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Table of Contents <br />Introduction ................................................................................................................................i <br />1. Background – Land Use and Zoning ........................................................................................1 <br />1.1 Where is the proposed Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP) site located? ................................. 1 <br />1.2 Are there any existing buildings or uses on the site? Are residents who currently reside in this area <br />being displaced? .................................................................................................................................. 1 <br />1.3 Is the proposed RTLP project located within the Rural Buffer? ....................................................... 1 <br />1.4 Was this area consistently planned for economic development and relevant land use types? ........ 2 <br />1.5 What efforts have been made to develop this area for economic development? ........................... 2 <br />1.6 Are the proposed Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) <br />Land Use Plan and Orange County Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendments related to the proposed <br />RTLP project?....................................................................................................................................... 3 <br />2. Proposed Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP) Review Process ........................................3 <br />2.1 What did the planning review process for the proposed RTLP Master Plan Development <br />Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ) entail? ................................................................................................... 3 <br />2.2 Are the specific tenants, businesses, or companies associated with the proposed RTLP project <br />available? If not, why? ......................................................................................................................... 4 <br />2.3 If the rezoning request is approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners, what will be <br />the next steps in the process?.............................................................................................................. 4 <br />2.4 What happens to the existing MPD-CZ previously approved for Settlers Point? .............................. 4 <br />2.5 How does the RTLP project compare with the previously approved Settlers Point MPD-CZ? .......... 5 <br />3. Public Participation .................................................................................................................7 <br />3.1 Was the public notified and included in the review process for the proposed RTLP MPD-CZ? ......... 7 <br />3.2 Why was this proposal reviewed during the COVID pandemic? ...................................................... 8 <br />4. Transportation Planning .........................................................................................................9 <br />4.1 Will the proposed RTLP project create 200 trips per hour resulting in a tractor-trailer entering or <br />exiting the site every 15 seconds?........................................................................................................ 9 <br />4.2 How much traffic is expected to be using Davis Road to enter the site? ......................................... 9 <br />4.3 What impacts may this project have regarding vehicles per hour during peak times in the morning <br />and afternoon? .................................................................................................................................... 9 <br />4.4 Does the NCDOT roadway classification for Davis Road limit access for residential uses only? ....... 9 <br />4.5 Isn’t Davis Road close to being over capacity? .............................................................................. 10 <br />4.6 What is the NCDOT roadway classification for Old NC 86?............................................................ 10 <br />4.7 Is Old NC 86 currently overcapacity? ............................................................................................ 10 <br />4.8 What future roadway improvements are planned for Old NC 86 and Davis Road? ...................... 10 <br />4.9 How does the traffic impacts compare to other land uses? .......................................................... 11 <br />4.10 Will traffic, specifically tractor-trailers, entering and exiting the proposed RTLP project be <br />utilizing New Hope Church Road to access Interstate 40? .................................................................. 12 <br />4.11 How do the traffic impacts resulting from the proposed RTLP MPD-CZ compare with the traffic <br />impacts resulting from the approved Settlers Point MPD-CZ? ............................................................ 12 <br />4.12 What are the assumptions in determining future traffic counts and impacts? ............................ 13 <br />4.13 What type of scenarios were explored regarding access to the proposed RTLP project?............. 13 <br />4.14 Has any consideration been given to the addition of a signal at the intersection of Millstone Drive <br />and Old NC 86? .................................................................................................................................. 14 <br />5. Environmental Impacts .........................................................................................................14 <br />5.1 Is the proposed RTLP project site entirely located within a Natural Heritage Area (NHA)? ............ 14 <br />5.2 Is Cates Creek located on the proposed RTLP proje ct site? ........................................................... 14 <br />5.3 Will building occur in the floodway, stream, or buffer area of the proposed RTLP project site? .... 15 <br />547