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After years of back-and-forth planning, 900 acres of developable land are under consideration by the City of Mebane and Orange County.
The Buckhorn Area Plan aims to provide more commercial and industrial growth to western Orange County by “identifying properties that could be zoned for nonresidential purposes and best support economic development.”
The Buckhorn Economic Development District was dedicated as a development district by the City of Mebane and Orange County in 2011 to include a variety of manufacturing, wholesale, distribution, retail and service uses. The district is located just off exit 157 from Interstate 85/40, and includes approximately 900 acres of developable land.
The existing land use for that area is currently agricultural and residential. The Executive Summary for the plan states that the large land areas and low residential growth of the area make it “ideal for commercial and industrial growth.”