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17 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the approved Article 46 ¼-Cent County Sales and Use Tax, effective in April 2012, 1 <br />allocates 50% of the funds to Orange County Economic Development District initiatives including 2 <br />infrastructure improvements in the Hillsborough EDD area, and 3 <br /> 4 <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough have been discussing potential 5 <br />expansion of the Hillsborough Economic Development area for several years as the County continued 6 <br />work towards investing in a sewer “trunk line”, in accordance with its Capital Improvement Plan 7 <br />developed in 2012, and 8 <br /> 9 <br />WHEREAS, the proposals have been found to be internally consistent with the 2030 10 <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan or part thereof including, but not limited to, the following: 11 <br /> 12 <br />Objective ED-1.5: 13 <br />Identify barriers to development of desirable businesses and local businesses, and 14 <br />mitigate these barriers. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Objective ED-2.1: 17 <br />Encourage compact and higher density development in areas served by water and sewer. 18 <br />(See also Land Use Objective LU-1.1 and Water and Wastewater Objective WW-5.) 19 <br /> 20 <br />Objective ED-2.5: 21 <br />Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial and 22 <br />industrial uses in the County. 23 <br /> 24 <br />Objective ED-2.7: 25 <br />Select industrial sites in Economic Development Areas based on present and planned 26 <br />supporting systems, such as public water and sewer, access to adequate highway, rail, or 27 <br />public transportation infrastructures, and minimize detrimental environmental or negative 28 <br />social outcomes. (See also Water and Wastewater Objective WW-15.) 29 <br /> 30 <br />Land Use Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth, 31 <br />consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and a high quality of life. 32 <br /> 33 <br /> Objective LU-1.1: 34 <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential and non-residential 35 <br />development with existing or planned locations of public transportation, commercial and 36 <br />community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-37 <br />speed internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural 38 <br />and cultural resources. This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and 39 <br />creating new mixed-use zoning districts where adequate public services are available. 40 <br />(See also Economic Development Objectives ED-2.1, ED-2.3, ED-2.10, and Water and 41 <br />Wastewater Objective WW-2.) 42 <br /> 43 <br />Land Use Goal 4: Land development regulations, guidelines, techniques and/or 44 <br />incentives that promote the integrated achievement of all Comprehensive Plan goals, 45 <br />and 46 <br /> 47 <br />WHEREAS, the requirements of Sections 2.3 of the Unified Development Ordinance 48 <br />(UDO) has been deemed complete, and 49 <br /> 50