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27 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 30, 1994 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item #c 2 (a,b,c) <br /> SUBJECT: I.40/OLD N.C.86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING. X Yes No <br /> • <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Work Group Charge Planning Director X2592 <br /> Work Group Recommendations <br /> (includes draft plan/ordinance amendments) PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Atlas, and Zoning Ordinance to implement the <br /> recommendations of the I-40/Old N.C.86 Economic Development District Work Group. <br /> BACKGROUND: On April 19, 1994 the Board of County Commissioners established a Work Group <br /> consisting of representatives from the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County to <br /> develop recommendations concerning an Economic Development District in the vicinity <br /> of Old NC Highway 86 and I-40. The Charge for the Work Group as adopted by the <br /> Board of Commissioners is attached. The Work Group held its first meeting on July <br /> 12, 1994. The Work Group concluded its work on October 24, 1994, and its <br /> recommendations are summarized below. <br /> Recommendations Reached by Consensus <br /> 1. Approve an Economic Development District (EDD) in the vicinity of Old NC <br /> Highway 86 Highway and I-40 as shown on the attached map (Attachment <br /> 1). The proposed district contains approximately 744 acres. <br /> 2. Differentiate areas within the EDD as Primary I, Primary II,and Secondary. <br /> The attached Permitted Use Table (Attachment 2) indicates the uses allowed <br /> in each of these areas. <br /> • The widest range of commercial and industrial uses is allowed in the <br /> Primary I area. <br /> • The Secondary area provides a buffer between the Primary I and II <br /> areas, and existing residential neighborhoods and is limited to <br /> residential, office or institutional uses. <br /> • The portion of the EDD south of I-40 is proposed as Primary II. Uses <br /> in the Primary II area are identical to those in the Primary I area, <br /> with the exception of retail use,which is not permitted. The Primary <br /> II area also requires a higher site volume ratio for all uses, which will <br />