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52 <br /> 5.b. Is the Buckhorn Area Study a precursor to involuntary annexation? <br /> No. There has never been a plan in the area for involuntary annexation of any properties. <br /> 5.c. Is the Buckhorn Area Study a precursor to voluntary annexation? <br /> No. The Buckhorn Area Study is a technical study of future land use and potential utility services to identify properties <br /> that could be zoned for nonresidential purposes and best support economic development while balancing the costs of <br /> utility service extensions. In the case that a property owner was interested in development,that property owner or a <br /> developer(working with the property owner) would only seek out annexation if the property owner/developer sought <br /> out the utilities for development. <br /> 5.d. What is Mebane's role in annexation, and how does that affect the development approval <br /> process? <br /> In order for potential developments to receive sewer and water utilities,there is usually an agreement in place where a <br /> the developer will voluntarily annex the property into Mebane's municipal jurisdiction. Mebane is not interested in non- <br /> voluntary annexation. <br /> If a property is being developed in Orange County (outside of the municipal jurisdictions that lie within Orange County) <br /> and does not seek sewer and water utilities,then the property in question will go through the development approval <br /> process according to Orange County's standards that are outlined in the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br /> However, if a property is seeking annexation into Mebane then it is Mebane's development process that the <br /> development will follow according to Mebane's standards as outlined in their UDO. <br />