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14 <br /> are being proposed to prescribe the land uses that will be allowed in the expanded area for <br /> Economic Development. <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 <br /> use categories to help achieve a desired and coordinated pattern of development <br /> over time. The COCA Land Use Plan includes several urban-style land use <br /> categories that are more specific than those provided in the County's <br /> Comprehensive Plan, which covers a much larger geographic area. Implementation <br /> of the COCA Land Use Plan is achieved through consistency with the County's <br /> Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map, application of County zoning, and a <br /> coordinated approach to rezoning. The amendment proposes a "Suburban Office <br /> Complex" land use in the expansion area which would designate the area for office <br /> and employment, businesses in a campus setting, and limited supporting services. <br /> The proposed amendment also reflects the expansion of the Town's Urban Service <br /> Boundary consistent with the WASMPBA to provide water and sewer service to the <br /> 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 <br /> action and unanimously approved the amendment as follows. <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 /> 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 /> The County has not initiated any rezoning at this time. Currently, the area is zoned Rural <br /> Residential (R-1). However, approximately 12-acres of a developer initiated and <br /> proposed Research Triangle Logistics Park (RTLP) are located in the amendment area <br /> discussed herein. Any rezoning that comes forward in the future will require a <br /> subsequent item on a public hearing and finding that it is consistent with the plans. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation: The Orange County Planning Board, at its August 5, <br /> 2020 regular meeting, voted 6-4 to recommend approval of the proposed amendments. <br /> Clarification of the motion voted upon was deemed necessary and the Planning Board <br /> considered a clarified motion at its special meeting on August 19, 2020 when the board <br /> voted 6-4 to recommend approval of the amendments. Agenda materials from these <br /> meetings can be viewed at: http://orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26 <br /> Public Hearing: A public hearing was opened on September 15, 2020 and continued <br /> without public comment to September 22, 2020 so that all members of the public signed <br /> up to speak on the RTLP proposal, a separate item on the agenda, would have <br />