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ORANGE COUNTY <br />ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION BOARD (OUTBoard) <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:October 16, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.4 <br />SUBJECT:Eno Economic Development District (EDD) Access Management Plan <br />DEPARTMENT:Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)Y <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1.Comprehensive Plan/Future Land Use <br />Map and Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline <br />Form (Other-2013-01) <br />2.Draft Eno EDDAccess Management <br />Plan <br />3.Petition <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Abigaile Pittman, Transportation/Land Use <br />Planner, 245-2567 <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 245-2579 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE:To make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on <br />the proposed EnoEDD Access Management Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: Access management is the proactive management of vehicular access <br />utilizing a set of techniques that state and local governments can use to control access to <br />highways, major arterials, and other roadways. Access Management provides an important <br />means of maintaining mobility, capacity and traffic safety as properties are developed over time <br />for nonresidential land uses. It calls for effective ingress and egress to a facility, <br />interconnectivity, efficient spacing and design to preserve the functional integrity, and overall <br />operational viability of road systems. <br />Access management is achieved through the application of planning, regulatory, and design <br />strategies.Specific strategies include: <br />x Controlled access to roads by spacing potential DOT-approved driveway access points. <br />x Provisions for shared driveways and common access off major roads. <br />x Use of medians to enhance traffic safety. <br />x Use of frontage roads. <br />x Connectivity of roads in new development to approved access points. <br />x Preliminary ideas on extension of new roads to adjacent areas for future access. <br />TheEno EDD Access Management Planis generalized; it is not intended to be detailed or <br />property specific. It will be applied to develop more specific access management guidelines in <br />the review of future development proposals in the Eno EDD. When specific projects are <br />submitted they will be examined for consistency with overall Plan criteria. In some cases traffic <br />studies may be required that may identify the needfor transportation improvements. <br />In addition, formally adopted transportation plans are necessary to procure federal and state <br />funding for projects, enhance collaboration with regional transportation organizations such as <br />7