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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 14, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-b <br /> SUBJECT: Eno Economic Development District — Potential Comprehensive Plan Future <br /> Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas Amendments <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Current Land Use and Zoning Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245-2592 <br /> Designations in the Eno EDD Perdita Holtz, Planner III, (919) 245-2578 <br /> 2. Maps of 2012 Eno EDD Expansion <br /> 3. Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) Map <br /> 4. Maps of Existing Residential / Non- <br /> Residential / Undeveloped Parcels in the <br /> Eno EDD and of Developed and <br /> Undeveloped Lots in Whispering Pines <br /> Subdivision <br /> 5. Water & Sewer Management, Planning, <br /> and Boundary Agreement Map <br /> 6. Maps of Potential Amendments <br /> PURPOSE: To review potential Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas <br /> amendments in the Eno Economic Development District (EDD) and provide direction to staff on <br /> whether to pursue amendments and the timeframe. <br /> BACKGROUND: Planning staff has been asked to bring forward for Board of County <br /> Commissioners' review and discussion potential Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map <br /> and Zoning Atlas amendments in the Eno Economic Development District (EDD) (see maps in <br /> Attachment 1 for location and current designations). <br /> Historical Information <br /> Most lands in the current Eno EDD have been designated for economic development purposes <br /> since 1981, when the County adopted a Comprehensive Plan. In 2012, the boundaries of the <br /> Eno EDD were expanded in anticipation of water and sewer availability (see maps in <br /> Attachment 2 for the 2012 amendments, adopted September 6, 2012). The Eno EDD is <br /> currently 958 acres of economic development land use classification, with an adjacent 67 acre <br /> housing area (Whispering Pines subdivision) and 31 acres annexed by the City of Durham for <br /> economic development purposes (northeast corner of EDD, adjacent to 1-85 in Capital <br /> Investment Plan (CIP) focus area). The County proceeded with adding a matching zoning <br /> district (i.e. `prezoning') to approximately 75% of the land use area. Other areas (25%) remain <br /> in a residential zoning category (or base zoning). The Eno EDD is part of a courtesy review <br /> agreement with the City of Durham, as part of the Eno EDD Area Small Area Plan. <br />