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023 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: Apri18,1998 Action Agenda Item # 2 . b SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No ATTACHMENT(S): -Draft Amendment to Joint Planning Agreement INFORMATION CONTACT: Roy Williford --986-7713 Patricia McGuire - 968-7713 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251 PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposal to amend the Joint Planning Agreement to incorporate the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area accepted by the Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997. The plan covers both Transition Areas I and II as specified in the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan (JPALUP), as well as areas within Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The amendment to the agreement will remove the density cap of one unit per acre in Transition Area II and combine Transition Areas I and II. In addition, the amendment would allow the Board of Aldermen to establish floating, conditional use zones. BACKGROUND: In February 1992, the Boazd of Aldermen for the Town of Carrboro determined that a comprehensive planning effort was needed for those azeas of the town's jurisdiction which are expected to receive the bulk of any growth and development occurring in the coming yeazs. By late 1993, the planning process was underway, with Town staff providing support to the 31 member Small Area Plan Work Group. In February 1996, a public hearing on the Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area -Proposed Draft for Presentation was held. Due to the issues raised during the hearing, the Boazd of Aldermen proposed that a facilitated