Agenda - 05-24-1993 - C 4a, 5a, 6a

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! J • Thoroughfare Plan A major: functional plan. and integral.,e1_ement,of,._thel.comprehensive.-.�.r "'"'';-RLan&Uee :Plnn'Mis a=5thoroughfare plan 7 A thoroughfare plan addresses the means and manner of transporting goods and people throughout the County and into and from adjacent counties . The major purpose of the thoroughfare plan. is to assess the capacity of the existing system in terms of future development requirements . A Thoroughfare Plan is premised on a road classification system which specifies the level of service provided by each road in the network. As the location and type of transportation system serving the County is inextricably tied to the pattern of land use, a Thoroughfare Plan • for the County should be completed in the immediate future . The County developed the Orange County Highway Classification System and Map which identifies major roads in the County that currently provide the greatest level of transportation service as major arterials and collectors . The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro adopted a Thoroughfare Plan in 1968 and, along with the N. C. Highway Commission, are currently in ^ the process of revising and updating this plan to meet the present transportation needs of the Towns , UNC and the surrounding area . The Town of Hillsborough adopted a Thoroughfare Plan in 1967 . To date no update or revision of the Plan has been undertaken . Mebane cooperatively developed a Thoroughfare Plan in 1966 with the Community Planning Division of the N.C. Department of Conservation and the Planning and Research Department of the N. C. State Highway Commission . It was approved with minor changes in 1970 . A preliminary revision of the plan was completed in 1979 , but has not yet been approved. Economic Development Plan The physical land use planning activity cannot be separated from economic considerations . In determining the appropriate pattern of land use for the County an assumption is implicitly made regarding the type of growth favored and the response of the economy to such growth. Conscious efforts to broaden and diversify the economic base of the area and promote certain forms of economic development should complement physical planning considerations affecting land use patterns, particularly as they impact on the maximization of • opportunities for County residents for housing and work and the protection of the environment . An economic development plan and related policies would significantly contribute to reducing potential problems resulting from inappropriate economic development patterns . Orange County is currently involved in efforts directed at formulating such a plan and policies for the future development of the County. The Orange County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Authority, created by the Board of County Commissioners on October 23 , 1978 and formally organized on March 5, 1979 , is the body primarily responsible for these activities . 4 . 1-5