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2 <br /> 1 To receive public comment on two proposed options to amend the Joint Planning <br /> 2 Agreement to revise existing language regarding Transition Area resident representation on the <br /> 3 Town of Chapel Hill's Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 BACKGROUND: <br /> 6 In the mid-1980s Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro adopted a <br /> 7 Joint Planning Land Use Plan and accompanying Agreement that provided land use planning <br /> 8 for the area of the county commonly referred to as the Rural Buffer and for areas designated as <br /> 9 "Transition Areas" adjacent to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Transition Areas were <br /> 10 defined as areas in transition from rural to urban and were projected to be provided with urban <br /> 11 services (public utilities and other town services). The full plan and agreement is available at: <br /> 12 http://orangecountync.gov/planning/Documents.asp. <br /> 13 In October 2014, the Town of Chapel Hill enacted an Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) <br /> 14 expansion ordinance that changed most of the Town's designated Transition Area to ETJ. <br /> 15 Because there is relatively little Chapel Hill Transition Area remaining, the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> 16 has proposed two options for potential amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement regarding <br /> 17 Transition Area resident representation on its Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment. <br /> 18 The attached Town staff report provides further details on the options. Amendments to the Joint <br /> 19 Planning Agreement require a joint public hearing and approval by the three governing boards <br /> 20 of the jurisdictions that are parties to the agreement. <br /> 21 Gene Poveromo, Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department Development Manager, <br /> 22 made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 October 15, 2015 <br /> 26 Joint Public Hearing <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Amending the Joint Planning Area Agreement <br /> 29 Recommendation <br /> 30 Consider the amendment <br /> 31 Continue the Public Hearing <br /> 32 o Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> 33 ❖ November 11 <br /> 34 o Carrboro Board of Aldermen <br /> 35 ❖ November 24 <br /> 36 o Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> 37 December 7 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Joint Planning Area Agreement Amending JPA Resident Membership on Town of Chapel <br /> 40 Hill <br /> 41 Planning Board <br /> 42 Board of Adjustment <br /> 43 JPA Resident Membership <br /> 44 "...at least on resident of each town's respective Transition area shall be appointed <br /> 45 ...planning board and board of adjustment..." <br /> 46 TRANSITION AREA = JOINT PLANNING AREA <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Chapel Hill Planning Jurisdiction (map) <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Chapel Hill Planning Commission Recommendation <br />