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Development opportunities for Light Manufacturing on Hwy 54 ETJ
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to update the Board on the opportunities and barriers to light manufacturing development along the Hwy 54 corridor in the Town's ETJ s.
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DEPARTMENT: Economic and Community Development
CONTACT INFORMATION: Annette D. Stone, AICP Economic and Community Development Director 919-918-7319
INFORMATION: The Hwy 54 corridor west of Carrboro is an area of interest for development of light manufacturing businesses (map attached). The Town's planning jurisdiction extends approximately 5,000 feet west of Morgan Creek along NC Highway 54, measuring about 250 feet in depth on the north and the south sides of the NCDOT-controlled right of way (totaling about 60 acres). About half of the lots lie entirely within Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ), one lot is within the Town's limits. The other lots are split between Town ETJ and County jurisdiction.
On those lots split by the boundary, permitting decisions are made based on the location of existing or proposed development; if within Carrboro's jurisdiction, permits have been issued by the Town and vice versa related to County jurisdiction. Nine of the lots are zoned for non-residential development, including activities that fall within the category of 'light manufacturing.
The area also falls under the Orange County - Chapel Hill- Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement and the Water and Sewer Management Planning Boundary Agreement (WSMPBA). And the area is subject to the University Lake Watershed requirements with strict limitations on impervious surface.
Two properties that have been discussed for development in the past several years are 630 NC 54W known as the Saffelle property and 616 NC 54 W known as the Hill property. Staff has been asked to look at ways to encourage or streamline development in this corridor.
An obstacle identified by potential developers of the...
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