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O R A N G E C O U N T Y 195 BOARD COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date 4aruiary 4„1988_ Action da Item f_ SUBJECT: DRAFT CEDAR GROVE TOWNSHIP LAND USE PLAN DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No ATTACHMENT( S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Bell 10-27-87 Cedar Grove TAC Minutes Draft 11 -23-87 Public Hearing Minutes Revised Section on Population and Land Requirement Projections Draft 12-21 -87 Planning Board Minutes TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham -- 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 968-4501 PURPOSE: Consideration of a proposed amendment to the Orange County Land Use Plan, Section 3. 6 - Cedar Grove Township. BACKGROUND : When the Orange County Land Use Plan was adopted in 1981 , a five year update schedule was specified by the County Commissioners. The plan update process for Cedar Grove began officially on July 21 at a TAC meeting wherein the plan update strategy was presented. This was followed by a public information meeting on August 11 to present background data and distribute a questionnaire, a meeting on October 6 to discuss alternative plans, and a final meeting on October 27 to present the Draft Plan. With one major exception, the Draft Plan does not differ substantially from the 1981 Plan. The major change is the designation of additional water supply watersheds in the Township, in particular, the Back Creek and Little River drainage basins. This increases from 28. 5% to 88% , the amount of township land area designated water supply watershed. Township activity nodes and the designation of the entire township as Agricultural -Residential are unchanged from 1981 . The Draft Plan was presented to the Planning Board on November 16, 1987 as an informational item. Several concerns were expressed by Board members. Among these were: ( 1 ) The statement on page 3.6-1 that the "Completion of I- 40 from Chapel Hill to Hillsborough is unlikely to cause any significant change in the commuting