Chatham County, NC - File #: 23-4964

• File #: 23-4964
• Version: 1
• Type: Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/27/2023
• In control: Planning
• On agenda: 10/16/2023
• Final action: 10/16/2023
• Title: Vote on a request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to consider adoption of the Plan Moncure Small Area Plan.
• Indexes: Comp Plan Goal 1: Preserve the rural character and lifestyle of Chatham County, Comp Plan Goal 10: Foster a healthy community., Comp Plan Goal 2: Preserve, protect, and enable agriculture and forestry., Comp Plan Goal 3: Promote a compact growth pattern by developing in and near existing towns, communities, and in designated, well planned, walkable, mixed use centers., Comp Plan Goal 4: Diversify the tax base and generate more high-quality, in-county jobs to reduce dependence on residential property taxes, create economic opportunity and reduce out-commuting., Comp Plan Goal 5: Conserve natural resources., Comp Plan Goal 6: Provide recreational opportunities and access to open space., Comp Plan Goal 7: Provide infrastructure to support desired development and support economic and environmental objectives., Comp Plan Goal 8: Become more resilient by mitigating, responding and adapting to emerging threats., Comp Plan Goal 9: Provide equitable access to high-quality education, housing and community options for all.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/16/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	approved	Pass
10/2/2023	1	Board of Commissioners	tabled

TITLE
Vote on a request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to consider adoption of the Plan Moncure Small Area Plan.

ABSTRACT

Action Requested:
Vote on a request by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to consider adoption of the Plan Moncure Small Area Plan.

Introduction & Background:
Following the announcement that the automaker VinFast selected Chatham County's Triangle Innovation Point (TIP) mega site as their location for its first North American assembly plant for electric vehicles, the County Comprehensive Plan "Plan Chatham" stated that "Once a tenant for the TIP site was identified, the County would prepare a 'small area plan' for the Moncure area". The consultant team including White & Smith Planning and Law Group, Nealon Planning, and Green Heron Planning immediately were established, and they sprang into action with data collection and examining the existing conditions of the study area to better understand how to prepare the plan. We structured this project in two phases. The first phase being a subject matter assessment, visioning process, and development of an action plan for Plan Moncure. The final report from Phase 1 is available in the "Plan Moncure Documents" tab on the project website. Phase 2 began in January of this year and started with a series of analyses related to market trends, land use, transportation, utilities, and historical and environmental features in the Southeastern part of Chatham County. This initial stage of Phase 2 allowed the Project Team to better understand the existing conditions of the community today.

The County investigated ways to better understand relationships between existing and potential future development as well as between the built environment and the natural resources of the Moncure study area. The primary objective was to give the community an opportunity to influence the change that would result from the investments already underway. In April 2023, the county took steps to initiate...