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

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47 • Update to the Mebane by Design report. The Contract offers some explanation to the title discrepancies, and the misunderstanding that has occurred over the title, which was referred to as, "Small Area Plan Study". By virtue of separate Agreement, Orange County agreed to split the cost of the Study with Mebane. 1.d. How many meetings were held for the Buckhorn Area Study? There have been six meetings between 2020 and 2021 that have had a focus on the Buckhorn Area Study, detailed below: • November 10, 2020—Joint City of Mebane and Orange County hosted Virtual Open House (Public Comments Actively Solicited) • 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 Actively Solicited) Additionally,the City of Mebane Planning Board and City Council conducted meetings on the topic: • November 9, 2020—Mebane Planning Board approves BAPS and amendment to Mebane's CLDP • December 7, 2020—Mebane City Council discusses the modification of Mebane's CLDP to include the West Ten Industrial Site (6016 W.Ten Rd.) and Medline Sites (5512 W.Ten Rd. and 5414 W. Ten Rd.) and to continue to public hearing until the 1.4.21 Council meeting. • January 4, 2021—Mebane City Council continues the public hearing, but leans on the decision to not adopt the Buckhorn Area Study until it is seen by the Orange County Commissioners, and the public hearing was continued until the 1.6.21 Council meeting. • January 6, 2021—Mebane City Council votes to amend the CLDP, Mebane by Design, to include West Ten Industrial Site (6016 W.Ten Rd.), the Medline sites (5512 W.Ten Rd. and 5414 W.Ten Rd.) and Focus Area A from the Buckhorn Area Study. 1.e. What are the next steps for the Buckhorn Area Study? At the time of first drafting this document,the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department was preparing to host a public outreach session on May 17, 2021 from 6:00 PM—8:00 PM to allow the public to share questions and comments. Much of the information that fills this document was captured at the public outreach meeting, and some of the questions have been based on queries that came outside of the scope of the public meeting. After receiving questions and comments from the public, Orange County Planning will compile this FAQ document and share it with the BOCC for its June 1, 2021 Business Meeting. The BOCC will decide what future steps are warranted. 2. Focus Areas of the Buckhorn Area Study 2.a. What are Focus Areas "A" and "B" from the Buckhorn Area Study? Focus Areas "A" and "B" are the two areas of interest that grew out of the original Buckhorn Area Study. Focus Area A is located north of Interstate 40/85 and is zoned EBD-2. Focus Area B is located south of West Ten Road and is zoned R1.