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July 30 1983 :. August 17, 1983 ORANGE COTTNTY PLANNING-4 DEPARTMENT THLJSBOROUGH NORTH CAROLINA 27278 iti7 t EgFiLJ HARMON YOUNG STUDY AREA NARRATIVE The Board of Commissioners adopted the Land Use Plan for Orange County in September, 81 , A major concept of the adopted Plan is the designation of commercial land/or industrial activity nodes of various types and sizes at major intersections in the County. As part of the on-going process of refining the Iland Use Plan, it was intended that the designated activity nodes would be subject to further scrutiny and refinement by the Planning Staff and Bo arid as area studies. To achieve this objective, a number of area studies Were included in the Planning Department's work program. Due to considerable development activity in the vicinity of the 1 -85 and new NC 66 interchange, designated in the adopted Land Use Plan as the HB~4 Harmon Young canercial Transition activity node, the Board of Commissioners on January 4, 1983, following consideration of the Piedmont Power proposed amendment to Land Use Plan, rezoning and special use permit, directed the Planning Department to review and revise the adopted plan for the HB-4 activity node as the priority area study. The study, herieafter to be referred to as the Harmon Young Area Study, is currently 6erway' The study area includes the area in Hillsborough and Eno Townships !generally defined by the Eno River in the north; Lawrence Road and Colonial lls subdivision in the east; Duke Forest - Eno Division in the south; and Cornwallis Hills subdivision, Flint Ridge Apartments and old NC 86 in the st, Portions of the Town of Hillsborough and the Town ' s extraterritorial planning jurisdiction are included in the study area. Those areas will be 'considered throughout the study period in cooperation with the Town of Hillsb IF.rough which has indicated an interest in and desire to work with the County regarding development south of the Tcwvn. The remaining portions of the study area are under the jurisdiction of the County. Considerable effort was made to inform and involve as many residents of the study area, as well as any other interested individuals and groups , in the development of the area plan for the study area. Appendix A contains the schedule of events for the Harmon Young Area Study. Since the January 4, 1983 directive from the Board of Commsioners, the Planning Department has| compi \ed and analyzed data on soils, topography, hydrology, vegetation, land use, utility and the transportation system in the study area. This informatin, which provided the base for identifying planning issues and concerns in the area, for specifying development goals and objectives , and for formulating alternative development plans for the Harmon Young Area Study, is presented in the following narrative and is followed by the proposed plan`