Agenda - 06-01-2021; 7-a - Buckhorn Area Study

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