RES-2014-047 Resolution Amending Previously Approved Amendments to the Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement Incorporating Changes Made by the Town of Carrboro

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Resolution#: RES-2014-047 lP A RESOLUTION AMENDING PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE PLAN AND JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT INCORPORATING CHANGES MADE BY THE TOWN OF CARRBORO WHEREAS, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro have engaged in a cooperative planning effort for the area known as the Rural Buffer as detailed within a Joint Planning Land Use Plan (hereafter 'the Plan), adopted October 13, 1986, and amended from time to time, and WHEREAS, the administration of this Joint Planning Land Use Plan is laid out within the Joint Planning Agreement (hereafter `Agreement'), originally adopted on September 22, 1987, and amended from time to time, and WHEREAS, Orange County initiated amendments to the Plan and Agreement seeking to ensure agricultural activities are allowed throughout the area, clarify density and minimum lot size requirements, and ensure the viability of cluster subdivisions in the area covered by the Plan and Agreement, and WHEREAS, amendments to the Plan and Agreement were approved by the Board of County Commissioners at its June 3, 2014 meeting, and WHEREAS, at its June 3, 2014 regular meeting, the Town of Carrboro Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution approving amendments with additional language to the Agreement concerning agricultural activities, and WHEREAS, at its June 9, 2014 regular meeting, the Town of Chapel Hill approved the aforementioned amendments, incorporating the Town of Carrboro's language, with no additional modifications, and WHEREAS, the County needs to incorporate the Town of Carrboro's wording change into the approved Agreement. NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County hereby resolves that the Agreement is hereby amended to incorporate changes made by the Town of Carrboro. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement shall become effective upon adoption by the governing bodies of Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by Commissioner , the foregoing resolution was adopted this day of , 2014.