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F— 5; <br /> A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATION ON <br /> ANY PROPOSED ANNEXATIONS BY THE CITY OF DURHAM INTO <br /> TIC E COUNTY OF ORANGE <br /> WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan includes a portion of Orange County in its <br /> designated Urban Growth Area; and <br /> WHEREAS,according to the Durham 2020(.7omprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Areas"will <br /> likely see the extension of urban services and annexation into the Durham city limits;"and <br /> WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan Urban Growth Area is generally bounded <br /> by the Durham•Orange county line to the east, the Eno River to the north, Pleasant Green Road <br /> to the west, and TJS Highway 70 to the south which area is illustrated on the attached map; and <br /> WHEREAS, this area encompasses portions of the 1-851US Highway 70 Economic Development <br /> District as defined in the Orange County Comprehensive Plun, Land Use Atlas and Orange <br /> County Zoning Ordinance;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan states that, "Additional study of the Durham <br /> Urban Growth Area boundary in Orange County is needed;-and <br /> WHEREAS, local governments in Orange County and Durham County have demonstrated <br /> their willingness to proactively pursue common goals as illustrated by the creation or the Little <br /> River Regional Park and Natural Area and ongoing staff level discussions regarding public water <br /> and sewer issues;and <br /> WHEREAS, continued cooperative planning in the areas of transportation,water and sewer- <br /> -policy, land use, and parks is in the best interests of all parties and is asuperior way to approach <br /> and resolve those questions that impact adjoining counties and cities predominately in one county <br /> with boundaries adjacent or nearly adjacent to another county, and <br /> WHEREAS,orange County and the municipalities within Orange County have entered into and arc <br /> entering into cooperative planning and public water and sewer planning and boundary agreements <br /> which recognize the benefits of planning'decisions which encourage Smart Growth and create <br /> physical and governmentul separation between urban growth,development and services and rural <br /> growth, development and services. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners requests that consideration of annexation for all,or part,of the above area be preceded by <br /> discussions of jurisdictional issues by representatives appointed by the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners,, the Durham City Council and the Durham County Board of Commissioners with the <br /> intended result being growth planning and public water and sewer planning, recreational planning, other <br /> governmental service planning and boundary and annexation agreements among the three governments. <br /> This the 15011 day of August, 2000. <br /> g;\cra1S\ugarcsol,doc\8-4-00\gb <br />