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1. The Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan is a joint land use document that defines the locations of future land use categories to help achieve a desired and coordinated pattern of development over time. The COCA Land Use Plan includes several urban-style land use categories that are more specific than those provided in the County’s Comprehensive Plan, which covers a much larger geographic area. Implementation of the COCA Land Use Plan is achieved through consistency with the County’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, application of County zoning, and a coordinated approach to rezoning. The proposed amendment would reflect the expansion of the Town’s Urban Service Boundary consistent with the WASMPBA to provide water and sewer service to the area. The amendment would also propose a “Suburban Office Complex” land use in the expansion area which would designate the area for office and employment, businesses in a campus setting, and limited supporting services. As part of a joint land use plan, this amendment requires approval by the Town of Hillsborough and is being coordinated so that the Town and County processes run concurrently. Town of Hillsborough Schedule: February 15, 2018 - Town Public Hearing and Planning Board recommendation Date to be determined – Town Board action 2. The Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) defines the location of future land use categories, consistent with any joint land use plans, and is designed to accommodate a particular combination of general land uses. The FLUM helps achieve a desired pattern of development over time and is implemented primarily through zoning. The proposed amendment to this plan would change the expansion area from a Rural Residential land use to an Economic Development Transition Activity Node which would designate the area for light industrial, distribution, office, service/retail uses, and flex space (typically one-story buildings designed, constructed, and marketed as suitable for use as offices but able to accommodate other uses such as a warehouse, showroom, manufacturing assembly, or similar operations.). Planning staff is not recommending any rezoning at this time. Currently, the area is zoned Rural Residential (R-1). Any rezoning that comes forward in the future will require a subsequent public hearing and finding that it is consistent with the plans discussed herein. The Amendment Outline Form in Attachment 1 provides additional information and maps depicting the proposed amendments are included in Attachment 2. Public Information Meeting Planning staff held a joint public information meeting in coordination with Town of Hillsborough Planning staff in September 2017. Six property owners were in attendance. Although the meeting was not held to discuss specifics of the Settlers Point development application, discussions did have a tendency to center on the development proposal. Although the Settlers Point application was subsequently amended and applicable area reduced to exclude the land (previously known as District 3) that is part of the amendments herein, comments and questions from the Public Information Meeting were: • Why is there a County initiated zoning amendment separate and in addition to the developer initiated rezoning for Settlers Point? • Some existing homes could be surrounded by non-residential uses. 16