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Pi - Executive Summary - County Commissioner Review of Proposed Ordinance Amendments for Implementation of the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area Proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Land Use Plan and Map and the Joint Planning Agreement to incorporate the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area were presented at the April 8, 1998 JPA Public Hearing. Following a series of advisory and governing board reviews during the remainder of 1998 and early 1999, amendments to the JPA Land Use Plan and Map and Joint Planning Agreement were adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on February 2, 1999. These amendments were subsequently referred to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and both jurisdictions have adopted the amendments. Key features of the adopted amendments are that the density limitations of Carrboro Transition Area II (one unit per acre until development in Transition Area I reaches 75 %) do not apply to Village Mixed Use and Office /Assembly "floating" conditional use districts; and creation of such districts requires the approval of hob Orange County and Carrboro following a joint public hearing by the two governing bodies. Concurrent with the preparation and adoption of the Facilitated Small Area Plan, an ordinance drafting committee prepared proposed amendments to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance for implementation of the small area plan. Carrboro will present the ordinance amendments at a town public hearing on March 23, 1999. Section 2.6C of the Joint Planning Agreement requires that "Whenever Chapel Hill proposes to amend the text of its Land Development Ordinance, and whenever Carrboro proposes to amend the text of its Land Use Ordinance, the respective towns shall deliver a copy of the full text of the proposed amendment to Orange County not later than thirty (30) days before the date of the public hearing on any such amendment." The proposed ordinance amendments were received by County staff on February 22, 1999, and subsequently mailed to the Board of Commissioners for review. The proposed ordinance amendments consist of 27 re, isions or additions to the existing ordinance. The sections cover density calculations, open space requirements, mitigating impacts of non - residential uses, environmental protection, affordable housing, advisory board representation from the Northern Transition Area, and site planning procedures. Section 2.lC of the Joint Planning Agreement requires Orange County to adopt by reference "the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance and make its provisions applicable to that portion of the Transition area within the CJDA" ( Carrboro Joint Development Review Area). Section 2.6C of the Joint Planning Agreement requires that any objection by Orange County to a land use ordinance amendment "...shall be based on a determination by Orange Count. that the proposed amendment is inconsistent with the adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan." The March 16 meeting will be an opportunity for the Board of Commissioners to review the proposed amendments and ask questions of Carrboro staff. A joint meeting of the County Commissioners and Carrboro Board of Aldermen at the Southern Human Services Center on March 30 will provide time for a more in -depth discussion on the proposed amendments.