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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 20, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Buckhorn Area Plan Study <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections, <br /> Manager's Office, Economic <br /> Development <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Orange County Planning History Travis Myren, Deputy County Manager, <br /> Timeline Related to Buckhorn, (919) 245-2308 <br /> Efland and Mebane Economic Craig Benedict, Planning Director, (919) <br /> Development Area 245-2592 <br /> 2. Phase 3 Capital Investment Plan Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br /> (CIP) Map Supervisor, (919) 245-2579 <br /> 3. Buckhorn Interchange Activity Steve Brantley, Economic Development <br /> 4. Outreach Plan Director, (919) 245-2326 <br /> UNDER SEPARATE COVER <br /> 5. PowerPoint (To be provided prior <br /> to the meeting) <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report on the Buckhorn Area Plan Study and to discuss next steps on <br /> public outreach and continued analysis and coordination with the City of Mebane. <br /> BACKGROUND: This report is intended to provide a framework for further review and outreach <br /> related to the Buckhorn Area Plan (BAP). Orange County and the City of Mebane have <br /> collaborated on land use planning and associated infrastructure projects since 2004 with <br /> agreements to support economic development, a school location, and North Buckhorn Community <br /> and Efland sewer service and rate stabilization. The mixture of residential, non-residential <br /> (industrial and commercial) and community uses such as a school and parks was acknowledged <br /> in the planning of supporting water, sewer and road infrastructure. <br /> From 2004 to 2012 Orange County and the City of Mebane continued to coordinate joint planning <br /> efforts with the development of the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Study and subsequent <br /> implementing measures of land use and zoning changes and infrastructure investment. That work <br /> bolstered intended private and public sector interest in the existing Economic Development areas <br /> in proximity to the dual interstate (I-40/I-85) and interchanges. <br /> Additional study by an independent planning and engineering firm in 2017 and 2018 examined <br /> the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis) of the existing Economic <br /> Development and CITAN (Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node) areas and <br />