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TOWht OF CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA 30 ~- - L:.. STAFF' REPORT TO: FROM: DATE: suBJECT: coPY: BOARD OF ALDERMEI~1 • . • PATRICiA ~. MCCtUIRE, Land Use Ptawier . MARCH ~ b, y 999 1~ISA FACILITATED PLAN IMPLEMENTATION -REVISED DRAFT ORDINANCE ROY W. WLLLIFORD, Planning Director BACKGROUND The policy document upon which this ordinance is based was developed over the course of nearly seven years, and involved the participation of ,approximately 200. individuals in several hvadred hours of meetings, open house sessions and arorkshops. The process culminated is the acceptance of the facilitated plea, developed by consensus of workshop, participants, by the Board of Aldesmm is the late summer of 1997 and the incorporation of the plea into the Joint Planning Area-Land Use Plan by Orange County and Chapel Ill in early 1999. The adopted amendanen#s to the J'PA documents retain the Transition Areas and require Orange'Coimty and Carrboro to hold joint hearings to establish Village Mixed Use and Office Assembly Conditional Use ?.ones is the. Transition Areas. Planning s~ of Orange County and Carrboro is discussing a review pmcedtae associated with these joint rezonings that will minirmize duplication of s~ff effort sad confusion on the part of applicants. • . . Oa Decemi?er 16, 1998, th,e Board of•Aldermen bald a public hearing to receive broad public comment an the substance of a proposed legislative zoning change -the adoption of "Aa Ordinance Amending the Carrboro Land use Ordinance tD imjplemmt the Recommendations of thz Facilitated Small Area Play for Carrboro's Northam Stxuiy Area." . The orcknance to implemreat the lead use provisions of the plan was prepared by a committee of citizens working with town staff Eighteen people offered that comments oa the provisions of the~'draft rnrdiaaa~ce. Comments during tiu hearing can be categorized into t~lree major areas: the effect of the ordiaancx on horsing affordability and design caugtivity, the need io. balance emriro~nmmtal protection yvith adjusted or reduced density, and the need for $an'bility in the designation of hardwood areas as.primary conservation areas. Following revisions to the ordinance in January cad February, a revised NSA ordinance was refund to Carrboro advisory boards and Oraa~e Comity. •.