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Background Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough own two adjacent tracts (67 acres total), which have long been identified as lands for a Fairview community park in northern Hillsborough. In addition, Orange County owns an adjacent 26 acres that includes the County's Public Works facility. The park site is identified in both the County and Town comprehensive plans. In 2004, the County and Town agreed to work together to create a master plan for the entire 93 -acre site by adopting a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) along these lines, reflecting both the existing and planned uses on the Public Works site and potential future uses for a park. The MOA may, be found as Appendix 1 to this report. Additional information regarding the site characteristics and history of activity at the Fairview lands may be found in the Challenges and Opportunities report created as part of the Master Plan effort (Appendix 2). In October 2005, an appointed Fairview Public Campus Master Plan Committee began work to develop a proposed Master Plan. Over the next four months the Committee met on four occasions to create this report and plan. Site Analysis / Opportunities & Constraints Report At the initial meeting of the Committee, a report on the aspects of the site in question was presented by staff. This Opportunities and Constraints report evaluated the natural and cultural features present, the history of landholdings and land use pattern, as well as an overview of zoning and other planning issues (please see Appendix 2). The park site (which includes a few existing facilities, such as a playground) lis located in the Fairview community on the north side of Hillsborough. Adjacent land uses include single - family residential lots to the south, west and north. The Orange County Public Works facility is located on the eastern part of the total site, and it is adjacent on the east to lots (some of which are undeveloped) fronting on NC 86. The property is located just outside of the Hillsborough town limits, but within the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) for planning and permit approval.. The Town's Vision 2010 land use plan identifies the area as "Mixed Use Residential," with a smaller area Institutional Activity Area. The zoning for the property is Office /Institutional (OI), which permits parks, government facilities and a variety of other uses. The Public Works tract does have water and sewer service, although it is primarily sized to serve the existing uses. The site is not in a water supply