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• 5 Y <br /> 0 L V <br /> steering committee are Pegge Abrams, Lindsay Efland, <br /> Madison Efland, Sim Efland, Ben Lloyd, Elvira Mebane <br /> and Robbie Riley. <br /> After meetings with staff, the Efland Area Study draft <br /> document and plan was presented to 32 village <br /> residents on February 12 . The proposals met with <br /> general agreement from those present (with minor <br /> revisions) , and are presented tonight for the public. <br /> In brief, the Efland Area Study recommends a series of <br /> actions and strategies designed to enhance the <br /> community character of the village from the standpoint <br /> of housing, community services, transportation, open <br /> space and land use planning. This document recognizes <br /> Efland's strategic importance in the Triangle, and <br /> that the village is unique among areas under Orange <br /> County jurisdiction because of its village core and <br /> level of urban services existing and proposed. <br /> The study proposes using "neotraditional" planning <br /> techniques to encourage pedestrian-scale community <br /> services and recreation facilities built around the <br /> community' s traditional core. To accomplish this, an <br /> Efland Village Overlay District is proposed which <br /> might apply special standards and mixed uses to <br /> enhance the core of the village and make the community <br /> viable and well-planned in the future as development <br /> pressures related to I•-85/40 increase. <br /> Before an overlay district can be adopted, the <br /> existing "Efland Center" Commercial Activity Node must <br /> be adjusted (CP--2-91) to include several lots that are <br /> within the service areas of the community focus, but <br /> currently outside of the node. In this manner, all <br /> properties in the community focus ( 1/4-mile from <br /> strategic intersections) can be treated consistently <br /> under the County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> This plan provides the basis for the village to <br /> evolve without compromising the "small town feel" that <br /> residents feel is critical. The plan would also <br /> provide a strong backbone for a town plan, if the <br /> community should opt to incorporate in the future. <br /> RECOI,MNDATION: The Planning Department Staff recommends that the <br /> Efland Area Study be received, and that the related <br /> amendment to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan (CP-2-91) be adopted. <br />