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547 <br /> 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 /> beingdisplaced?..................................................................................................................................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 /> RTLPproject?.......................................................................................................................................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 /> thenext 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 /> andafternoon?....................................................................................................................................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 /> andOld 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 project site?...........................................................14 <br /> 5.3 Will building occur in the floodway, stream, or buffer area of the proposed RTLP project site?....15 <br />