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2 In order to better promote economic development opportunities and help preserve planned sewer capacities for non-residential uses, the Planning Director is suggesting consideration of amendments to the Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan (a.k.a Joint Land Use Plan) and the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map south of Interstate 40 in the vicinity of Old Highway 86. 2. Analysis PROPOSED CHANGES Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan (See Attachment 2) – 17 Parcels (in whole/in part); 84-Acres From: N/A - Not previously within the Town’s Urban Service Boundary and therefore, not covered by the original Joint Land Use Plan. To: Suburban Office Complex - These areas provide opportunities to for office and employment enterprises which do not rely on walk-in customers or have a manufacturing component. Businesses may be large or small but will generally arrange themselves in a campus setting with limited walkability and supporting services. Developments of this type should be kept small in nature to limit the peak transportation impact and limited vitality. Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (See Attachment 2) – 20 Parcels (in whole/in part); 89-Acres From: Rural Residential - Land in the rural areas of the County which is appropriate for low intensity and low-density residential development and which would not be dependent on urban services during the plan period. To: Economic Development Transition Activity Node - Land in areas of the County which has been specifically targeted for economic development activity consisting of 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.) Such areas are located adjacent to interstate and major arterial highways, and subject to special design criteria and performance standards. 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. Background The Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement is an agreement signed in 2001 between Orange County, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA), and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. The 20