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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 4, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Expansion of Hillsborough Area Economic Development District <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Amendment Outline Form – Expansion of <br />Hillsborough Area Economic Development <br />District <br />2. Statement of Consistency <br />3. Proposed Ordinance <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245-2575 <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 <br />Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245-2579 <br />Steve Brantley, Economic Development <br />Director, 245-2326 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and make a recommendation to the BOCC on government-initiated <br />amendments to the: <br />• Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan, <br />• Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, and <br />• Orange County Zoning Atlas. <br />The amendments would expand the southern boundary of the Hillsborough Economic <br />Development District (EDD). <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have been discussing potential <br />expansion of the Hillsborough EDD. Over the past two years, various actions have occurred as <br />the County continues work towards investing approximately $1.5 million in a sewer “trunk line” <br />south of Interstate 40 and west of Old Highway 86. With an eye towards maximizing the use of <br />the sewer line, there is interest in designating additional lands that could be served via a “gravity <br />sewer line” for non-residential purposes. At its June 6, 2017 meeting, the BOCC approved <br />amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement <br />(WASMPBA) to expand the Hillsborough Primary Service Area. All parties have approved the <br />WASMPBA amendment, except the Town of Hillsborough. The Town of Hillsborough is <br />expected to revisit the WASMPBA amendment in October 2017 with the benefit of the County’s <br />proposed land uses and zoning contained herein. <br /> <br />Three related amendments are being proposed to prescribe the land uses that will be allowed in <br />the expanded EDD area. <br /> <br />1. The Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) <br />Land Use Plan is a joint land use document that defines the locations of future land use <br /> 229