Agenda - 06-06-2017 - 8-a - Minutes

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8 1 intersection of 1-40 and Old NC 86 for primarily non-residential land use activities. Interchange 2 areas are limited and valuable for office, light industrial and retail development. Accordingly 3 Orange County had designated this area, primarily outside the Town of Hillsborough ETJ areas 4 but noted on the County land use plan since the 1980's, as economic development. 5 (Waterstone was once one of these areas). 6 7 Being so noted, Orange County sought to bolster the area's potential by facilitating utility 8 extension and accordingly adding this to the Article 46 Capital Investment Plan (CIP) projects 9 list. A prerequisite to utility extension is a utility agreement (such as prior agreements with the 10 City of Mebane (2002) and City of Durham (2010) to set forth conditions where Orange County 11 constructs such utilities and other utility entities provide reservation of capacity and treatment, 12 accept ownership, and maintain facilities thereafter. 13 14 The agreement covers a variety of subjects including but not limited to design standards, 15 infrastructure responsibility and fees and charges. In this case, as we have with other local 16 governments, we are including a land use plan (modified on September 12, 2016), so the 17 County infrastructure investment relate to the economic development plan. Uses therein were 18 further reviewed and approved for modification on November 1, 2016 to promote industrial, 19 office, and retail uses and restrict the area from lower density residential. The infrastructure 20 reimbursement program, if any, for this project area will be based on targeted land uses and 21 any other adopted `development' agreements on a case-by-case basis. 22 23 On April 24 at a Town of Hillsborough work session, the Town of Hillsborough elected officials 24 and staff in concept agreed to 25 26 1. Focus the interlocal agreement on the southwest quadrant only which is earmarked 27 for non-residential `employment land use', therein excluding multifamily land use; 28 and 29 2. Setting a capacity reservation of 108,000 gallons per day for 5 years with renewable 30 provisions. 31 32 This enables the pursuit of engineering design to serve this quadrant. 33 34 Craig Benedict, Planning and Inspections Director, said this item has been revised, and 35 is the gray sheet at the Commissioners' places. 36 Craig Benedict said the purpose of this agreement is to have an agreement with the 37 Town of Hillsborough, so that if the County installs public utilities with the use of Article 46 38 economic development monies, that the Town of Hillsborough will maintain the lines in the 39 future, and provide water in the lines, and treat the sewage. He said this type of agreement is 40 not unique, and the County has a similar agreement with the City of Mebane and City of 41 Durham in the County's Economic Development Districts (EDDs). 42 Craig Benedict said the area designated for this activity is at the intersection of Old 43 highway 86 and 1-40. He said the intended focus is the southwest quadrant of this intersection, 44 which is where the joint land-use plan has non-residential uses planned; light industrial, office, 45 etc. He reviewed a map of the area for the Board. 46 Craig Benedict said there are two clauses in the agreement that are inactive. He said 47 the County is able to establish acreage fees to reimburse the cost of economic development 48 efforts, but this provision has been left silent, as the land uses are consistent with the 49 expenditure of Article 46 monies. He said the provision could be activated at any time by 50 changes to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).