Agenda 12-6 - Information Item - Land Use Plan Amendments – Process to Expand Hillsborough Economic Development Area (EDD)

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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director Comprehensive Planning (919) 245-2575 (919) 644-3002 (FAX) www.orangecountync.gov 131 W. Margaret Lane Suite 201 P. O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor DATE: August 15, 2018 SUBJECT: Land Use Plan Amendments – Process to Expand Hillsborough Economic Development Area (EDD) In September 2017, the BOCC approved an Amendment Outline Form authorizing staff to proceed in processing amendments to expand the Hillsborough area EDD through a Joint Land Use Plan amendment, which requires approvals by the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County, and a companion County Comprehensive Plan amendment. These amendments were triggered by the County’s request to expand the Hillsborough Primary Service Area, as provided by the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA). However, the amendments to expand the EDD were postponed to allow for additional coordination between the Town and County to gain a better and mutual understanding of the desired future land uses for the area. Later, the amendments were further postponed to learn more about the Settlers Point development application, which covered lands directly to the north and adjacent to the proposed area for EDD expansion as discussed herein. An update similar to this was provided to the BOCC on January 23, 2018. February 22, 2018 BOCC/Hillsborough Board of Commissioners Joint Meeting: The Boards discussed several Economic Development related topics, one of which was extension of the WASMPBA boundary and Land Use Plan amendments to expand the Hillsborough EDD area. The outcomes of discussions were for the Town to continue processing the Joint Land Use Plan amendment and for the County to hold a public education meeting and consider its respective amendments in the fall. Link to Joint Meeting Minutes (See pp. 12-13): http://www4.orangecountync.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=51872 Hillsborough Approval of Joint Land Use Plan Amendment Completed: As discussed at the aforementioned Joint Meeting, the Town continued its portion of the amendment process and approved the amendment to the Joint Land Use Plan in March 2018. The amendment now requires County consideration and approval to become effective. 1