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~~E 1 tdINUTES ORANGE COUNTX BOARn OF COMMISSIONERS JOINT PUBLIC HEARING MAX 29, 1984 The Orange County Board of Cot~missioners met in joint session with the Planning Board on May 29, 1984 at 7:30 p.m. in the Superior Courtroom, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Commissioners Present: Chair Aon v~illhoit, and Commissioners Marshall, Lloyd, Walker and Whitted. Planning Board. Members Present: Chair Alice Gordon, and members Greenberg, Kizer, Pearson. Pilkey, Shanklin, Walters and Wilson. Planning Staff Present:' Collins, Coutu, and Bradshaw. A. Rn~axn coM~ None B~ AfiT1TENCE Cnn'fr1F.Ti'f'S None C ~ ~i7RT~IC,~~~~Z1~~ l~ ' - The purpose of this agenda item is to receive public input on the proposed Joint Planning Agreement between Carrboro and/or Chapel Hill and Orange County, The proposed Joint Planning Agreement between the Towns of Chapel Hill and/or Carrboro and Orange County has been developed over the last five years. Substantial agreement has been reached between the jurisdictions on the substantive elements of the Agreement. The Agreement as proposed, is to provide for coordinated and comprehensive planning of the areas surrounding the two Towns to assure orderly and proper development of urbanizing growth areas. The Agreement provides for the development of review procedures within the Joint Planning Area, which encompasses the Ten and Twenty Xear Transition Areas and Rural Buffer as defined by the 1981 adopted Land Use Plan. Specifically, the Agreement calls for the application of Town development standards and joint approval by the County and appropriate Town of projects within the Transition Areas and the application of County standards to and courtesy review o.f projects within the Rural Buffer. The Agreement also provides for the joint development by the County and Towns of a land use plan and zoning map for the Transition Areas and the adoption of these ordinances by the County. This process is to begin immediately upon adoption of the proposed Agreement. (See File ~~~ in the Clerk's permanent file for a copy of the proposed Joint Planning Agreement) If adopted, the Agreement would go into effect immediately. Withdrawal or termination would be by mutual agreement and with a public _._ hearing. There would also be a time element of 90 days. Planning Board member Pilkey inquired as to why this agreement was only with Chapel Hill and Carrboro and not Dieb'ane and Hillsborough. Collins answered this is a unique type of agreement within North Carolina. It is within Planning Staff's wank program to initiate discussion of a similar type agreement with Hillsborough and perhaps bYebane if this agreement proves successful. Chair Gordon inquired if the intent was that the joint hearings would be between the Town Council. Board of Aldermen, Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board. Collins responded yes that was the intent.