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ORANGE COMM' EOM E6) OF COMMISSIONEPS Action Agenda A rION AGENDA ITEM J BST'RACI' Item NLi. PEEl'ING DTE March 7 9 Subject: Amendment to the Land Use Plan for 149.3 acres in Hillsborough Township requested by James Rae Freeland. public Hearing: yes nq Cepartzt t: Planni.nct Attachrent s : Information Contact: Susan Smith Locations Map _ phone -732-8181,--•EXT. 359 .. . - — PURPOSE: Zo receive•-Planning-Board recommendation on the prpposed change to the Land Use Plan for 149.3 acres in Hillsborough Township from Twenty Year Transition and Rural Residential to Ten Year Transition. NEED: The applicant has requested that 149.3 acres located at the southwest inter- section of 1-85 and NC 86 in Hillsborough Township be redesignated as Ten Year Transition. The tract is bissected by the main line of the Southern Railroad. The portion of the tract north of the Southern Railroad line is presently designated Ttaenty Year Transition Area. The portion of the tract _ south_of the Southern Railroad line is presently designated Rural Residential. The entire portion of the tract north of the railroad and the northernmost portion of the tract south of the railroad are within the Harmon Young {HB-4) activity node. " 'die 149.3 acre tract is bounded on the north by T-85 and NC 86 interchange; on the east by the properties of Paliouras Enterprise, Paul T. McAllister, Josephine Harrison, James Ervin Rigsbee, DeWitt Lassiter, Joseph Lassiter, Meadie Arnold Turner, and Joppa Oaks subdivision and Piedmont Power; on the south by the properties of Archie E. Millis, Woods Brother, Inc. and Stagecoach Run subdivision; and on the west by the properties of Amy E. Burcham, C.T. Cook, Wachovia Banks Trust Co., and Central Carolina Farmers (FCX Inc.) The applicant has also submitted a request that the southernmost 10 acres be rezoned from R-1 to R-4 medium intensity residential. The proposed amendment to the Land-,Use Plan would allow for the proposed use of the southernmost 10 acres. FACT: The proposed change to the Land Use Plan would extend the 10-year Transition Area for Hillsborough from the northwest intersection of 1-85 and NC 86.+south to encompass the entire 149.3 acre tract. The proposal would not be incompatible with the existing development in the area. The tract has frontage on NC 86 at the northeastern and southeastern corners of the property and is readily accessible from the 1-85 and NC 86 interchange. !ECONMENDATION: The Planning Board recommends approval. The Planning Staff recommends approval of the requested change to the Land Use Plan. For the Board's information, staff will be reviewing and re- vising the HE-4 activity node and vicinity at a later date as part of the annual work program. Staff also recommends that prior to development of the tract that a sketch plan for the entire tract be submitted indicating the approximate location and density of proposed uses and that development of the tract at densities greater- than one unit per acre be conditioned on the provision of public water and sewer facilities.