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7 <br /> This option responds to the concerns addressed in #1 above by allowing time to <br /> develop strategies for preserving the rural character of Orange County. Once <br /> such strategies are in place, there would be greater assurance to the public that <br /> the existing character of the county could be maintained if water and sewer were <br /> extended. <br /> 3. Allow development to extend public water and sewer within the entirety of the <br /> EDD, including the area south of I-40. <br /> This option recognizes the ridgeline of the Cates Creek drainage basin as the <br /> maximum extent of water and sewer service from the Town of Hillsborough. It <br /> also recognizes the fact that regardless of which action is taken by the Board of <br /> Commissioners at this time, there remain circumstances under which property <br /> within the drainage basin could be annexed by the Town of Hillsborough(see #4 <br /> below). <br /> 4. The Work Group acknowledged the possibility that,under certain circumstances, <br /> any property within the EDD, including the area on the south side of I-40 could <br /> be annexed by the Town of Hillsborough. The likelihood of annexation occurring <br /> could be great if a developer proposed to extend water and sewer mains to serve <br /> the project. In that case,the property owner could request voluntary annexation, <br /> and the Hillsborough Town Board could approve the annexation. <br /> The Work Group recommends that both Orange County and the Town of <br /> Hillsborough adopt the Economic Development District Design Manual,including <br /> the Table of Permitted Uses. The permitted uses and development standards <br /> would then be adhered to by the County, and also by the Town of Hillsborough, <br /> in the case of annexation, based on a joint interlocal agreement, <br />