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45 <br /> amount of impervious surface (buildings, parking, etc. ) or <br /> installing wet detention basins for stormwater control. New <br /> development must also comply with performance standards <br /> established specifically for Economic Development Activity Nodes. <br /> Access to the site is best provided by-way-of a service <br /> road extending from Buckhorn Road to Redman Road (SR 1311) . The <br /> western portion of the area nearest to Buckhorn Road is best suited <br /> for service/retail land uses, while the remainder is appropriate <br /> for a mix of light industrial, distribution, flex space, and office <br /> uses. <br /> 5. Amend Section 3 .9 - Hillsborough Township Plan by increasing the <br /> number of activity nodes from four to five and adding a description <br /> of the new activity node, HB-5, to read as follows: <br /> REFERENCE: HB-5 (I-40/Old N.C. 86) <br /> LOCATION: I-40/Old N.C. 86 (South Churton Street Extension) <br /> PLAN CATEGORY: Economic Development (Transition) Activity Node <br /> ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION: This node is located at the intersection <br /> of an interstate highway and a minor arterial road which serves as <br /> a major entranceway to Hillsborough. The node extends southwest <br /> from the Southern Railroad and includes the Interstate-40/Old 86 <br /> interchange. <br /> In the area along Old 86 and I-40, there are some moderate to steep <br /> slopes and soils which may restrict but not prohibit development. <br /> Most of the area includes slopes over 7 .5 percent. Slopes over <br /> 15 percent are generally found along drainageways. Soils unsuitable <br /> for development are fairly common throughout the southwestern <br /> portion of the area. Some soil categories are restricted due to <br /> slope, while others present limitations due to wetness or low <br /> strength. <br /> Cates Creek and its tributaries flow through the site southwest to <br /> northeast. The floodplain along Cates Creek could serve to separate <br /> uses but should not be a considerable restriction on development. A <br /> significant area of bottomland forest has also been identified in <br /> proximity to Cates Creek in the Inventory of the Natural Areas and <br /> Wildlife Habitats of Orange County (Site E07) . Another significant <br /> cultural resource to be recognized and protected during development <br /> is the remains of the "New Chapel Hill Road" , as shown on a survey <br /> by George Tate in 1891. These areas should be preserved as open <br /> space or buffer areas through proper site design and construction <br /> practices. <br /> With the exception of a low-density subdivision, Stagecoach Run, <br /> accessed from N.C. 86, there would be no significant disruption of <br /> areas with a residential character. Additional development has been <br /> planned, however, to avoid adverse impacts on neighboring <br /> residential communities. Moderate-density residential and low <br /> intensity office development has been located and/or natural <br /> vegetative buffers retained to "screen" existing neighborhoods from <br /> more intensive uses. Because the I-40/Old N.C. 86 interchange <br />