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Creek, and U.S. Corps of Engineers' land at Lake Jordan. The four <br />jurisdictions contracted with Coulter Associates, Landscape <br />Architects & Land Planners, to prepare a master plan for the <br />corridor. Prepared with the assistance of a multi - jurisdictional <br />Advisory Committee, the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan <br />was presented to elected officials of the four jurisdictions on <br />April 30, 1991. <br />The Plan includes recommendations for acquiring critical <br />environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, <br />and larger tracts of historic, educational or recreational value. <br />Acquisition could be through donation, purchase in fee simple or <br />purchase of development rights. The'Plan also recommends a scenic <br />road designation along N.C. Highway 751. <br />ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS <br />The proposed amendments to the Orange County Zoning Atlas are <br />as follows: <br />1. Z -1 -91 James R. Sparrow <br />The property in question is located on the north side of N.C. <br />Highway 54 between Morrow Mill Road (SR 1958) and Orange Grove <br />Road (SR 1006). The property contains 2.94 acres and is <br />specifically described as Lot 27A of Tax Map 26 in Bingham <br />Township. The property fronts on N.C. Highway 54 for a <br />distance of 300 feet and has a depth of 350 feet. The current <br />zoning designation of the property is AR - Agricultural <br />Residential and NC -2 Neighborhood Commercial -2. The proposed <br />zoning designation is LC -1 Local Commercial -1. <br />2. Z -2 -91 W.E. Blackwood <br />The property in question is located on the north side of N.C. <br />Highway 54 between White Cross Road (SR 1952) and Dodsons <br />Cross Road (SR 1006). The property contains 3.00 acres and is <br />specifically described as part of Lot 9 of Tax Map 30 and part <br />of Lot 13 of Tax Map 30B in Bingham Township. The property <br />fronts on N.C. Highway 54 for a distance of 532 feet and has a <br />depth.of 414 feet. The current zoning designation of the <br />property is R -1 Rural Residential and LC -1 Local Commercial -1. <br />The proposed zoning designation on 2.35 acres of the property <br />is LC -1 Local Commercial -1. The proposed zoning on the <br />remaining 0.65 acres is NC -2 Neighborhood Commercial -2. <br />ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />The proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br />is as follows: <br />1. Large Day Care Homes <br />Under the proposal, Article 22 of the Zoning Ordinance would <br />be amended to provide a definition for "large day care home" - <br />