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f 2 Use Plan on the basis that the Plan sets forth a range of densities in Transition j Areas, but does not contemplate limitations on the ability to secure permits if proposed projects are carried out in accordance with the Plan. The letter further states that a moratorium adopted by Carrboro would have no effect in the Transition Areas until the Joint Planning Agreement was amended to "provide for moratoria, their duration, and the reasons justifying them". Current Request for Moratorium The moratorium proposed at this time is essentially the same as that proposed in early 1996. The Carrboro Board of Aldermen have set a November 11, 1997 public hearing date. There have been no changes to the Joint Planning Agreement to address development moratoria, as suggested in the February 13, 1996 letter from the Board of Commissioners. In response to the request for comment on the current proposed moratorium,the Planning Staff sent the attached letter dated October 15, 1997 to the Carrboro Planning Director. That letter cites the prior action by the Board of Commissioners objecting to a moratorium until the Joint Planning Agreement is amended. Options Since the initial request for a moratorium, there has been considerable public input into the development of the Plan. Two facilitated meetings, held in April and May of 1997, involved almost 200 citizens, elected officials and community leaders. One option would be for the Board of Commissioners reconsider its earlier decision based on additional information concerning the extent of public input on the development of the Northern Small Area Plan. If the Board takes no action to object to the proposed moratorium prior to the November 11 hearing before the Board of Aldermen,then it will be effective in the Transition Areas upon adoption, and will automatically be incorporated by reference into the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. The other option would be to conduct a public hearing to amend the Joint Planning Agreement as described in the February 26, 1996 letter from the Board of Commissioners. The governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro will be present at an Assembly of Governments meeting on November 20, 1997. A JPA public hearing could be held prior to convening the regular meeting. A proposed legal advertisement is attached for Board approval if it wishes to schedule the hearing on November 20. RECOMMENDATION: The County Manager recommends that the Board reconsider its earlier position concerning the proposed Carrboro development moratorium based on the extent of public input in the development of the Northern Small Area Plan, and take no action objecting to the proposed moratorium.