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26 5 1 Q. �GJCC�TY. PU��IC HEAR NP 2 NEM,. F{DP9 LORRrDUR .,QPE.M. SPACE__ MAS I:E:.1K PLA 3 4 C. 1.b JPA -2 -91 Proposed Amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use 5 Plan and Map 6 D.1.b CP -4 -91 Proposed Amendments to the Orange County comprehensive plan 7 (Land Use Element) and Map s This presentation was made by Planner Emily Cameron, in summary, 9 these items were presented in order to receive citizen comments on proposed 10 amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Mao and the Orange County 11 Comprehensive Plan (Land, Use Element) and Map to incorporate recommendations from 12 the New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space Master Plan. In 1989, the governing hoards 13 of orange County, Chapel Hill, Durham, and Durham County recognized the value 14 of an open space corridor linking the Eno River State Park. lands along New Hope 15 Creek, and U.S. Corps of Engineers' .land at Lake Jordan. The four jurisdictions 16 contracted with Coulter Associates, Landscape Architects 5 Land Planners. to 17 prepare a master plan for the corridor. Produced with the assistance of a multi - 1s jurisdictional advisory committee, the New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space Master 19 Plan was-presented to the elected officials of the four jurisdictions in April, 20 1991. The plan includes recommendations for acquiring critical environmental ,21 areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and 'larder tracts with 22 historic, educational or recreational value. Acquisition could ire through 23 donation, purchase in fee simple, or purchase of development rights. Some of 24 the wildlife corridors should remain in private ownership. 25 26 The orange County portion of the Corridor includes: 27 1. Wildlife Corridors, including the 100 -year floodplain; 28 a. New Hope Creek Wildlife Corridor - beginning at the point the 29 creek crosses Mt. Sinai Road (SR 1718) extending through Duke 30 Forest to Erwin Road (SR 1737): also includes a portion of the 31 floodplain along Old field Creek between the Existing Natural 32 Area and New Hope.Creek: 33 b. Piney Mountain Creek Vi ldl ife Corridor -- extending through the 34 Couch Tract of DUke. Forest south along Piney Mountain Greek 35 across Mt. Sinai Road to New Hope.Creek; 36 G. Rhodes Creek Wildlife Corridor - beginning south of Cornwallis 37 Road extending northeast to Eno River State Park; 38 2. Wildlife Protection Area, including the 100 -year floodplain between 39 Erwin Road and the Durham County line; 40 3. Unpaved nature trails: and 41 a. Within Duke Forest on existing roads and trails 42 b. Across Cornwallis Road (SR. 1716) connecting the Couch Tract 43 and the Durham Division of Duke forest; and 44 C. Along Sunrise Road crossing I -40 to the Korstian Division 45 access point of Whitfield Road; 46 4. Bike /pedestrian trails. 47 a. In conjunction with a Scenic Road Designation along NC 751 48 and any future extension; and 49 b. Following Old NC 10 to Mt, Hermon Church Road, across US 60 Highway 70 to Pleasant Green Road to reach Eno River State 51 Park. 62 Mr. Waldon,.Planning Director for the Town of Chapel Hill, announced the