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Chair Brown asked how much of the commercial area is developed The office component at the corner of Weaver Dairy Road and NC 86 has two of the buildings occupied. Phases III and IV of the Timberhill Office Buildings are currently under construction. Phase IV and V which includes the area where the Harris Teeter will go are also under construction. There are additional phases that are not being developed at this time. Chapel Hill's Planning Director Roger Walden indicated that the Northeast quadrant of that intersection is being developed. There is a master plan approved for 40 acres of land and the Town has approved Special Use Permits for approximately '1 of the 40 acres. Shirley Marshall stated that the Triangle Transit Authority (TTA) is looking at further railroad plans and density. The corridors they are talking about for the railroads would be ideal sites to hold Transferred Development Rights. Landowners have come forth with land they would like to have placed in this program but it is much more difficult to find land which would be available to hold the development rights. Chair Brown, Alderman Zaffron, and Council member Evans agreed to work on a Task Force to study this issue. A motion was made by Carrboro Board of Alderman Zaffron, seconded by Mayor Waldorf, to create a task force to meet and develop a report clarifying the issue of Transfer of Development Rights and present a recommendation. VOTE: UNANIMOUS A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis, to refer the Joint Area Land Use Plan to the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill for a decision, at which time the matter will be referred to the Orange County Planning Board to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than June 22, 1998. VOTE: UNANIMOUS CITIZEN INITIATED REQUEST: JPA-1-98 - Request by Ms. I n n a Dena to Amend the Joint Plannina Area Land Use Plan & Map: This item was presented by Interim Planning Director Gene Bell for the purpose of receiving citizen comment on a citizen initiated request to amend the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map. This request by Ms. Inna Deng (JPA-1-98) is to amend the Joint Planning Area Land use Plan and Map by expanding the Chapel Hill Transition Area plan category to include two tracts on the North side of Eubanks Road. The tracts are identified as lots 27 and 27E, Tax map 18, Chapel Hill Township and contain 8.08 and 3.62 acres respectively. The tracts are a part of the land proposed for inclusion in the Chapel Hill Transition Area as proposed in the Chapel Hill Northwest Small Area Plan. Staff recommends inclusion of the whole area and not just the two tracts owned by Ms. Deng. QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL, CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDLERMEN: Commissioner Crowther asked if both of the properties were in the Rural Buffer. Mr. Bell indicated that Ms. Deng's property as well as the other 7 parcels in the rectanglular area were in the Rural Buffer. Carrboro Board of Alderman Spalt asked staff if the Small Area Plan being recommended to the three elected bodies already encompass this request. It was stated that there was a small section of the Rural Buffer that is an anomaly since it is an island of the Rural Buffer next to the landfill. That is the portion that is being recommended to be included in the Chapel Hill Transition Area. If the elected officials decide to take the recommendation to move it to