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The following chart depicts the current Land Use category of lands, as shown on the Land Use <br />Plan (Map) in the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, within the <br />Urban Service Area that are directly affected by the proposed Interlocal Agreement (i.e., ETJ <br />changes and Orange County and Hillsborough Urbanizing Areas which are the hatched, orange, <br />and blue areas on Exhibit A of the Agreement): <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County Land Use <br /> <br />Total Acres Percent of <br />Acres by <br />Land Use <br />10 Year Transition 1019.5 27.7% <br />20 Year Transition 406.4 11.0% <br />Agricultural Residential 640.1 17.4% <br />Commercial/Industrial Node 9.0 0.2% <br />Commercial Node 233.2 6.3% <br />Economic Development District (EDD) 575.4 15.6% <br />Rural Residential 539.3 14.6% <br />Rural Neighborhood Node 15.6 0.4% <br />Rural Industrial Node 204.4 5.5% <br />Town Limits/ETJ 43.0 1.2% <br /> 3686 <br />Additionally, the maps contained in Attachment 4 depict the Watersheds and Land Use <br />categories for the areas outside the Urban Service Area but within the Central Orange <br />Coordinated Area (i.e., the "Notification Area," defined in the Interlocal Agreement, depicted in <br />white on Exhibit A of the Agreement, and encompassing 24,412 acres). While the consultant's <br />contract is complete for Phase II of the Strategic Growth Plan, staff recommends the Phase II <br />Steering Committee remain intact to review and comment on the forthcoming amendments <br />listed above prior to the amendments being brought forward for public meetings/hearings. <br />Staff Comments for BOCC Consideration <br />Staff offers the following comments on the version of the Agreement sanctioned by the Steering <br />Committee and approved by the Town of Hillsborough. Specifically, staff recommends the <br />BOCC consider proposing a change to the Agreement that would include language to: <br />• Ensure properties in the Orange County Urbanizing Area (orange areas on map) are <br />developed under Orange County standards Qointly developed for this area) prior to <br />annexation into the Town of Hillsborough, and <br />• Ensure Orange County Urbanizing Area representation on the Hillsborough Planning <br />Board and Board of Adjustment. <br />Additionally, the Agreement contains some reference errors that are proposed for correction. All <br />proposed amendments to the Agreement are shown in "track changes" format in Attachment 5. <br />Similarities to Chapel Hill / Carrboro /Orange County Joint Planning Agreement <br />