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Agenda Pttachment 11 <br /> ` STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AG-REEMEN <br /> COUNTY of ORANGE <br /> THIS AGREEMENT, Made and entered into thi-S the <br /> day of .. <br /> 198 , THE COUNTY PFRANrE, THE <br /> AUTHORITY.TOWN F CHAPEL HILL, THE TO;'M OT CARRHORq and r <br /> the ORANGE WATER AND SE <br /> WITNESSETH: <br /> That for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein set out and in welfare <br /> conidratin ands to e <br /> eachoofoth.e' partieschereto,athe part esnheretoadormutua 7lytagree public <br /> as follows; <br /> SECTION I. PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT. 'The purpose cif this agreement is to <br /> establish a method whereby coordinated and comprehensive planning may be provided for <br /> an Orange County-Chapel H-111-Carrboro joint Planning Area as delineated on. the adopted <br /> Orange County Land Use Plan Map. <br /> SECTION 2. CREATION OF JOINT PLANNING PROCESS. There is hereby established a <br /> joint planning process for the review of lanai development in the Orange County- <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro joint Planning Area. <br /> SECTION 3. DURATION. This Agreement shall be effective upon is execution, by <br /> the designated parties hereto, and shall continue thereafter until the day of <br /> l9 , or until all but one of the parties hereto have withdrawn. <br /> �ination date specified, this agreement may be renewed for an additional <br /> At the tez <br /> specified period of time, upon mutual agreement of all parties. <br /> SECTION 4. MUTUAF. PROMISES AND CONCERNS. It is agreed that a mutual policy <br /> of good will is essential to this process. It is further agreed that the process will. <br /> be based upon mutual adoption of land use plan and development standards for areas <br /> to be urbanized within a ten and twenty year period and those .joint Planning Areas <br /> that will remain -rural during the next twenty year period (Rural. Buffer). <br /> It is further agreed that orange County will adopt and. apply development standards <br /> in the 'Transition Areas as delineated on the adapted orange County Land Use Plan bfap <br /> which meet or exceed Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and OWASA development standards. These <br /> development standards will be defined and mutually adopted in a subsequent agreement. <br /> Upon the adoption of such -regulations, additional agreements will, be adopted <br /> authorizing orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and OWASA to review <br /> projects in areas subject to joint planning, as well as agreements authorizing the <br /> Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro to enforce the development standards through site <br /> inspections should that be desired by mutual consent. <br /> It is further agreed that all parties to this agreement shall be notified in writing <br /> prior to the amendment to or modification of any development standard that would apP1Y <br /> in an Orange County.-Chapel Hill--Carrboro joint Planaing,Area by the party considering <br /> such an action. <br /> It is further agreed that joint review of development proposals, including all proposed <br /> extensions of the water and sewer system of OWASA in the joint planning areas, will <br /> occur initially at the staff level, with each party deciding on the subsequent role <br /> of its governing body, planning board, board of adjustment, planning department and <br /> other Staff. It is agreed that the parties responsible for a final decision on a <br /> project will allow sufficient time for the other interested parties to conduct their <br /> reviews prior to action on the request. <br />