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16 <br /> 1 more about the Settlers Point development application, which covered lands directly to the north <br /> 2 and adjacent to the proposed area for EDD expansion as discussed herein. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 An update similar to this was provided to the BOCC on January 23, 2018. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 February 22, 2018 BOCC/Hillsborough Board of Commissioners Joint Meeting: The Boards <br /> 7 discussed several Economic Development related topics, one of which was extension of the <br /> 8 WASMPBA boundary and Land Use Plan amendments to expand the Hillsborough EDD area. <br /> 9 The outcomes of discussions were for the Town to continue processing the Joint Land Use Plan <br /> 10 amendment and for the County to hold a public education meeting and consider its respective <br /> 11 amendments in the fall. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Link to Joint Meeting Minutes (See pp. 12-13): <br /> 14 http://www4.orangecountync.gov/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=51872 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Hillsborough Approval of Joint Land Use Plan Amendment Completed: As discussed at the <br /> 17 aforementioned Joint Meeting, the Town continued its portion of the amendment process and <br /> 18 approved the amendment to the Joint Land Use Plan in March 2018. The amendment now <br /> 19 requires County consideration and approval to become effective. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Orange County Concluding Process to Consider Land Use Plan Amendments to Expand <br /> 22 Hillsborough EDD: <br /> 23 2018 <br /> 24 BOCC Information Item Sept. 4 <br /> 25 Public Notification Mailed Sept. 14 <br /> 26 Two-Part Public Outreach Meeting: Sept. 26 <br /> 27 1. "Planning 101" General Public Ed. Seminar <br /> 28 2. EDD Expansion Information Planning Board Recommendation Oct. 3 <br /> 29 BOCC Public Hearing Nov. 1 <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Planning Staff will provide subsequent notice to the BOCC with details of the Planning 101 <br /> 32 Public Education and EDD Expansion Information Meeting to be held September 26. It will also <br /> 33 seek assistance from the Orange County Department of Community Relations to help notify the <br /> 34 public of the Planning 101 portion of the meeting. Consistent with County Ordinance, <br /> 35 notification of the Public Information Meeting will be mailed to affected property owners, as well <br /> 36 as owners of property within 1000' of the amendment area. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Review of Amendment Specifics: Maps identifying the amendment area and proposed land use <br /> 39 classifications are attached. Planning Staff is not recommending any rezoning at this time. <br /> 40 Currently, the area is zoned Rural Residential (R-1). Following are the definitions of the <br /> 41 applicable future land use classifications: <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Joint* Land Use Plan Future Land Use Classification <br /> 44 "Suburban Office Complex" —These areas provide opportunities to for office and <br /> 45 employment enterprises which do not rely on walk-in customers or have a <br /> 46 manufacturing component. Businesses may be large or small but will generally arrange <br /> 47 themselves in a campus setting with limited walkability and supporting services. <br /> 48 Developments of this type should be kept small in nature to limit the peak transportation <br /> 49 impact and limited vitality. <br /> 50 <br />