Agenda - 02-22-1993 - C-2-a, 3-a, 4

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21 Business nodes identified in the Land Use Plan make sense for business development since analysis of planning issues has already determined that these areas work. They are located to take advantage or transportation routes, adjacent to compatible uses, and located to serve and be served by the surrounding area. Consequently, the larger. Advisory Group recommends that these nodes be used for small, local stores and retail centers, light industrial companies, conference and training centers, businesses that serve agriculture, researcn facilities, businesses that have low truck and limited night traffic, and commuter traffic concentrated at 6:UU AM and 5:UU PM. Desirable business attributes -- Without exception, businesses that snould be attracted to Orange County should tie: * generally non-polluting, * use little treated water, - * do not produce hazardous or large volumes of waste for disposal. * provide fair wages for employment of all Orange County citizens, regardless of race, education, and skill level. • This employment can be accomplished through large or small employers, but large employers should be concentrated in the Interstate corridors, the Hillsborough and Mebane areas, and large activity nodes designated in the Land Use Plan. Water and sewer should be extended to businesses located near the municipalities. Efforts should be made to make buildings architecturally attractive and complement the landscape. Computer and daytime traffic generators should not locate in congested municipalities; multiple shift businesses should be located next to major thoroughfares. Types of businesses to recruit: Generally, the businesses that fit Orange County's business niche are companies that serve/supply business in the Research Triangle or the Piedmont Triad, regional distributors, specialty mail order facilities, educational and/or consulting firms, or medical/hospital related companies. Research facilities should be allowed to locate anywhere in the County that is appropriate for business. Large, regional operations should locate in the interstate corridors and in the municipalities. Businesses with traffic (distribution, mail order, shopping malls, and major industries) should locate near the interstate highways. Service businesses should locate near their customers. Light manufacturing facilities should be recruited for all areas except the I-40 corridor, the rural countryside, and Chapel Hill. Regional training and conference facilities should be encouraged to locate in the southern part of the County where there is access to the Research Triangle Park area and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Hotels and motels should be developed along the I-d5 corridor and in Chapel Hill. uacP