Agenda - 02-12-1996 - X-F - Laserfiche WebLink

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The following ordinance was introduced by Alderman and duly seconded by Alderman AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CARRBORO LAND USE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF CONDITIONAL AND SPECIAL USE PERMITS WITHIN THE NORTHERN SMALL AREA PLANNING AREA WHEREAS, the Small Area Planning Work Group was established in 1992 to compose a comprehensive "Small Area Plar" for growth within the Town of Carrboro's Northern Small Area Planning Area (the "Study Area") ; WHEREAS, through the process of writing the Small Area Plan, the Small Area Planning Work Group has identified desired forms and patterns of development for the Study Area and has determined ways in which these desired forms and patterns of development can become reality; WHEREAS, the Carrboro Board of Alderman received the recommendations of the Small Area Planning Work Group on December 19, 1995 and held a public hearing on February 6, 1996 to receive public comment regarding the Small Area Plan and the temporary moratorium; WHEREAS, a portion of the Study Area is within Carrboro's Joint Planning Area established by Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro on November 2, 1987 and the Joint Planning Agreement requires that all proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan be considered at a Joint Public Hearing before all three governing boards and be subsequently adopted by all three boards; WHEREAS, a joint public hearing has been scheduled for April 18, 1996 to consider amending the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan to incorporate the recommendations of the Small Area Plan; WHEREAS, following the adoption of any resulting amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan the Town of Carrboro will formulate amendments to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance to implement the adopted Small Area Land Use Plan, which will in turn require another Joint Public Hearing by Orange County and Carrboro's governing boards pursuant to Section 2.6E of the Joint Planning Agreement; WHEREAS, following said Joint Public Hearing the Land Use Ordinance text and map amendments will not become effective until adopted by both Carrboro and Orange County; WHEREAS, the Town of Carrboro desires to avoid the creation of any new developments that may be inconsistent with the recommendations of the Small Area Planning Work Group during the pendency of the above-described planned adoption and implementation process;