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~-, ,-.s j~`~ rLs; Collins continued that Item lb has to do with an actual designation of the transition area and rural buffer boundaries. Since the plan was adopted, there has been continued reference to the transition area versus the rural buffer. The orange area on the map, including interspersed green areas or resource conservation districts would constitute the transition area. The outer boundary of the orange area would be the transition area ,~oundary line. Everything within it, as was pointed out by. Alderperson Wegner, would be subject to the Town of Carrboro's jurisdiction if the County adopts their land development ordinances. and zoning map. The rural buffer would be everything beyond that line and would encompass all the arEa shown in a cream color-as well as the interspersed green areas which are Duke Forest and the Resource Conservation District. The grey areas on the map show the existing corporate limits as well as the existing extraterritorial areas. North of Carrboro the cross hatched areas represent two possible alternatives for jurisdictional exchange which Alderperson Wegner has already discussed. Collins then pointed to the maps that showed the same areas on the Carrboro zoning maps that were prepared by the Town of Carrboro for discussion purposes only and to show the range of possibilities. He pointed out the elongated orange colored area at the top oriented in a northwest-southeast direction as the existing Univeristy Lake watershed of approximately 1800 acres under Carrboro's jurisdiction. The lighter area just north of Carrboro's jurisdiction represented one end of the continuum and is based on an exchange using a density capacity of five units per acre. 2f that approach were used, 228 acres would be needed to accommodate the number of dwelling units that can be built in the Town of Carrboro's zoning jurisdiction under the present zoning ordinances in the University Lake watershed. An acre- for-acre swap, the light area to the northwest of Carrboro as well as the dark area together would encompass 1800 acres, and could extend almost up to Eubanks Road. That would accommodate again on an ~,~~~acre-for-acre basis the same number of units permitted in University Lake watershed plus a great more if the transition area is extended. Collins stated that the Planning Staff of Orange County takes no position on either proposal at this time. The matters are for discussion on behalf of the citizens. Bar Jacobs Chair of the Oran a Count Plannin Board , explained the process of land use planning in Orange County, noting no decisions are to be made at the hearing. The only purpose of the hearing is to present information and to allow the citizens an opportunity to digest it and to express their thoughts. After the hearing, the matter is referred back to the Planning. Board which also confers with the Township Advisory Council, in this case from Chapel Hill Township. The Planning Board will then make a decision or recommendation and present it to the commissioners. Steve Yuhasz Oran a Count Plannin Board member , asked what the effective difference in the transition area between having extra territorial jurisdiction. and just being a party to the Joint Planning Agreement would mean to Carrboro. Collins responded that Alderperson Wegner alluded to this issue in her presentation. One difference would be that Carrboro would have legal authority and thus more autonomy based on State Statutes if extraterritorial jurisdiction were granted. Councilman David Godschalk indicated he would like to make just a brief statement in support of these matters on behalf of the Chapel Hill