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3 <br /> DRAFT BUCKHORN AREA STUDY — SUMMARY OF ORANGE COUNTY MEETINGS AND <br /> AGENDA ITEMS*: <br /> • November 10, 2020—Joint City of Mebane and Orange County-hosted Virtual Open House <br /> (Public Comments Taken) <br /> • November 23, 2020 — BOCC Information Item <br /> • February 16, 2021 — BOCC Report Item (Public Comments Taken) <br /> • March 9, 2021 — BOCC Work Session with City of Mebane Council <br /> • April 20, 2021 — BOCC Regular Item** (Public Comments Taken) <br /> • May 17, 2021 —Orange County-hosted Virtual Public Outreach Meeting (Public Comments <br /> Taken) <br /> *The City of Mebane Planning Board and Council also conducted meetings between November <br /> 2020 — January 2021, which included opportunity for public comments and a formal public <br /> hearing. <br /> **An outcome of the April 20 BOCC meeting was the renaming of the Buckhorn Area Plan to the <br /> "Buckhorn Area Study" to better reflect County intent and process, as well as Study content. <br /> STAFF IDEAS FOR CONTINUED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION: Orange <br /> County Planning staff collects a variety of data on municipal development. Upon BOCC request, <br /> staff has the ability to prepare and maintain a new webpage that could be used as a central <br /> repository for western Orange County development trends, outreach information, and process <br /> documents for proposed developments in the area. This could include tools and information, such <br /> as: <br /> • A link to the Mebane Development Map website that shows developments that are <br /> proposed, approved or under construction in Mebane's incorporated area <br /> • An Orange County-maintained map with parcels annexed into Mebane accompanied by a <br /> table of total annexed acres over the past few years <br /> • Materials associated with the Buckhorn Area Study process to date <br /> • Links to relevant Mebane Planning Board and City Council documents as a part of the <br /> development, annexation and rezoning processes that are in western Orange County <br /> Any changes to the County's Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map (FLUM) or Zoning <br /> require Orange County public hearing, advertised consistent with County ordinance, and County <br /> Commissioner adoption. Development proposals submitted to Orange County are processed <br /> consistent with the County's ordinance and development standards, different from those <br /> submitted to the City of Mebane, which are processed consistent with its ordinances and <br /> standards. <br /> Orange County Planning staff will continue to actively participate in Technical Review Committee <br /> (TRC) Meetings in Mebane when action is proposed in Orange County and provide memos in <br /> accordance with Orange County Plans. In direct response to public comments, the Draft <br /> Buckhorn Area Plan Study includes a section on "Development Standards" that discusses <br /> Lighting, Trails, Buffers, and Traffic as areas for review and ongoing coordination between Orange <br /> County and City of Mebane staffs. Additionally, the Orange County BOCC may resume its annual <br /> meetings with Mebane City Council. As summarized previously, the Mebane City Council joined <br /> the Orange County BOCC at its work session on March 9, 2021. <br /> CONSISTENCY OF AREAS 'A" and "B" WITH EXISTING COUNTY PLANS AND <br /> AGREEMENTS: Attachment 4 shows the relationship between Areas "A" and "B" and the Future <br />