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729 The Finance birector told the Board the State Bar Association had written a letter in support of the project. The Register of heeds told the Board the commitment of $50,000 which the Board must endorse for the county to be eligible for the grant would not be due until after July 1, 1979. Commissioner Walker said that would make it possible to appropriate money in next year's budget. . Commissioner Gustaveson said he would like to give a letter of support and endorsement but not give final commitment until the Board had time to review the bottom line of the final grant. The Register of heeds said the State would require this type endorsement from counties interviewed as a'show of good faith. Commissioner Gustaveson, seconded 6y Commissioner Walker, moved a strong letter of endorsement accompany the grant proposal for this project with the intent to show good faith to support our commitments for 1979, 1980 and 1981. Vote: ayes, 4; noes, 0. Agenda Item 4: Extraterritorial Zoning Jurisdi„ction of Town of Chapel Hill~~ Commissioner Whitted brought the audience up-to-date on the series of events that had transpired up to this point. He said one of the issues to be considered was the treatment of mobile homes in the Chapel Hill zoning ordinance. He said the Chapel Hill Planning Board had recommended the ordinance be amended to conform with the Orange County ordinance as it pertains to mobile homes and they had made this recommendation to the Board of Aldermen. Mrs. Barbour told the Board of Commissioners that Chapel Hill Planning Board -_ would not make its recommendation before November 14th to the Board of Aldermen and it was her understanding that mobile homes would not be tolerated except in the rural transition area. Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Gustaveson, moved the County Attorney prepare a mutual reciprocal resolution to transfer the planning .jurisdiction from Orange County to Town of Chapel Hill describing an area beginning 300 feet west of the center line of Highway 86 at the present jurisdiction line, north to the midpoint of the power line easement, east along the power line easement to the existing district line and that the resolution include Chapel Hill's zoning ordinance be amended to permit mobile home parks in this area subject to the Town's special use procedure and that Chapel Hill township's land classification map be amended to designate this area as transition area. Commissioner Walker said he did not want to make a decision on this issue with one commissioner absent. He felt the entire Board should be involved. Cortanissioner Whitted was concerned about the phrase, mobile home park. Commissioner Willhoit said mobile homes would be permitted in the rural transition zone. Individual mobile homes would not be permitted in the transition zone. Commissioner Pinney arrived. Commissioner Willhoit felt the definition of mobile homes needed clarification. He said there are two ways to fasten mobile homes down: 1) strap them down, or 2} bolt them to a foundation. He said Orange County's zoning ordinance is not as good as Chapel Hill's in its ability to deal with urban-type commercial develop- ment. He said the subdivision standards are different. Chapel Hill requires curb and gutters, thicker road base and review by departments of public works, police and fire. He said the transition area is likely to become part of the municipality or become urbanized in five to ten years. He said he would like to see the Orange County Planning Council get back on tract to deal with major issues in the county and appoint some ex officio members to the Planning Board. Commissioner Walker felt Orange County should make its ordinance adequate if it were not adequate. He also said the people living in the extraterritorial area did not want to live where they had no voice in their government. He felt it was premature to act before Chapel Hill took action on the things Orange County has requested. Commissioner Walker moved the Board table this item until proper