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4 r 2 . JPA-2-91 New Hope Corridor Open S ace Master Plan In 1989, the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Durham County recognized the value of an open space corridor linking the Eno River State Park, lands along New Hope Creek, and U. S. Corps of Engineers ' land at Lake Jordan. The four jurisdictions contracted with Coulter Associates, Landscape Architects & Land Planners, to prepare a master plan for the corridor. Prepared with the assistance of a multi-jurisdictional Advisory Committee, the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan was presented to elected officials of the four jurisdictions on April 30, 1991 . The Plan includes recommendations for acquiring critical environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational or recreational value. Acquisition could be through donation, purchase in fee simple or purchase of development rights . The purpose of the proposed amendment is to incorporate the recommendations of the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan into the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map. Amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map require the unanimous approval of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The proposed amendments to the Land Use Element and Map of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan are as follows : 1 . CP-3-91 American Stone Company The property in question is located on the north side of N.C. Highway 54 on either side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) . The property contains 207 . 64 acres and is specifically described as Lots 8A (Part) , 9B, , 9C, and 9E of Tax Map 28 in Bingham Township, and Lot 31A of Tax Map 112 of Chapel Hill Township. The property fronts on N.C. Highway 54 for a distance of 2, 240 feet, on the west side of SR 1104 for • distance of 3 . 600 feet, and on the east side of SR 1104 for • distance of 2, 920 feet. The property is currently designated as Public Interest Area and Rural Buffer on the Land Use Element Map. The applicant is requesting that a Rural Industrial Activity Node be established on N.C. Highway 54 to encompass the properties described above. 2 . CP-4-91 New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan In 1989, the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Durham County recognized the value of an open space corridor linking the Eno River State Park, lands along New Hope Creek, and U.S. Corps of Engineers ' land at Lake