Agenda - 03-29-2012 - C1 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

Excerpt from a Memo dated May 24, 1996 for the May 30, 1996 Assembly of Governments Meeting History of 3oint Plan~n~ During the 1950s and 1960s, the North Carolina State Legisla~re gran#ed Chapel Hiil and Carrboro the right to enact zoni.ng ordinances ~n.d ~g~iati.~~ for certain designated areas suzxounding the Towns. Thes~ designate~d ar~s a~ ~wn as an extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ET~. Each Tawn adopts zoning and controls development of land within its respective extraterritoriai planning jurisdiction (ETJ). During this period of time, land located ou~side of Chapel Hill's or Carrboro's corporate limits and planning jurisdictions was zoned and controlled by 4range County. During the late 1970s and early 19$Os, urban growth began to occur outside of Chapel HiII's azad Carrboro's corporate limits and extraterritorial planning jurisdictions. In particular, growth began to occur north of Chapel Hill's extraterritorial planning jurisdiction (ET~ boundary; and, Orange County had begun to approve devetopments outside of C~tapel Hill's planning jurisdiction that would eventixally be annexed into the Town's corporat~ limits (ex. Timberlyne Subdivision). A philosophy for joint planning emerged as an opportunity to provide Chapel Hill and Carrbozo with some planning and zoning control over future growth areas outside of each Town's extraterritorial planning jurisdietion (ET~. Joint planning also provided the opportunity for the County to retain some zoning control over thes~ grow~ ar~ ~r~ a~.sc~ ~e€t~g a 2imit for urban sprawl and providing a transitian fram ~n ~ra~ Co a r~nral envirox~n~ ~the ~~a.l buffer). In general, the purpose o€ joint ~ianriing is to provide a method of coordinated and comiprehensive planning for areas that are of interest to aIl three jurisdictions. Developme ~f ~ Joint Planning Agreement In 19$4, the Town of Chapel Hill and Orange Counry entered into a Join# PIanning Agreement that called for the development of a Land Use Plan for the areas immediately surrounding Chapel Hill and Carrboro, but located outside the extraterritorial planning jurisdictions (ETJ Lines) of the two towns. These areas outside of each Town's respective corporate limits and planning jurisdiction were lrnown as Jaint Planning "Transition Areas." Iuitially, 'the Town of Carrboro was not a party to the Joint Planning Agreement. The staffs and Planning Boards of Chapel Hill and Orange County proceeded to develop a Land Use Plan. The Town of Carrboro was also updating its Land Use Plan and began to participate in the Joint Pianning process. A public information meeting was held in November of 1985. The results of this meeting combined with public hearings in January and April of 1986 were merged ta produce the Joint Planning Area. Land Use Plan. The Ptan was adopted by the Chapel Hill Town Council and the Orange County Board of Commissioners on October 13, 19$b. Following efforts to streamline the review pracess for deve~opments located in transition azeas, the Town of Carrboro joined Chapel Hill and Qrange County in adopting a new 7oint Planning Agzeement on November 2, 1987. The November 1987 Joint Planning Agreement was amended on April 2, 1990, in order to implement recommended strategies for the protection o€ the University Lake watershed,