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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 7, 2018 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Land Use Plan Amendments to Expand Hillsborough Economic Development <br />Area <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Amendment Outline Form <br />2. Resolution Amending COCA Land Use <br />Plan and Orange County 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245-2579 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245-2575 <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 />and <br />• Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map. <br /> <br />The amendments to these long-range plans work together to expand the southern boundary of <br />the Hillsborough Economic Development area. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have been discussing potential <br />expansion of the Hillsborough Economic Development area. Over the past two years, various <br />actions have occurred as the County continues work towards investing approximately $1.5 <br />million in a sewer “trunk line” south of Interstate 40 and west of Old Highway 86. With an eye <br />towards maximizing the use of the sewer line, there is interest in designating additional lands <br />that could be served via a “gravity sewer line” for non-residential purposes. At its June 6, 2017 <br />meeting, the BOCC approved amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, <br />and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) to expand the Hillsborough Primary Service Area. All <br />parties have since approved the WASMPBA amendment, the Town of Hillsborough Board was <br />the last party to approve in October 2017. Because of language included in the approval <br />resolutions, the WASMPBA amendment is to become effective when the joint land use plan is <br />amended to reflect the expanded Urban Service Area and assign a future land use <br />classification. <br /> <br />Two related amendments are being proposed to prescribe the land uses that will be allowed in <br />the expanded area for Economic Development. <br /> 15