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Approved 12.1.21 57 INTRODUCTION TO THE PUBLIC CHARGE 58 The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute,appoints the 59 Orange County Planning Board (OCPB)to uphold the written land development law of the County. The 60 general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB 61 shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and future needs of its citizens and businesses 62 through efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare 63 of the overall County. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and 64 quality public services during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 65 66 PUBLIC CHARGE 67 The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens to 68 conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At 69 any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge,the Chair will 70 ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should 71 decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment 72 to this public charge is observed. 73 74 75 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 76 77 There were none 78 79 80 AGENDA ITEM 6: AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FUTURE LAND USE MAP AND TO THE 81 ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS—ENO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT(EDD)—To make a 82 recommendation to the BOCC on BOCC-initiated amendments to the two maps listed in the title. The 83 proposed amendments to the Future Land Use Map (FLUM)would change the land use classification of 84 112.2 acres of land, comprised of 34 parcels,from Economic Development District Transition Activity 85 Node to 10-Year Transition. The same parcels are also proposed to be rezoned from EDE-1 (Economic 86 Development Eno Lower Intensity)to R-1 (Rural Residential)This item is scheduled for BOCC Public 87 Hearing on December 14, 2021. 88 PRESENTER: Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator 89 90 Perdita Holtz presented a PowerPoint presentation to the Board and provided background information and answered 91 questions. 92 93 David Blankfard: Will this allow existing the pump station to serve everything else that is currently in the EDD. 94 95 Perdita Holtz: A lot of the existing uses in the EDD are on well and septic and not hooked up to existing sewer. The 96 capacity for the pump station is focused on that 200 acres plus the development that Durham is anticipating on its side of 97 the county line. 98 99 Adam Beeman: What is the long-term plan in Orange County for waste treatment? Seems like we're sending off to 100 Mebane and Durham and Durham has that explosion of growth on the border so it would be nice to have some sort of 101 commercial options available. 102 103 Perdita Holtz: There is no plan for Orange County to get into what we call the water and sewer business. That has been 104 left to the municipalities not just Durham and Mebane but also Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Chapel Hill and 105 Carrboro being through OWASA. 106 107 Adam Beeman: So we have no intentions of trying to deal with that as far as the County is concerned? 108 109 Perdita Holtz: That has been the political decision that was made to date. 110 111 Adam Beeman: Well I think we need to rethink that because it's not going to work. If we are going to look at ourselves 112 along the industrial corridor, 140 and 1-85, because we are relying on other people. That limits any kind of commercial