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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 20, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C.2 <br />SUBJECT: Hillsborough and Orange County Strategic Growth Plan <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Descriptions and Map of Plan Areas <br />2. Draft Strategic Growth Plan Report <br />(Separate Enclosure) <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Dir, 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment on Phase. One recommendations of the jointly <br />prepared Hillsborough and Orange. County Strategic Growth Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: Growth pressures within the Town of Hillsborough, as well as in adjacent <br />areas of Orange County jurisdiction where the Town provides water and sewer services, . <br />prompted the Town and County to enter into a joint planning process to develop a 'Small Area <br />Plan' (SAP). There are limitations to water resources, so the efficient and locational allocation <br />of these and other resources are paramount. A Town of Hillsborough and Orange County <br />Steering Committee has worked for the past year with the assistance of planning consultants <br />(Clarion) to prepare the Strategic Growth Plan. The Plan is intended to clarify the most <br />desirable rate, timing, and location for growth occurring over the next 20 years within and <br />around the Town of Hillsborough. <br />An executive summary is on page one of the report. <br />The Plan is divided into two phases and intended for presentation over two quarterly public <br />hearing cycles. The first phase of the Plan involves a "big picture" view and defines five key <br />areas as follows: <br />1. Town limits: No change; County has basic courtesy review of activities meeting certain <br />thresholds. <br />2. Town Extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ): Minor change; Hillsborough would delete <br />existing ETJ west of Town within Eno River critical area plus an area immediately south <br />for additional ETJ to the east, southeast, south, and southwest of town where services <br />are more viable and encouraged. <br />County has basic courtesy review of activities meeting certain thresholds. <br />3. Hillsborough Urbanizing: This is primarily areas of 10 and 20 Year Transition and EDD <br />in the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, includes Pathways <br />Ci: ^Comprdwvsive. Planning •110lic 1 20 Q1114 %. 1113 -0C' Sk4l,] W, -0( <br />