Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
<br />ISSUES/QUESTIONS <br />In completing this project staff will study, at a minimum, the following issues/questions, which <br />are not provided in any order of priority, Additional issues/questions may arise following <br />community meetings: <br />1, Is the creation of the proposed new district consistent with the goals and objectives of the <br />existing Orange County Land Use Element? <br />2, Is there a desire for non-residential development? <br />3, Will the proposed new district be consistent with the desire to allow far additional non- <br />residential development within the rural areas of the County? <br />4, What is an appropriate level of nonresidential development within the area? <br />5. Haw will buffering and transitioning of existing, and possible future, nonresidential <br />development be accomplished to avoid impacts on existing, and possible future, low- <br />density residential development within the area? <br />6. How will the County address noise levels generated by the Speedway and go-kart track? <br />7. What types of additional nonresidential land uses are to be considered for the area and <br />how will their impact be mitigated? <br />8, What additional traffic related issues will be generated by potentially allowing for <br />additional nonresidential development? <br />9, How will allowing far additional nonresidential development within the area affect the <br />existing groundwater public water supply and how will existing, and future, residential <br />developments be protected from the increase in demand? <br />10, What will be done to protect the environmental integrity of the Flat River and Little River <br />Watershed Overlay districts? <br />1 t, What ancillary impacts will be generated in Person and Durham Counties as a result of <br />potentially allowing for additional nonresidential development? <br />The attached Proposed Process and Schedule of Events detail a proposed timeline and include <br />opportunities for neighborhood participation, public involvement and input. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: No County financial impact at this time with human resources being <br />used from existing departmental staff. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board direct the Planning and <br />Economic Development staff to begin the proposed process of creating a Highway 57 <br />Speedway Small Area Plan utilizing the process identified herein, <br />