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552 <br /> 1.4 Was this area consistently planned for economic Future Lard Use Map <br /> development and relevant land use types? I,vaEas,o_. <br /> t- <br /> Yes.The proposed project is located within the Hillsborough ` <br /> Economic Development District(EDD),which was identified for _ <br /> economic development purposes in the 1981 Orange County <br /> Land Use Plan and reinforced in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br /> (adopted in 2008). Based on the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and KEgo <br /> Future Land Use Map, approximately 150 acres of the site are <br /> classified as Economic Development Transition Activity Node. } <br /> This is defined as areas of the County which have been �I <br /> specifically targeted for economic development activity <br /> consisting of light industrial, distribution, office, service/retail <br /> uses, and flex space (typically one story buildings designed, <br /> constructed, and marketed as suitable for use as offices, but m4 os, <br /> able to accommodate other uses such as a warehouse, — <br /> showroom, manufacturing assembly, or similar operations). <br /> Such areas are located adjacent to interstate and major arterial <br /> highways and subject to special design criteria and performance <br /> standards. <br /> Prior to the approval of the Settlers Point Master Plan zoning Prior to settlers Point MPo-CZ Rezoning <br /> Development—Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ) District application <br /> in January 2018,the majority of this area was zoned as EDH-5, <br /> Economic Development Hillsborough Research and <br /> Manufacturing.The purpose of the Economic Development <br /> Hillsborough Research and Manufacturing(EDH-5) District is to <br /> provide locations for a wide range of research, assembling, <br /> fabricating and light manufacturing activities, and such ancillary <br /> industrial activities as warehousing and distribution in the <br /> designated Hillsborough Economic Development District Area. <br /> 1.5 What efforts have been made to develop this area for <br /> economic development? <br /> For decades, Orange County has been diligently working , <br /> towards developing this site and other immediate areas for <br /> economic development purposes.The selection of this area was <br /> to support the development of properties located along key <br /> transportation corridors, including highway corridors, near <br /> urban areas for commercial or industrial development,and I L-nRa _ <br /> access to public water and sewer service.This area of the <br /> County has been designated an Economic Development District (EDD), but unfortunately has not seen <br /> the development originally envisioned at this time due to past delays in constructing water and sewer <br /> infrastructure in order to support development. However, Orange County, in partnership with the Town <br /> of Hillsborough, have continued efforts to support economic development in this area as intended. <br /> Significant milestones illustrating these efforts over the last three decades include: <br /> ■ Designation as Commercial Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN) in the 1981 Orange County <br /> Land Use Plan. <br /> ■ Creation of the Economic Development Districts (EDDs) in 1994. <br /> ■ Continued designation as Economic Development Transition Activity Node in the 2030 <br /> Comprehensive Plan,which was adopted in 2008. <br /> 2 <br />