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PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Current Planning <br />(919) 245-2575 <br />(919) 644-3002 (FAX) <br />www.orangecountync.gov <br />131 W. Margaret Lane <br />Suite 201 <br />P. O. Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br /> TO: Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> <br /> FROM: Michael D. Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> <br /> DATE: October 13, 2020 <br /> <br /> SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS of Efland Station (formerly Beaver <br />Crossing) <br /> __________ <br />The following memorandum serves as a synopsis of development opportunities and/or <br />constraints associated with approximately 100 acres of property within the Cheeks <br />Township of Orange County. Specifically, this memorandum provides an analysis of <br />environmental constraints associated with the proposed Efland Station (formerly Beaver <br />Crossing) development. <br />BACKGROUND: On or about August 7, 2020 the Orange County Planning Department <br />received a Conditional Zoning Atlas Amendment application to rezone 2 parcels located <br />north of Interstate 85/40, west of Mt. Willing Road, within the Cheeks Township. <br />Specifically, staff received an application to rezone approximately 104 acres contained <br />in 2 separate parcels, further identified utilizing Orange County Parcel Identification <br />Numbers (PIN) 9854-16-1576 and 9854-36-3711 (hereafter ‘the Property’): <br />FROM: Office/Research and Manufacturing (O/RM) ; Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Protection Overlay District ; Major Transportation <br />Corridor (MTC) Overlay District ; Efland Interstate Overlay District. <br />TO: Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning (MPD-CZ) district; <br />Upper Eno Protected Watershed Protection Overlay District ; Major <br />Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District ; Efland Interstate <br />Overlay District. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />105