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31 <br /> O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 24 , 1993 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item # C 4a, 5a, 6a <br /> SUBJECT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT PROPOSALS <br /> NOTE: This abstract contains the following public hearing <br /> agenda items: <br /> C-4. Comprehensive Plan Text and Map Amendments <br /> a. CP-1-93 Economic Development Activity Node <br /> Land Use Plan Category <br /> C-5. Zoning Atlas (Map) Amendments <br /> a. Z-1-93 Economic Development Districts <br /> C-6. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: _X_Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Amendments Planning Director X2592 <br /> NOTE: DESIGN GUIDELINES TO BE PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> PROVIDED AS SEPARATE Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> ENCLOSURE. Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to <br /> the Comprehensive Plan (text and map) and Zoning <br /> Ordinance (text and atlas) concerning a proposal to <br /> establish "economic development districts" at targeted <br /> locations in Orange County. The proposals are based on <br /> a four-year effort involving the Planning Board and <br /> Economic Development Commission, and are not related to <br /> any pending development proposal. <br /> BACKGROUND: In December, 1982, the Orange County Economic <br /> Development Commission (EDC) was established and <br /> charged with carrying out an economic development <br /> program for all portions of the County and its <br /> constituent municipalities. The EDC's purpose is to <br /> increase economic development through clear, effective <br /> strategies and policies which stimulate balanced <br /> development at appropriate rates in suitable locations. <br /> Since its creation, one of the major accomplishments of <br /> the EDC has been the preparation of a Strategic Plan <br /> for Orange County's Economic Development. Work on the <br /> Strategic Plan commenced in the Summer of 1988, and, <br /> { <br />