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12 1 Craig Benedict said the Town of Hillsborough would have public hearings for everything 2 in that urban service boundary. 3 Commissioner Rich asked if there has been any push back from citizens regarding the 4 map being presented. 5 Craig Benedict said there has been dialogue and discussion around the need to focus 6 development in the urban areas, yet to maintain the historic charm. He said that it is understood 7 that if medium densities were allowed outside of the urban service area, that could create big 8 populations too. 9 Commissioner Dorosin said, looking at this map, is the idea that eventually everything 10 inside the urban service boundary is going to be annexed and Craig Benedict answered, yes. 11 Commissioner Dorosin said can they clarify the difference for ETJ and blue and orange 12 and why they are treated differently. 13 Craig Benedict said ETJs are identified in courts and state law and can impose zoning 14 and regulations in that area. He said that, instead of turning blue and orange areas into an ETJ, 15 that they can have joint planning ownership in these areas. This is the same thing that has 16 been done with the joint planning area in Chapel Hill, Carrboro. In those areas, they will agree 17 upon the land use and the zoning regulations, that if annexed by Hillsborough, they will be able 18 to use the regulations agreed to, while still remaining Orange County planning jurisdiction while 19 ceding authority to Hillsborough. 20 Commissioner Dorosin asked why these areas and why not all areas be subject to 21 agreement and/or ETJ. 22 Commissioner Price said some of the blue and orange areas already have Hillsborough 23 water but no sewer and is developed and ripe for annexation. She said an ETJ has no water 24 infrastructure, it is just land in close proximity to Hillsborough but without that connection. 25 Craig Benedict clarified, if it's an ETJ, there is no divestiture, and with orange and blue 26 areas, there is some joint planning. 27 Commissioner Dorosin asked, if that is important in the orange and blue areas, why is it 28 not important in the areas proposed to become ETJ that are not ETJ now. 29 Craig Benedict said that they had actually annexed outside their ETJ in some areas and 30 so there was non-ETJs that was surrounded by corporate limits. In some areas it was very 31 compact and it was decided to trade ETJs and put it into those areas instead of having blue and 32 orange areas. 33 Commissioner Price answered Commissioner Rich's question about pushback and said 34 there is some pushback. She referenced a development pending on 70 where there was 35 opposition because of the possibility of five to six story buildings behind ETJ area. She noted 36 that she happens to live in one of these areas and some of her neighbors are concerned about 37 being annexed by Hillsborough. It is preferable not to be in the city. 38 Frank Clifton said a lot of these processes were in place before the annexation 39 legislation and he said that any decision made on ETJs is fairly significant because annexation 40 is so limited. When you cede ETJ, direct controlling interest is lost, but not the blame is still 41 there. He noted that people in an ETJ don't get to vote, but they are told what their zoning 42 issues and rules are. The second issue relates to the consequences of intensified residential 43 development. He referenced the role of schools and school demands. 44 Craig Benedict said about ten years ago they had the discussion on land-