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TOWN OF CARRBORO <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />S T A F F R E P O R T <br />TO: BOARD OF ALDERMEN <br />FROM: PATRICIA J. MCGuIRE, Land Use Planner <br />DATE: MARCH 16, 1999 <br />SUBJECT: NSA FACILITATED PLAN IMPLEMENTATION - REVISED DRAFT ORDINANCE <br />COPY: ROY W. WILLIFORD, Planning Director <br />BACKGROUND <br />The policy document upon which this ordinance is based was developed over the course <br />of nearly seven years, and involved the participation of approximately 200 individuals in several <br />hundred hours of meetings, open house sessions and workshops. The process culminated in the <br />acceptance of the facilitated plan, developed by consensus of workshop participants, by the <br />Board of Aldermen in the late summer of 1997 and the incorporation of the plan into the Joint <br />Planning Area Land Use Plan by Orange County and Chapel Hill in early 1999. <br />The adopted amendments to the JPA documents retain the Transition Areas and require <br />Orange County and Carrboro to hold joint hearings to establish Village Mixed Use and Office <br />Assembly Conditional Use Zones in the Transition Areas. Planning staff of Orange County and <br />Carrboro is discussing a review procedure associated with these joint rezonings that will <br />minimize duplication of staff effort and confusion on the part of applicants. <br />On December 16, 1998, the Board of Aldermen held a public hearing to receive broad <br />public comment on the substance of a proposed legislative zoning change — the adoption of "An <br />Ordinance Amending the Carrboro Land use Ordinance to implement the Recommendations of <br />the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area." <br />The ordinance to implement the land use provisions of the plan was prepared by a <br />committee of citizens working with town staff. Eighteen people offered their comments on the <br />provisions of the draft ordinance. Comments during the hearing can be categorized into three <br />major areas: the effect of the ordinance on housing affordability and design creativity, the need <br />to balance environmental protection with adjusted or reduced density, and the need for flexibility <br />in the designation of hardwood areas as primary conservation areas. Following revisions to the <br />ordinance in January and February, a revised NSA ordinance was referred to Carrboro advisory <br />boards and Orange County. <br />301 WEST MAIN STREET, CARRBORO. NC 27510 • (9191 942.8541 • FAX (9191 968 -7737 • TOO (919) 968.7717 <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />