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34 TOWN OF CARRBORO NORTH CAROLINA The following resolution was introduced by Alderman Alex Zaffron and duly seconded by Alderman Jacquelyn Gist. A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE FACILITATED SMALL AREA PLAN FOR CARRB ORO' S NORTHERN STUDY AREA Resolution No. 42/97 -98 Whereas, Orange County. the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro entered into a Joint Planning Agreement, dated September 22, 1987, as amended April 2, 1990; and WHEREAS, A Small Area Plan that provides a framework for the future use of land within Carrboro's northern growth area was accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19,1997; and WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan was the product of a four year planning process that involved numerous public officials, planners, and residents of the affected area culminating in a two -day facilitated workshop sponsored by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro, and WHEREAS, the geographic area covered by the Small Area Plan includes Carrboro's Transition Area as identified in the Joint Planning Agreement; and WHEREAS, implementation of the recommendations contained in the Small Area Plan requires certain amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement; WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan was considered by Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro at a Joint Public Hearing on April 8, 1998 NOW, THEREFORE, the Joint Planning Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 1. Section 1.2 (Definitions) of the Agreement is amended by deleting from subsection H ( "Transition Area ") everything after the first three sentences. (The deleted language divides Carrboro's Transition Area into Transition Area I and Transition Area 11 and prohibits the density of Transition Area II from exceeding one unit per acre until 301 WEST MAIN STREET. CARRBORO. NC 27510 - 19191 942.8541 - FAX 19191 988.7737 - TDD 19191 988 -7717 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER