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Appendix E <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING AND INSPECTIONS <br />ANALYSIS OF TRANSITION AREAS <br />Introduction <br />The following analysis has been conducted to determine the development <br />potential of the County's 10 and 20 year Transition Areas that are adjacent to <br />Hillsborough and Mebane /Efland. The Chapel Hill and Carrboro Transition Areas <br />are jointly planned and not included in this analysis. <br />Developed vs. Undeveloped Acreage <br />The County's Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to identify <br />developed property using parcel data from Land Records. Specifically, <br />properties less than 3.0 acres that contained a structure, with a tax value greater <br />than $10,000, are assumed developed (Properties larger than 3.0 acres in the <br />Transition Areas could potentially subdivide and therefore have additional <br />development potential). All remaining properties, not meeting the preceding <br />criteria, have been considered undeveloped. <br />Table 1 indicates that approximately 73% of the total acreage within the <br />Hillsborough Transition Areas is undeveloped while approximately 80% is <br />undeveloped within the Mebane /Efland Transition Areas. <br />Table 1 <br />Orange County Transition Areas <br />D to ed Versus Undeveloped Acreage <br />eve p <br />Transition Areas 10 & 20 Yr. <br />ED :ve loped <br />Undeveloped <br />Acres <br />%Undeveloped <br />Total Acres <br />re s <br />Mebane /Efland <br />613 <br />2,424 <br />79.8% <br />3,037 <br />Hillsborough <br />776 <br />2,101 <br />73.0% <br />2,877 <br />Mebane /Efland & Hillsborough <br />1,389 <br />4,525 <br />76.5% <br />5,914 <br />Source: Orange County Planning and Inspections and Orange Uounty Lanu hxecoi ua <br />Chart 1 provides an illustration of the data provided above. <br />Maps 1 and 2 show developed lands within the Mebane /Efland and Hillsborough <br />Transition Areas, respectively. <br />WComprehensive Planning Div \TAltieri \land use element \OC HLSB UTA Task Force \Draft Report\Appendix E 020105.doc <br />