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<br /> <br />Brief history and summary of land use classifications - Town of Hillsborough/Orange <br />County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan: <br /> <br />Since the early 2000’s, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have worked <br />cooperatively to prepare a ‘comprehensive vision’ outlining strategic growth management <br />strategies in and around the Town’s corporate limits. <br />This work has included identifying anticipated locations for high intensity residential and non- <br />residential developments, areas where it was reasonable to extend public utility services (i.e. <br />water/sewer) to support development activities, etc. <br />These efforts led, in 2009, to the adoption of a Hillsborough-Orange Interlocal Land <br />Management Agreement. Part of this agreement called for the development of a joint land <br />use plan identifying where the County and Town would work together to encourage/promote <br />development consistent with available public utility services. <br />In 2013, the Town adopted a Future Land Use Plan identifying its urban service areas (i.e. <br />areas where utilities would be provided). This plan included areas within the County’s <br />planning jurisdiction as being viable for utility services. <br />These efforts led to the creation/finalization of the Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) <br />Land Use Plan, a joint effort between the Town and County identifying areas acceptable for <br />urban style growth. <br />The BOCC reviewed the COCA at a September 9, 2013 public hearing and adopted same <br />on November 5, 2013. COCA establishes the following land use categories for properties <br />south of Interstate 40: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Attachment 4 <br />31