ORD-2003-110 Amendment to the Land Use Element - Orange County Comprehensive Plan

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086 Attachment 2 Excerpts from Section 3.5, Land Use Goals and Draft Policies, of the Land Use Element Orange County Comprehensive Plan CATEGORY: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES GOAL NINE: The provision of water and sewer lines in those areas which can be practically and efficiently served by these facilities. 9.1 Develop and implement a cooperative joint planning process among the County municipalities and those organizations responsible for water and sewer lines to guide the extension of lines in accordance with the land use plans and policies of the affected jurisdictions. A task force composed of elected officials and staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of seven years, a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas and long -term interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001 The Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to this plan 9.2 Establish Urban Service Areas for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, -- Hillsborough, Mebane and Durham which will correspond with the 10 -year and 20 -year Transition Areas. Water and sewer lines should be directed to those areas which contain and are appropriate for higher density levels of residential, commercial, and industrial development. A task force composed of elected officials and staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of seven years, a Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas and loner -term interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001 The Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to this plan