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24 <br /> B. Whenever Chapel Hill or Carrboro receives an application for a development permit as <br /> defined in this Agreement relating to land within their respective portions of the Transition <br /> area, it shall forward copies of the application to Orange County for review. The towns <br /> shall establish timetables to insure that Orange County has an opportunity to make <br /> recommendations regarding such applications within the framework of the County's <br /> regularly scheduled meeting dates. To the extent possible, the timetables of the County <br /> and the towns shall provide for simultaneous review to expedite application processing; <br /> provided,however,the towns may not vote to issue or deny a permit until they have <br /> received the recommendations of Orange County or until the expiration of forty-five(45) <br /> days after orange County has received the application,whichever comes first. <br /> C. From time to time a development moratorium is appropriate in order to address exigent <br /> circumstances or the results of a study of density designations,plan classifications or other <br /> matters prescribed by the adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan,the Joint Planning <br /> Area Land Use Map or any of the land use ordinances of the Town of Chapel Hill or the <br /> Town of Carrboro. To preserve the status quo pending the consideration of a land use <br /> ordinance amendment designed to address exigent circumstances or the results of a study, <br /> the Town of Carrboro or the Town of Chapel Hill may propose the adoption of a <br /> development moratorium pending consideration of the ordinance amendment. With <br /> respect to the CJDA, any proposed moratorium shall not be effective until adopted by the <br /> Town of Carrboro and approved by Orange County following a public hearing conducted <br /> by the Town of Carrboro. With respect to the CHJDA, any proposed moratorium shall not <br /> be effective until adopted by the Town of Chapel Hill and approved by Orange County <br />