Agenda - 09-15-20; 5-a - Zoning Atlas Amendment - Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District (MPD-CZ) for the Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP)

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3  The approved Article 46 ¼ Cent County Sales and Use Tax, effective in April 2012, which allocates 50% of Article 46 funds to Orange County Economic Development District (EDD) initiatives including infrastructure improvements in the Hillsborough EDD area.  The adoption of the Interlocal Agreement between Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough for construction and operation of water and sewer facilities in the Hillsborough EDD in September 2017.  Submittal of a Golden Leaf grant application for the funding of construction of sewer facilities in the Hillsborough EDD, including the proposed RTLP project site, in October 2017.  Proposed Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan and Orange County Future Land Us Plan Map (FLUM) amendments in order to expand the Hillsborough Economic Development area adopted by the Hillsborough Town Board on March 26, 2018 and being presented to the Orange County Board of Commissioners on September 15, 2020.  Ongoing funding and construction of water and gravity sewer lines in the Hillsborough EDD area. 1.6 Are the proposed Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan and Orange County Future Land Use Map (FLUM) amendments related to the proposed RTLP project? No. Though not directly related to the proposed RTLP project, approximately 12-acres of the proposed RTLP are located in the amendment area. At the August 5, 2020 Planning Board m eeting, staff reviewed the Future Land Use Map amendment package with the Board. The recommendation made to the BOCC was to approve the change. This change will implement the joint land use plan amendment adopted by the Hillsborough Town Board on March 26, 2018 and create consistency through the County’s FLUM amendment.  Support for the Future Land Use Map amendment would result in conclusion of the process initiated in 2017 and expansion of the Hillsborough EDD consistent with the Town’s approved amendment to the COCA land use plan (a.k.a. Joint Land Use Plan).  Rejection of the Future Land Use Map amendment will result in some inconsistency between the actions of the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County to expand the Town’s Urban Services Boundary for public water and sewer and prescribed future land uses. Additional information regarding these amendments can be found at the following links:  Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendments https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11887/Website-Info---Fact-Sheet---Hillsb- EDD-Expansion---COCA-and-FLUM-Amends?bidId=  Zoning Atlas Amendments https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11888/Website-Info---Fact-Sheet--- Zoning-Atlas-Amendments?bidId= 2. Proposed Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP) Review Process 2.1 What did the planning review process for the proposed RTLP Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ) entail? The proposed rezoning request followed the Master Plan Development - Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ) review process as outlined in Section 2.9.2, Conditional Zoning District (CZD) of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance. Specific stages of the review process are detailed below:  The applicant had four pre-submittal meetings with Planning staff between January and March 2020. The first pre-submittal meeting was on January 8, 2020.  Planning staff formally accepted the application for processing on June 15, 2020 after reviewing it for completeness and processing the required fees. The Development Advisory Committee (DAC) reviewed this proposal on June 18, July 2, and July 16. The committee is made of representatives from several regulatory agencies, including Planning, Erosion Control and Stormwater, the Fire 553