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Item 7 f <br />PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br />(919) 245- 2575ww Suite 201 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) III Y P. O. Box 8181 <br />www.orangecountync.gov INOR'Fl I ("; 4ROT,irq Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Board of County Commissioners <br />FROM: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor <br />DATE: January 3, 2018 <br />SUBJECT: Information Item - Update on Expansion of Hillsborough Area <br />Economic Development District (EDD) <br />In September 2017, the BOCC authorized staff to proceed in processing amendments to <br />expand the Hillsborough area EDD through a Joint Land Use Plan amendment and a <br />companion County Comprehensive Plan amendment. These amendments were triggered <br />in response to the County's request to expand the Hillsborough Primary Service Area, as <br />provided through the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement <br />( WASMPBA). However, the amendments to expand the EDD were postponed due to the <br />Town's delay in taking action on the WASMPBA amendment in order for it to gain a better <br />understanding of the desired future land uses for the area and to learn more about the <br />Settlers Point development application. <br />Since September, Town and County Planning staff met to coordinate their recommendation <br />to amend the Joint Land Use Plan and identify the most appropriate future land use <br />classification to suggest going forward. In addition, the Settlers Point application was <br />amended by the developer to remove the area known as "District 3" from its rezoning <br />request and current development plans. As a result, the Town Board approved the <br />WASMPBA amendment in October 2017. Technically, the WASMPBA amendment is to <br />become effective when the joint land use plan is amended to reflect the expanded Urban <br />Service Area and assign a future land use classification. <br />At its December 2017 meeting, the Town Planning Board authorized its staff to send the <br />Town of Hillsborough /Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use <br />Plan (a.k.a. Joint Land Use Plan) amendment to its January 2018 public hearing. Orange <br />County Comprehensive Planning Staff attended the meeting. Subsequently, Orange <br />County's actions to amend the Joint Land Use Plan will run concurrently and will be <br />processed as follows: <br />February 7, 2018 Orange County Planning Board Recommendation <br />March 8, 2018 Board of County Commissioners Public Hearing <br />43 <br />