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Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan <br />Orange County Planning Department Page 2 <br /> <br />x Access management starts at the state level through enabling legislation; <br />x State-enabling legislation dictates power given to local jurisdictions; and <br />x Land use planning techniques can be used to promote access management. <br /> <br />This regulatory framework is detailed in the following section. <br />A.State and Local Regulations <br />Under State law - North Carolina General Statutes (N.C.G.S.) § 136-66.2 - Metropolitan Planning Organizations <br />(MPOs) and municipalities shall develop Comprehensive Transportation Plans (CTPs) in cooperation with the <br />NCDOT. Orange County’s is divided among three regional transportation agencies, each with a CTP. These <br />agencies work with Orange County to meet state and federal regulations for all transportation projects, plans, <br />and programs. They also ensure transportation planning is continuing, coordinated, and comprehensive (23 <br />U.S.C. 134-135). <br />x Burlington-Graham Metropolitan Planning Organization (BG MPO) <br />x Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) <br />x Triangle Area Rural Planning Organization (TARPO) <br /> <br />TARPO’s CTP was adopted in 2013 and provides transportation project recommendations for Orange County’s <br />rural areas, while the MPO CTPs address the urbanized areas. DCHC MPO CTP was adopted in 2017 and a BG <br />MPO CTP is currently underway. <br /> <br />It is important to note that the CTPs do not include every road on the highway system. As such, in accordance <br />with state law, to complement the CTP roadway element, municipalities and MPOs may develop collector street <br />plans. Additionally, locally approved transportation plans, such as the E-B-M AMP, may contain street or <br />highway right-of-way alignment and dedication requirements, and collectively function as the collector street <br />plan for the MPO or municipality as referenced in N.C.G.S. § 136-66.2. <br /> <br />The Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) section <br />2.5.3.(v) and reiterated in section 6.10.A.1.(b), includes the <br />requirements for reserving and dedicating right of way or requiring <br />road construction listed in Access Management Plans or on the CTP. <br />Specific mention is also made to the dedication of right of way based <br />on the concepts shown on the CTP and locally adopted transportation <br />plans, in accordance with N.C.G.S. § 136 66.2 and § 136 66.10. <br /> <br />The CTP, collector street plan and locally adopted transportation plans <br />pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 136-66.2 serve as the comprehensive legal <br />framework referenced in N.C.G.S. § 136-66.10(a), addressing the <br />reservation and dedication of right-of-way under local ordinances. <br /> <br /> <br />21