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2 <br /> recommended further technical land development regulation review, as well as subjective <br /> economic development viability criteria (such as topography, proximity to interstate, and <br /> environmental constraints). As development pressures continued in this area, as evidenced by <br /> Medline, Orange County and the City of Mebane embarked on a joint technical study known as <br /> the Buckhorn Area Plan with the hiring of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council. The technical <br /> study is available at: https://www.ptrc.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=10489. <br /> The focus moving forward will be to concentrate short term efforts on the areas identified in the <br /> Study with known developer interest. These areas include Growth Area A, as identified in the <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan Study, which is presently within the County's Economic Development area, <br /> and Growth Area B. Large parcels within Growth Area B have recently been under contract. <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan areas C, D and E were ranked in the study, but no known development <br /> interest at this time. Further public engagement and analysis of those Growth Areas may occur <br /> in the future following direction from the Board of Commissioners. <br /> 1. Overview of County Wide Planning Framework <br /> In 1994, the County designated three distinct areas in the County outside of the incorporated <br /> municipalities where water and sewer service may be extended and where more dense, primarily <br /> non-residential would occur. <br /> ➢ The Eno Economic Development District (EDD) is approximately 600+ acres located along <br /> Highway 70 bordering Durham County. The City of Durham provides utilities in this area, <br /> and annexation of the served parcels into the City is possible. Staff is currently working on <br /> a proposal to reduce the general size of the Eno EDD to the approximately 200 acres that <br /> are suitable for development based on the SWOT analysis conducted in 2018 and property <br /> owners/developers are willing. <br /> ➢ The Hillsborough EDD is approximately 370 acres located along the southern boundary of <br /> the Town of Hillsborough. The Town is the utility provider in this area, and annexation by <br /> the Town upon development is possible. <br /> ➢ The Buckhorn EDD (includes areas from Efland west to Mebane) is approximately 1500 <br /> net acres along the eastern boundary of the City of Mebane. The City is the utility provider <br /> in this area, and annexation is possible upon development. <br /> ➢ Overall, 13% of the County's total land area is located in the incorporated areas of <br /> Hillsborough, Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Mebane <br /> ➢ Three percent (3%) of the County's total land area is in the County's planning jurisdiction <br /> (OCPJ) and currently authorized for utility extensions and the accompanying more urban <br /> intensities and densities. Utility extensions in these areas are limited by the Water and <br /> Sewer Management and Planning Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA). Chapel Hill, <br /> Carrboro, Hillsborough and Orange County are parties to that agreement. Utilities in these <br /> areas are further guided by interlocal agreements with local governments. <br /> ➢ The remaining eighty-four percent (84%) in Orange County's Planning Jurisdiction is limited <br /> to low density, low impervious rural residential, agricultural uses, preservation, and watershed <br /> protection areas. 96.6% of Orange County's Planning Jurisdiction has limited development <br /> potential. <br />
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