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Background <br /> Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough own two adjacent tracts (67 acres <br /> total), which have long been identified as lands for a Fairview community park in <br /> northern Hillsborough. In addition, Orange County owns an adjacent 26 acres <br /> that includes the County's Public Works facility. The park site is identified in both <br /> the County and Town comprehensive plans. <br /> In 2004, the County and Town agreed to work together to create a master plan <br /> for the entire 93-acre site by adopting a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) <br /> along these lines, reflecting both the existing and planned uses on the Public <br /> Works site and potential future uses for a park. The MOA may be found as <br /> Appendix 1 to this report. <br /> Additional information regarding the site characteristics and history of activity at <br /> the Fairview lands may be found in the Challenges and Opportunities report <br /> created as part of the Master Plan effort (Appendix 2). <br /> In October 2005, an appointed Fairview Public Campus Master Plan Committee <br /> began work to develop a proposed Master Plan. Over the next four months the <br /> Committee met on four occasions to create this report and plan. <br /> Site Analysis / Opportunities & Constraints Report <br /> At the initial meeting of the Committee, a report on the aspects of the site in <br /> question was presented by staff. This Opportunities and Constraints report <br /> evaluated the natural and cultural features present, the history of landholdings <br /> and land use pattern, as well as an overview of zoning and other planning issues <br /> (please see Appendix 2). <br /> The park site (which includes a few existing facilities, such as a playground) lis <br /> located in the Fairview community on the north side of Hillsborough. Adjacent <br /> land uses include single-family residential lots to the south, west and north. The <br /> Orange County Public Works facility is located on the eastern part of the total <br /> site, and it is adjacent on the east to lots (some of which are undeveloped) <br /> fronting on NC 86. <br /> The property is located just outside of the Hillsborough town limits, but within the <br /> Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for planning and permit approval. The <br /> Town's Vision 2010 land use plan identifies the area as "Mixed Use Residential," <br /> with a smaller area Institutional Activity Area. The zoning for the property is <br /> Office/Institutional (01), which permits parks, government facilities and a variety <br /> of other uses. <br /> The Public Works tract does have water and sewer service, although it is <br /> primarily sized to serve the existing uses. The site is not in a water supply <br /> 1 <br />