN OVERVIEW <br />In an effort to prepare for the public service needs of future residents in the southern portion of Orange <br />County, the county has developed a long -range Master Plan for the Southern Orange County <br />Government Service Campus. Located at 2551 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill, the campus site is the <br />current location for the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center and the Southern Human Services Center. <br />The campus provides ample opportunities for future development of government services that can <br />serve citizens in southern Orange County. Multiple facilities can be easily located within one convenient <br />and cohesively designed campus. The site is served by public transportation, and is located adjacent to <br />future centers of activity (i.e., Carolina North), creating opportunities for increasing access to public <br />services via alternative modes of transportation — on foot or by bike. <br />This Master Plan is a general, long -range site plan that provides guidance for development of <br />government service facilities over a 25 year planning timeline. The purpose of this Master Plan is to <br />provide a framework within which future government facilities can be planned, designed, and <br />constructed. The intent of this Master Plan is to provide a general framework for future development <br />that is flexible to new planning and design innovations that will arise over the course of campus <br />development. This Master Plan consists of <br />(1) a map that identifies areas for future development and areas that should remain undisturbed, <br />and <br />(2) a set of design guidelines that will guide future development actions on this site. <br />Any future changes that occur to either of the two elements of the Master Plan require corresponding <br />revisions to the other element. <br />Planning Objectives <br />The Master Plan was developed under the policy direction of the 2030 Orange County Comprehensive <br />Plan and the Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan. Key planning objectives of the Master Plan include: <br />• Coordinate locations of development and public services <br />• Support non - automobile modes of travel <br />• Protect rural lands, and promote clustered, walkable developments <br />• Provide efficient and fiscally responsible public facilities <br />• Protect natural resources and promote sustainable development <br />• Foster compact communities and hubs of activity <br />Plan Development <br />This Master Plan was developed under the supervision of the Southern Orange County Government <br />Services Campus Master Plan Project Program Team and ultimately adopted on October 16, 2012 by the <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners. Two public information sessions were provided on September <br />4, 2012 at the Seymour Center and the Southern Human Services Center, providing the public with <br />opportunity to view and respond to draft versions of the Master Plan. The appendices provided in this <br />document provide background analysis and information used to develop this Master Plan. <br />Southern Orange County Government Services Campus I MASTER PLAN Page 1 <br />