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z The Chapel Hill Town Council discussed these issues at their meeting on February 23. Various options such as starting the hearing early (5:30 PM) or identifying continuation dates after April 8 were discussed, but ultimately they recommended two hearings: one on April 8 as scheduled and another at a date to- be- determined. The Council voted unanimously to recommend that the Inna Deng request, Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area, and amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement be heard on April 8; they also recommended that the Chapel Hill Northwest Small Area Plan be considered concurrent with the Carrboro plan so that issues related to transportation, recreation, and future land uses might be considered in tandem. With regard to the American Stone amendment, the Town Council recommended that it be considered at a separate hearing to be scheduled before the end of the current fiscal year (no dates were identified). The "Schedule of Planning- Related Meetings and Activities" calls for Board approval of the legal notice on March 4. However, consideration of the notice at the March 17 meeting is an option as it allows time to get the notice to the newspapers by March 20. Items proposed for consideration at the April 8 public hearing include: JPA LAND USE PLAN AND MAP AMENDMENTS The following amendments require the approval of the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. 1. JPA -1 -98 Inna Dent! (see attached application materials) This application requests expansion of the Chapel Hill Transition plan category to include two tracts (Chapel Hill Township Tax Map 18, lots 27 and 27E) on the north side of Eubanks Road. The tracts contain 8.08 and 3.62 acres respectively and are located in a small rectangular segment of the Rural Buffer category bordered to the north and west by the Blackwood Division of Duke Forest and to the east and south by Chapel Hill Transition. The area contains approximately 50 acres and is composed of nine individual properties. Joint staff review of the request recommends consideration of the entire area for inclusion in Chapel Hill Transition as proposed in the DRAFT Chapel Hill Northwest Small Area Plan. 2. JPA -2 -98 American Stone Company (see Chapel Hill attachment) s (Fourth in a series of public hearings: the first occurring on October 10, 1991, the second on October 14, 1993, and the third on April 14, 1994). The applicant requests expansion of the extractive use plan category as contained in the JPA Land Use Plan. This category encompasses mining and quarry operations. The property contains 164.97 acres and is specifically described as lots 8A (part), 9B, 9C, and 9E of Tax Map 28 in Bingham Township (currently, lot 9B is the only property so designated). The amendment application requests that the extractive use category be extended to the remaining properties.