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~~~ Commissioner Willhoit said watershed protection and strip zoning along Highway 54 and certain residential areas. can be accomplished by an extension of the present zoning ordinance. Commissioner Whitted said, when land use plans are being developed in phases, and you discover that the existing zoning ordinance is adequate to handle Bingham's plan, you then would be in a position to extend the present ordinance. If the zoning ordinance is not adequate to handle the plan as the advisory councils would like, then the ordinance would have to be revised. __.._Commissi.oner.W.illhoit said th.e_Board:would.taKe the .initiative of appointing. task forces as needed. ~•..~_. -. ..- ~..-:.. _ . _ ._ .......... _ _~ _ The Planning Director said the Planning Department will prepare a work - program based on the six objectives outlined in Commissioner Gustaveson's draft outline. He said the present zoning ordinance will not serve the purpose of watershed protection, so a watershed protection task force will be needed. Commissioner Gustaveson moved, seconded by Commissioner !Jil1hoit, the Board formally adopt the following six (6) specific planning objectives fvr January, 1979, through December, 1980, as clarified and amended. 1. Complete land use plans for Bingham, Hillsborough and Cheeks townships including subzoning for watersheds, strip commercial and certainre~°fdentiai areas. 2. Extend Zoning Ordinance to Bingham, Hillsborough and Cheeks townships, in phases, in priority order, including subzoning for watersheds, strip commercial and certain residential areas. 3. Revise existing Zoning Ordinance and Chapel Hill and Eno zoning Maps as necessary. 4. Develop intergovernmental long-range planning council. 5. .Complete a county-wide land use plan. fi. Formulate water resource development policy, plan and protection Vote: ayes, 5; noes, 0. Commissioner ldhitted suggested this Board communicate to all departments and agencies which it funds they should compile their base budget requests this year with no more than a 7% ceiling over. last year's appropriation in keeping with President Carter's request. Items that are essential but not priorities included in the "A" budget (7% ceiling) may be requested in a "B" budget.