Agenda 03-19-24; 4-a - Eno-New Hope Landscape Conservation Plan Presentation

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61 to expand this network to meet their recreation and transportation needs. The Greenways Master Plan also emphasizes greenways as natural, linear open spaces that provide travel corridors for wildlife. LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT Small area plans in areas of priority wildlife corridors call for the protection of natural resources as the areas develop.Rogers Road:Mapping our Community's Future guides land use in an area identified by this project as being part of a priority wildlife corridor. This document calls for action that"balances land conservation with density to reduce suburban sprawl,minimizes disruption to the natural landscape, & opens [the] environment to people's use and enjoyment."The Central West:Small Area Plan also calls for"respecting the environment,protecting wildlife,enhancing the area's natural features,preserving the area's tree-filled character, and implementing stormwater management standards."It also recommends the"[maintenance or reestablishment] if needed [of] riparian buffers along streams with sufficient allowance for wildlife corridors." The town's Land Use Management Ordinance also supports the protection of natural resources in areas of new development. In Article 3, Zoning Districts, Uses, and Dimensional Standards,the Resource Conservation District(RCD) "retain[s] open spaces and greenways and to protect their environmentally- sensitive character,to preserve urban wildlife and plant life habitats from the intrusions of urbanization," among other goals. The RCD: • requires 150-foot buffers on perennial streams and 50-foot buffers on intermittent streams • allows landowners to transfer their development rights to receiving parcels in other districts Article 5, Design and Development Standards provides regulations that serve to minimize the impact of development on the environment, such as the following: • 5.3.2. Steep Slopes minimizes degradation of slopes greater than 15% • 5.5. Recreation requires that recreation areas,whether they be for passive or active recreation, must be configured to be adjacent to other recreation areas • 5.7.5 Significant Tree Stands protects mature contiguous woodlands to the extent practicable. PLANNING &COLLABORATION The Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan, Chapel Hill Comprehensive Parks Plan, and Greenways Master Plan all identify the importance of collaborating with partners to meet its environmental protection goals and actions. The Orange-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement requires the town to coordinate with Orange County and the Town of Carrboro in the town's development transition areas and the county's rural buffer zone. TRANSPORTATION Connected parks through natural area greenways(minimum 50-feet wide) are a key piece of parks and recreation development in Chapel Hill, and the Chapel Hill Comprehensive Parks Plan aims to continue to expand this network to meet their recreation and transportation needs. Town of Hillsborough The Town of Hillsborough's unified development ordinance and the following plans were reviewed: Strategic Growth Plan (2006),Hillsborough Vision 2030(2015),Parks and Recreation Master Plan (2007,updated 2009 and 2014), Community Connectivity Plan (2009,updated 2014 and 2017), Churton Street Strategic Corridor Plan (2006), and the US 70/Cornelius Street Corridor Plan (2007). 48 A Landscape Plan for Wildlife Habitat Connectivity