RES-1998-019a Resolution Amending the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan 04-08-1998-2a

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021 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN WHEREAS, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro entered into a Joint Planning Agreement, dated September 22, 1987, as amended April 2, 1990, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement, a Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan was adopted on October 13, 1986 by all parties to the Joint Planning Agreement, and has since been amended on several occasions; and WHEREAS, A Small Area Plan that provides a framework for the future use of land within Carrboro's northern growth area was accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997, and WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan was the product of a four year planning process that involved numerous public officials, planners, and residents of the affected area, culminating in a two-day facilitated workshop sponsored by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro; and WHEREAS, the geographic area covered by the Small Area Plan includes Carrboro's Transition Area as identified in the Joint Planning Agreement, which area is also covered by the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, implementation of the recommendations contained in the Small Area Plan requires certain amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan; NOW THEREFORE, THE [ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS] [CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL] [CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN] HEREBY RESOLVES THAT THE JOINT PLANNING LAND USE PLAN BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Section VII of the Plan ("Overview of Implementation Strategies") is amended on page 91 by adding under the heading "Coordination with other Plans" a second paragraph to read as follows: "Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the "Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area," accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997, is specifically incorporated by reference into this Plan and supersedes any provisions of this Plan that are inconsistent with the Small Area Plan with respect to the CJDA Transition Area.". 2. Section V of the Plan ("Joint Planning Operating Principles") is amended on page 59 by deleting the entire first paragraph at the top of the page, which begins with "The portion of the Transition Area...." and includes numbered subparagraphs 1 through 5. (The deleted language divides Carrboro's Transition Area into Transition Area I and Transition Area II and prohibits the density of Transition Area II from exceeding one unit per acre until at least 75% of the area within Transition Area I meets certain developmental thresholds).