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<br />Town of Hillsborough Board as the last party to approve it in October 2017. Because of <br />language included in the approval resolutions, the WASMPBA amendment is to become <br />effective when the joint land use plan is amended to reflect the expanded Urban Service Area <br />and assigned a future land use classification. Some of these background details, including <br />notice to the Board when the land use plan amendments would be forthcoming, were included <br />as an Information Item on the Board’s June 16, 2020 agenda. The link to that Information Item <br />is: http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/62679/Page1.aspx <br /> <br />In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments of the <br />Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated amendments to the Central <br />Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan and to the Orange County Comprehensive <br />Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) in the vicinity of the southern portion of the Hillsborough <br />Area Economic Development District. The amendments related to COCA affect 17 parcels (in <br />whole or part) encompassing 84 acres (Attachment 1). The amendments related to the FLUM <br />affect 20 parcels (in whole or part) encompassing 89 acres (Attachment 2). The COCA <br />proposed land use category is Suburban Office and the FLUM proposed category is Economic <br />Development. These related amendments are being proposed to prescribe the land uses that <br />will be allowed in the expanded area for Economic Development. <br /> <br />1. The Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) <br />Land Use Plan is a joint land use document that defines the locations of future land use <br />categories to help achieve a desired and coordinated pattern of development over time. <br />The COCA Land Use Plan includes several urban-style land use categories that are more <br />specific than those provided in the County’s Comprehensive Plan, which covers a much <br />larger geographic area. Implementation of the COCA Land Use Plan is achieved through <br />consistency with the County’s Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, application of <br />County zoning, and a coordinated approach to rezoning. The amendment proposes a <br />“Suburban Office Complex” land use in the expansion area which would designate the <br />area for office and employment, businesses in a campus setting, and limited supporting <br />services. The proposed amendment also reflects the expansion of the Town’s Urban <br />Service Boundary consistent with the WASMPBA to provide water and sewer service to <br />the area. As part of a joint land use plan, this amendment requires approval by the Town <br />of Hillsborough and Orange County. The Town of Hillsborough has already taken action <br />and unanimously approved the amendment as follows. <br /> <br />Town of Hillsborough Approval Process: <br />March 15, 2018 – Town Public Hearing and Planning Board recommendation <br />March 26, 2018 – Hillsborough Town Board adopted <br /> <br />2. The Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) defines the <br />location of future land use categories, consistent with any joint land use plans, and is <br />designed to accommodate a particular combination of general land uses. The FLUM <br />helps achieve a desired pattern of development over time and is implemented primarily <br />through zoning. The proposed amendment to this plan would change the expansion area <br />from a Rural Residential land use to an Economic Development Transition Activity Node, <br />which would designate the area for light industrial, distribution, office, service/retail uses, <br />and flex space (typically one-story buildings designed, constructed, and marketed as <br />suitable for use as offices but able to accommodate other uses such as a warehouse, <br />showroom, manufacturing assembly, or similar operations). <br /> <br />2