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" <br /> 3 r' <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE/PLAN AMENDMENT <br /> ORDINANCE/PLAN: Land Use Element - Comprehensive Plan <br /> REFERENCE: Section 3 .3 - Land Use Plan Categories <br /> Section 3 .4 - Locational Criteria <br /> Section 3 .5 - Land Use Goals and Draft Policies <br /> Section 3 .8 - Cheeks Township <br /> Section 3 .9 - Hillsborough Township <br /> Section 3 . 10- Eno Township <br /> Section 3. 12- Chapel Hill Township <br /> Section 4 . 1 - Overview of Implementation Strategies <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: _X_Staff X Planning Board _X_BOCC Citizen <br /> _X_Other:_Economic Development Commission <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: _X_High Middle Low <br /> PUBLIC HEARING DATE: May 24, 1993 <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT <br /> To revise the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan to implement <br /> PB/EDC Work Group recommendations concerning the development of an <br /> "economic development district" with acceptable performance standards <br /> and streamlined approval procedures. Associated with the proposed <br /> changes to the Land Use Element are corresponding changes to the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. Proposed changes to the Zoning Ordinance have been addressed <br /> on a separate Ordinance/Plan Amendment Form. <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES <br /> As one of its FY 1990-91 goals, the Board of Commissioners asked that <br /> specific parcels be identified for pre-zoning for economic development <br /> purposes in a manner consistent with the Orange County Land Use Plan. In <br /> October, 1990, the Economic Development Commission (EDC) and Planning <br /> Board (PB) adopted an agreement which included the following objectives : <br /> 1. Identify appropriate locational criteria, land use categories, <br /> and zoning designations to promote business; and <br /> 2 . Develop performance standards and project size thresholds <br /> which measure the impact of land development. <br /> In December, 1990, the EDC Target Advisory Group completed a report <br /> identifying preferred locations and types of businesses for Orange <br /> County. Consistent with the recommendations of the Target Advisory <br /> Group, three areas were identified by the Planning Board/EDC Work Group <br /> as focal points for its efforts. They included: <br /> 1. The northeast quadrant of the I-85/Buckhorn Road Interchange; <br /> 2. The I-40/Old NC 86 Interchange; and <br />