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Attachment 1 <br />A motion was made by Alderman Haven - O'Donnell, seconded by Alderman Slade, that this <br />resolution be approved. <br />RESOLUTION AMENDING <br />THE JOINT PLANNING LAND USE PLAN AND JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT TO <br />ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCATING APPROPRIATE LOW INTENSITY <br />AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT ENTERPRISES IN THE <br />RURAL BUFFER LAND USE CLASSIFICATION <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro entered into a <br />Joint Planning Agreement originally dated September 22, 1987 and amended from time to time, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement, a Joint Planning Land Use Plan was <br />adopted on October 13, 1986 by all parties to the Joint Planning Agreement, and has since been <br />amended on several occasions, and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County initiated amendments to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br />and Unified Development Ordinance in order to adopt a regulatory program referred to as <br />"Agricultural Support Enterprises Within the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification," a program <br />the County has been working on since 2001, and <br />WHEREAS, amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement are necessary <br />prior to Orange County adopting the aforementioned Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance amendments, and <br />WHEREAS, a joint public hearing regarding the proposed Joint Planning Land Use Plan and <br />Agreement amendments was held on March 27, 2014, in accordance with the requirements of the <br />Joint Planning Agreement. <br />NOW THEREFORE, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen hereby resolves that the Joint Planning <br />Land Use Plan and Agreement be amended as shown on the attached pages. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen recommends approval of <br />all but four (i.e. Agricultural Processing Facility, Microbrewery w/Major Events, Winery <br />w/Major Events, and Assembly Facility Greater than 300 Occupants) of the proposed <br />agricultural support uses contained in the draft ordinance modifying the Orange County Unified <br />Development Ordinance that may only be enacted after the amendments to the Joint Planning <br />Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement have been approved. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen recommends that the <br />Agricultural Preservation Board, the County's appointed agricultural advisory board be given the <br />opportunity to comment on rezoning and land use permits related to ASE in the Rural Buffer. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Carrboro Board of Aldermen recommends that reuse of <br />existing farm buildings, especially those 50 years or older, into new agricultural support <br />K <br />