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44 <br /> 1 Slide #32 <br /> Sewer Capacity Connection to Lana Use Plans <br /> {cont.} mower <br /> The Town's Comprehensive Sustainability Plan <br /> recommendations: <br /> • <br /> Not concentrating density or large development > -- <br /> projects north of U5 HWY 70 due to , <br /> transportation impacts on the Churton Street <br /> corridor <br /> Already congested intersections projected to <br /> continue tote congested based on the 2050 - <br /> regional model include: 1 <br /> N Churton Street and Us HWY 70/NC 85 N <br /> 5 Churton Street and US HWY 70A <br /> • Develop and maintain a safe,efficient,and ,P <br /> sustainable multimodal transportation system <br /> (including bicycle,pedestrian,and transit <br /> options) that offers alternatives to single- <br /> occupancy vehicle trips and promotes health and <br /> access to fobs,destinations,and services in town. - <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Matt Efird said the reality is that neither the town nor the county can improve the major <br /> 4 road systems. He said the town is already experiencing peak traffic issues on US 70, Churton <br /> 5 Street, 1-85, and both HWY 86s, and providing additional dense growth, particularly to the north <br /> 6 of US 70, is just going to exacerbate it. NCDOT does not have a near-term plan to improve this <br /> 7 situation, and so again, concentrating growth in the current town limits to try to get away from <br /> 8 some of that through traffic of people trying to get to the interstates using Tryon Street was one <br /> 9 of the considerations in the recommendations. <br /> 10 Commissioner McKee asked how growth will be accomplished in the town limits. <br /> 11 Matt Efird described the significant development tracks available in the southern part of <br /> 12 town, particularly in the old Daniel Boone property and Waterstone. <br /> 13 Commissioner McKee asked how many units that could accommodate. <br /> 14 Matt Efird said there are about 2000 permitted units that have already gone through the <br /> 15 town's entitlement process and are yet to be constructed, which alone will increase Hillsborough's <br /> 16 population by 30%, not including the potential in the areas he mentioned. <br /> 17 Commissioner McKee said he thought the problem was infrastructure in sewer. <br /> 18 Matt Efird said the town's CIP includes upgrades to conveyance systems that are the <br /> 19 constriction for those areas of town to accept growth. In the next 5 years, he expects there should <br /> 20 be capacity to move sewage within the system to get to the treatment plant to serve greater <br /> 21 density in the southern part of town. <br /> 22 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked how many units constitute a large development. <br /> 23 Matt Efird said he doesn't have a specific definition, but there are some proposed projects <br /> 24 around 200-600 units, and those would be considered large. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br />