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L+ A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION Area 3c is located in Hillsborough Township on the north side of Old NC 10, approximately 600 feet east of NC 86. It contains 12.95 acres and is composed of one parcel identified as Hillsborough Township, Tax Map 45, Lot 33. Area 3a is roughly rectangular in shape, though narrower at the north end. It is bounded to the north by I-85, to the south by Old NC 10, to the west by Area 3a, and to the east by a mobile home park. Existing uses on the property consist of a storage building and a cellular tower installation. The area is currently classified as Ten-Year Transition. This amendment would place the area in Economic Development Activity Node. Ten-Year Transition will be retained since being in a transition area is a requirement far designation of an Economic Development Activity Node. The requested category is described in the Land Use Element as follows: Economic Develo meet Activi Node: Land in Transition areas of the County which has been specifically targeted for economic development acfivity consisting of light industrial, distribution, office, service/retail uses, and flex space (typically one-story buildings designed, constructed, and marketed as suitable for use as offices but able to accommodate other uses; e.g., warehouse, showroom, manufacturing assembly or similar operations). Such areas are located adjacent to interstate and major arterial highways, and subject to special design criteria and performance standards. The proposed designation of Economic Development Activity Node would allow rezoning of the property to the Economic Development District category. B, APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS - See discussion under Area 3a - C. COMPARISON OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT WITH LOCATIONAL CRITERIA In analyzing an amendment to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, the requested land use category is to be evaluated for compatibility with all applicable Locational Criteria from Section 3.4 of the Land Use Element. In the following table, COMPLIES means that the area being evaluated is compatible with the locational criteria. DOES NOT COMPLY means that the area is not compatible with the locational criteria. QUESTIONABLE means that compatibility cannot be assessed completely from information currently available. h•\rmm~lan\arlrlnlanamanrlma.,r~'U_'7_nl ,a,,,.~7 i ni1..ti.