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28 3 )g steering committee for the small area planning study area, including three representatives from the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, two representatives from the Chapel Hill Town Council (Council Members Julie Andresen and Pat Evans), and two zgxesentatives from the Orange County Board of Commissioners. The steering committee began meeting on July 8, 19%, and is currently developing goals and objectives and a proposed timeline for the proposed facilitation process. The steering committee is presently scheduled to report back to the Board of Aldermen in September, 19%. The Dispute Settlement Center is under contract with the Town of Carrboro to conduce the facilitation process. In 1986, the Town Cousicil adopted a Land Use Plan for the Town of Chapel HE In 1989, the Town Council adopted a Comprehensive Plan for Chapel mil. At this time, the Council noted that there were three largdy undeveloped arras (south, northwest and northeast) that deserved additional "small area planning," The Council befieved that than Ju8e, undeveloped area would benefit from studies that could provide a finer grain of thought and anakysis regarding the types of land uses that would be most appropriate for these areas, The Council also believed that it would be desirable for these small arts planning processes to precede development in these undeveloped areas. Shortly after adopting the 1989 Comprehensive Plan, the Council anti ted a small area planning process for the land south of Morgan Creek This planning process was completed when the Southern Small Area Plan was adopted in June of 1992. The Southern Small Area Plan has since been used to help evaluate the Southern Village development applications and other subdivision applications in the southern arts. Noting the benefits of small area planning in the southern area, on January 25, 1993, the Council initiated a small area planning process for the largely undeveloped area northwest of Chapel Hill. At this time, we believe that the need for small area planning in the Northwest Area is of increasing importance • The Town's casting Land Use Plan is ten years old and does not provide up-to-date guidance an present land use issues in the Northwest Area. We believe that there are good ideas in the proposed Northwest Small Area Plan. Furthermore, the Northwest Small Area Plan was developedd by a very inclusive and intensive citizen process over a twenty -month pig procesL Developnneat activity is taking place in the Northwest Area, and there is a need fdr a artttnt, up-to -date policy framework In summar% the need continues to exist for additional plannin g in the Northwest Small Area. Development applications have beers submitted for properties within and adjoining the study area. An adopted Northwest Snag Area Plan would be tinily as additional development applications in this Ara are stbmitU4 saving to provide guidance to developers-and reduce the uncertainties of property owners.