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i a long-term goal of matching or exceeding their amenity level could be agreed upon. After the initial year, updating the comparison would be relatively easy. • Establishing uniform standards for all of Orange County can be the basis for developing plans of actions that involve cooperative ventures among all of the governments responsible for providing this service to its citizens. Local Land Use Ordinances • All three jurisdictions (Carrboro, Chapel Hill and Orange County) have historically recognized the significance of establishing requirements for recreation and parks within their subdivision ordinances. A jurisdiction has two ways to develop a park system, through the general tax base and requiring developers to contribute. • All have the provision to accept a cash payment in lieu of providing lands or facilities within the subdivision. This provides the flexibility to serve needs of the subject subdivision and the broader community. • Each can allow for off-site improvements or donations of land to provide for large, planned park sites contributed to by more than one subdivision. • The three ordinances have flexibility in requiring land, developed facilities, or both. • Chapel Hill and Orange County regulations are written to be land intensive while Carrboro basically requires that private recreation facilities be included. • Although the three ordinances use different formulae to define their requirements, the philosophy and intent of all three ordinances are the same. • Equalizing or having the same requirements across jurisdictions would require few changes and could be done to standardize recreation land and facility expectation placed on new developments by each jurisdiction. Section Recommendations Set standards based on ranking with other Triangle Area counties. Determine type of park and recreation facilities to be surveyed. Develop mechanism for annual review of park and facilities standards by all jurisdictions. Page 8