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• <br /> 6 <br /> road can be judged within a specified area. It is important to <br /> coordinate with the Chapel Hill/Carrboro Thoroughfare Plan, work with <br /> Hillsborough in developing their thoroughfare plan and also coordinate <br /> with the Durham .City thoroughfare plan to come up with a comprehensive <br /> Orange County thoroughfare plan. Once the map is drawn, the Board. of <br /> Commissioners need to adopt it along with the special road <br /> classification • system. This will be used to guide developers and <br /> judge where dellopment can or cannot go. <br /> Don Willhoi noted that the subdivision process tends to encourage <br /> minor subdivisions because the process is shorter and sometimes can be <br /> done without creating a road. There is a need to identify those roads <br /> where a restriction of access is needed and require that subdivision <br /> provide an acceSis road. <br /> 6. 1-40 tudiès (Comprehensive Planning/Current Planning) <br /> Includes preparation of area plans for 1-40 interchanges. Also study <br /> of adequacy of zoning ordinance provisions with respect to 1-40. <br /> COMMENTS <br /> Chair Willhoit indicated that an activity node study needs to be <br /> made at the New Hope Road Interchange. <br /> 7. Joint Planning Area Plan with Chapel Hill (Comprehensive • <br /> Planning) Includes University Lake watershed study and two 1-40 <br /> interchange studies. <br /> NO COMMENTS <br /> 8.. Hillsborbugh Area Studies/Joint Planning with Hil].sborough <br /> (Comprehensive P aiming) includes Pantry area study and 1-40/1-85 area <br /> studies. <br /> COMMENTS <br /> Sharlene P lkey stressed a need to establish a working <br /> relationship wi h Hillsborough on Joint Planning. Hillsborough does <br /> desire to be involved with developing policies to control the growth <br /> and a unified plan needs to be developed. <br /> 9. Recreation Plan/Dedication of Recreation Areas and Open Space <br /> (Comprehensive Planning) <br /> COMMENTS <br /> I <br /> The county has no policy or plans for the development of open <br /> space and recreation areas in subdivisions or planned developments. <br /> 10. Low and Moderate Income Housin-/Mobile Home Standards (Current <br /> Planning/Comprehensive Planning/Special Projects) includes study of <br /> low and moderate income housing availability, including availability <br /> of single family housing for low income citizens. <br /> COMMENTS <br /> Barry Jacobs indicated that any additional costs passed onto the <br /> developer is added to the cost of the home. <br /> 11. Development Impact Statement and Impact Fees/Fiscal Impact <br /> Analysis/Public I Facilities Ordinance (Current Planning/Comprehensive <br /> Planning/Special Projects) Includes a method to determine overall <br /> impact of the set of development proposals being considered, <br /> especially the impact on the infrastructure such as the roads, water <br /> and sewer, and other public services. Incorporates this method into <br /> zoning ordinance <br />