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14 <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 <br /> Comments 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 <br /> the "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 <br /> request, staff has the ability to prepare and maintain a new webpage that could be used as a <br /> central repository for western Orange County development trends, outreach information, and <br /> process documents for proposed developments in the area. This could include tools and <br /> information, such 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 <br /> a 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 <br /> County Commissioner adoption. Development proposals submitted to Orange County are <br /> processed consistent with the County's ordinance and development standards, different from <br /> those 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 <br /> Committee (TRC) Meetings in Mebane when action is proposed in Orange County and provide <br /> memos in accordance with Orange County Plans. In direct response to public comments, the <br /> Draft 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 <br /> Orange County and City of Mebane staffs. Additionally, the Orange County BOCC may resume <br /> its annual meetings with Mebane City Council. As summarized previously, the Mebane City <br /> Council joined 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 <br /> Future Land Use Map (FLUM) included in the adopted Orange County 2030 Comprehensive <br /> Plan. As indicated, Area "A" is located within an area currently identified on the FLUM as <br /> Economic Development Transition future land use. Land in these areas have been specifically <br /> targeted for non-residential land uses including light industrial, distribution, office, service/retail <br /> uses, and flex space since 1981 with compatible zoning on the property since 1994. The study <br /> included Area A to show its strength in economic development viability due to its location north <br />