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1) Changing the designation of land south of Eubanks Road from "Open Space to "Low <br /> Residential; <br /> 2) Changing the designation of land north of Eubanks Road between the existing landfill and <br /> Millhouse Road, from "Mixed Use, Office Emphasis" to "Open Space"; <br /> 3) Changing the designation of parcels between Millhouse Road and Interstate 40 from <br /> "Mixed Use, Office Emphasis" to 'Rural Residential'; and <br /> 4) Changing the designation of the Greene Tract from "Landfill Pending Further Study"to <br /> "Housing/Open Space." <br /> The Planning staffs of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Orange County note the following options <br /> for proceeding toward adoption of the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and <br /> map: <br /> 1) Adopt the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map as <br /> adopted by the Chapel Hill Town Council on May 7, 2001; or <br /> 2) Adopt the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map as <br /> adopted by the Chapel Hill Town Council on May 7, 2001, but leave the designation of the <br /> Greene Tract unchanged from its 1986 Land Use Plan designation ("Future Landfill, <br /> Pending Future Study") until a final use is determined for the Greene Tract; or <br /> 3) Adopt the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Map as <br /> adopted by the Chapel Hill Town Council on May 7, 2001, but designate three uses <br /> (housing, open space, and recreation) for the Greene Tract, as adopted by the three <br /> governing bodies in November and December of 2001; or <br /> 4) Postpone adoption of the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land use Plan and <br /> Map until the Greene Tract Work Group finalizes recommendations for a concept plan on <br /> the Greene Tract. <br /> Chair Jacobs asked if the staff is looking for direction as to which of the four approaches to <br /> take at this time. Chris Berndt said that they were laying out the approaches at this time. <br /> Chair Jacobs said that one way to approach it would be to wait and incorporate the Greene <br /> Tract which is option #4. Everyone agreed to this approach. <br /> b. Southern Portion of Chapel Hill Transition Area Within Joint Planning Area <br /> Orange County Planning Director Craig Benedict made this presentation. He said that <br /> adoption of the new Chapel Hill Comprehensive Plan in May 2000 resulted in a northward shift of the <br /> Urban Service Boundary away from the Southern Triangle Transition Area. No change to the Joint <br /> Planning Area Land Use Plan has yet been proposed for this area. <br /> Mayor Nelson left the meeting at this point at 8:57 p.m. <br /> Commissioner Brown asked Craig Benedict why we would not want to do this and he said <br /> that it would be consistent to an amendment to the plan. That area would be similar to the other rural <br /> buffer areas that are not being serviced with urban services. It would take a formal public hearing and a <br /> formal amendment process. There are areas within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Chapel Hill that <br /> would not be serviced by urban services, but that could stay within the planning jurisdiction. <br /> Mayor Foy said that his board has not really discussed this, and he does not think they would <br /> be comfortable taking an action to move it forward without having given it consideration. He would like <br /> more time. <br /> Commissioner Gordon concurs with the Chapel Hill Town Council taking the initiative. <br />