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5 �pW N pF pyq p E L August 26, 2013 ATTACHMENT 2 Mr. Frank W. Clifton, Manager Orange County P.O. Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 Dear Mr. Clifton: TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL Town Manager's Office 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Chapel Hill, NC 27514 -5707 phone (919) 968 -2743 fax (919) 969 -2063 www.townofchapelhill.org I am writing to relay the map that accompanies the Chapel Hill Town Council's June 24 request for Orange County to consider the extension of the Town's Extraterritorial Planning Jurisdiction. On June 24, 2013, the Chapel Hill Town Council voted 7 -0 to initiate a process with the County to extend the Town's extraterritorial jurisdiction to the area within the portion of the Historic Rogers Road Neighborhood currently within Orange County's jurisdiction and Chapel Hill's Joint Planning Transition Area. The Chapel Hill Town Council has asked that, if possible, the process to consider extension of extraterritorial jurisdiction be expedited. As you are aware, the purpose of extending the Town's ETJ is to facilitate the use of community development funding which may be available to the Town to assist with sewer and /or water service to property owners in this area who qualify for such assistance. The Town Council also asked that the Managers continue discussion of a possible Utility District with our partners including local jurisdictions, OWASA, and the Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools. Further, the Council requested continued discussion with Self -Help and the Jackson Center, too, in order to broaden the options we will be exposed to as we consider planning and funding. Last week our Attorneys and Planning Directors met to discuss next steps in the ETJ extension process. I understand that the request to proceed with the ETJ extension is tentatively on the Board of County Commissioners' calendar for review on September 5th. The Chapel Hill Town Council has a tentative agenda item to call a Public Hearing to consider the proposed extension of the Town's ETJ on September 23`d. We anticipate that the Public Hearing could be as early as October 21st with action possible in November to extend the Town's extra- territorial jurisdiction, with enactment of Town zoning regulations for this area shortly thereafter. Based on the discussion among the planners and attorneys, it is anticipated that the Town's zoning regulations which will be proposed for this area will correspond to the zoning presently in place pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement. Following enactment by the Town, it is our