Agenda - 10-06-20; 6-a - Proposed Amendments to the Town of Hillsborough - Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area (COCA) Land Use Plan and to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM)

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3 Planning Board Recommendation: The Orange County Planning Board, at its August 5, 2020 regular meeting, voted 6-4 to recommend approval of the proposed amendments. Clarification of the motion voted upon was deemed necessary and the Planning Board considered a clarified motion at its special meeting on August 19, 2020 when the board voted 6-4 to recommend approval of the amendments. Agenda materials from these meetings can be viewed at: http://orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26 Public Hearing: A public hearing was opened on September 15, 2020 and continued without public comment to September 22, 2020 so that all members of the public signed up to speak on the RTLP proposal, a separate item on the agenda, would have adequate opportunity to speak and be heard by the Board. At the September 22 hearing, four (4) people spoke on this item. Materials from the September 15 and 22 meetings are available at: https://www.orangecountync.gov/1707/BOCC-Agendas. Video from the September 22, 2020 meeting and public hearing on this item can be accessed at: https://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos. In accordance with Session Law 2020-3 Section 4.31(a), regarding remote meetings during declared emergencies, written comments were allowed to be sent for 24-hours after the public hearing was closed. Comments sent to ocbocc@orangecountync.gov are viewable at: https://groups.google.com/g/ocbocc?pli=1. The public comment period closed at 9:OOAM on September 24, 2020. The BOCC will not accept any further public comment. A RTLP Frequently Asked Questions document, which includes a section on Land Use and Zoning, was prepared in response to public comments and is available via the following link: https://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12732/Final-Research-Triangle- Logistics-Park-FAQ?bidld= Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the Resolution contained in Attachment 1, indicating consistency with the County's land use and economic development goals. Text shown in the Resolution in "Track Changes" format is new text that was not included in the version received by the Planning Board and provides greater detail of the County's efforts, over time, to prepare additional area for Economic Development purposes. Attachment 2 is a Memo from the County Planning and Inspections Director that includes a Justification Outline for the proposed plan amendments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. Costs for mailed notifications and the required legal advertisement will be paid from FY2020-21 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required to process this amendment. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goals are applicable to this item: • GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of