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I MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 28, 1983 The Orange oouoty eouzd of Commissioners met in a special joint public hearing with the Orange County Planning Board on Monday, November 28, 1983 at 7;30 P.M. in the Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Commissioners Present: Richard E. Whitted, Chair, Commissioners Ben Lloyd, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don willbnit, Planning Board Members Present: Dr. Logan Irvin, Chair, and Members George Allison, Carl Walters, Frank Pearson, Alice Gordon, Nancy Laszlo, David Shanklin, John Wilson and Sharlene Pilkey. Planning ooard Member Absent: Tom aaoon, In accordance with policy, the public hearing was chaired by oz, Irvin. A. BOARD COONJMB There were no comments. B. LUDIENoE_UMmoNTS 1. kia±t_azs_sm_lba_Exintzd-£,geoia There were no comments. 2. Uici1lz_s-aot-uo_±be-Irimtud-1W2osim There were no comments. C-1 ED%LIc_RELBI02-= St_lIAaga�_&x�.a-Etugly_aod_ILDO_Oza_Elaa Marvin Collins, Director of Planning, presented the proposed West Orange Area Study and Land Use Plan. With the adoption of the 1983 task force report on the protection of the water supply reservoir sites and watersheds, the Planning Board on October 3, 1982 recommended deferring action on the proposed land use for Cheeks Township. The Board of Commissioners concurred. Subsequent study by the planning staff and planning board of the watershed area, Cheeks Township and other surrounding townships has resulted in proposals that are new and different from those previously gceoeoted, The study area, centered on Cheeks Township, includes portions of Chapel Bill, Hillsborough Township, and Bingham and covers 34,125 acres. Three public meetings provided suggestions for this proposed amendment to the adopted Land Use Plan. Concerns include: (1) changing the character of the area, (2) governmental interference and over regulation, (3) need for increased shopping facilities in the area, (4) lack of job opportunities, (5) need to encourage non-residential use, (6) condition of housing in the area, and (7) transportation - lack of maintenance along the roads, and a desire for more paving. Support for extension of water and sewer was strong both for industrial development and for protection of the existing drinking water supply. Other concerns included the lack of police protection and park and recreational facilities. The two basic concepts of the West Orange Area study and Land Use Plan: (1) to provide for activity nodes, and (2) to provide for the orderly development of municipalities. Seven different land classifications are proposed including the water quality critical az=aa. Alternatives available to the Board of Commissioners include: (1) application of zoning to Cheeks Township with no developmental standards to insure water quality protection; (2) control of the shore lines as well as the drainage area into the reservoir, and extension of water quality protection and water standards throughout the entire =rep' Reservoirs, and those lands around the reservoirs are critical and the development standards prepared should be applied to these critical areas.