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Sam Gattis <br /> September 26, 1980 <br /> Page 2 <br /> I <br /> I <br /> Bi n ham Townshi p p land Use Plan: Planning Staff has developed a draft land use <br /> plan for Bingham Towns 7p. The proposed airport site is located within a large <br /> area that is classified Agricultural-Residential in the plan. The intent of <br /> this plan categolry is that, <br /> Agricultural-Residential areas are areas where the predominant <br /> activitiesiare related to the land and where farming can continue <br /> to be economically productive in the future. <br /> I <br /> Within the general agricultural-residential classification of the area, <br /> the intersection of N. C. 54 and Orange Chapel Clover Garden Road (SR 1958) <br /> has been designated as a rural commercial activity "node". The intent of the <br /> rural commercial category is to accomodate limited commercial uses that might <br /> serve local residents in rural areas. This would include the convenience stores <br /> with gasoline pumps that already exist at this intersection. The proposed air- <br /> port is in Coll ns Creek watershed and outside of both the Cane Creek and <br /> University Lake watersheds. <br /> The proposed airport and related 72 acres of light industrial development <br /> in this area isinot in concert with the present draft land use plan, <br /> I <br /> puRegional Airport System Plan, The concept of the Regional Airport System Plan <br /> shed by th Triangle J Council of Governments in 1979 was to have Raleigh- <br /> Durham Airport ringed by several general aviation airports. In Orange County, <br /> the best site for such reliever airport was recommended for the east-central <br /> area of the county between Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. This general locale <br /> was apparently chosen because of good access to ground transportation (1-85 <br /> and proposed T-40) which would, make it .convenient to serve pilots in the Chapel <br /> Hill , Durham and Research Triangle areas. <br /> The proposed airport in Bingham Township is not within the general locale <br /> recommended forla reliever airport in Orange County by the Airport Systems Plan <br /> and would be poorer access to users in Durham and Research Triangle Park, <br /> Transportation improvements: As noted above the proposed airport site in Bingham <br /> Township could riot take good advantage of I-85 or proposed 1-40. However it is <br /> located along N.1 C. 54, a first class two,-lane highway. Heavy use of the <br /> airport by persons east and south-east of Chapel Hill could increase traffic <br /> on the 15-501 bypass and renew pressure for a "southern bypass" of Chapel Hill . <br /> FL/mb <br /> i <br /> I <br /> i <br /> 3 <br /> l <br /> I <br /> 3 <br /> 3 <br />