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PLANNING BOARD MINUTES - JULY 15, 1998 Cameron reported that the Board of Commissioners approved the Local Historic Landmarks Program on June 22 and Staff is in the process of notifying the applicants. d. Ordinance Review Committee Cameron reported that the Committee met prior to this Planning Board meeting to review items proposed for the August 26 public hearing. e. Shaping Orange County's Future Allison reported that a series of meetings have been scheduled for the next two months to edit and refine the information that was presented to the Assembly of Governments in June. Each issue will be better defined and the next steps can be determined. f. Bicycle Committee Selkirk reported that recommendations have been compiled and maps have been drawn of a bicycle plan for the County and State. Transportation and recreation routes have been determined; mileage and the costs for paving bike lanes has been tabulated; routes have been ridden and potential hazards have been tabulated by members of the committee and a final report is being prepared for presentation to the Planning Board. Once the report is presented to the Board of Commissioners, it can be determined whether the committee should continue to meet and prepare recommendations for funding at the State level. AGENDA ITEM #8: MATTERS HEARD AT JPA PUBLIC HEARING (4/8/98) 10, a. Joint Planning Agreement Amendment - Temporary Development Moratoria Presentation by Gene Bell. From time to time a development moratorium is appropriate in order to address exigent circumstances or the results of a study of density designations, plan classifications or other matters prescribed by the adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan Map or any of the land use ordinances of the Towns of chapel Hill and Carrboro for their Transition areas and Orange County for the Rural Buffer. Currently, the Joint Planning Agreement does not provide for development moratoria. The need for such a provision in the agreement was highlighted in October, 1997, when Carrboro proposed a moratorium on processing special use and conditional use permit applications in the Northern Study Area pending completion of land use ordinance amendments. Orange County did not object to Carrboro's Land Use Ordinance text amendments establishing a six month moratorium. The proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement would preserve the status quo pending the consideration of a land use ordinance amendment designed to address exigent circumstances or the results of a study. It would allow for adoption of a moratorium of no more than six months. The amendment was approved by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on May 26, 1998 and by the Chapel Hill Town Council on