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BACKGROUND: <br /> In the mid-1980s Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro adopted a <br /> Joint Planning Land Use Plan and accompanying Agreement that provided land use planning <br /> for the area of the county commonly referred to as the Rural Buffer and for areas designated as <br /> "Transition Areas" adjacent to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Transition Areas were <br /> defined as areas in transition from rural to urban and were projected to be provided with urban <br /> services (public utilities and other town services). The full plan and agreement is available at: <br /> http://orangecountync.gov/planning/Documents.asp. <br /> In October 2014, the Town of Chapel Hill enacted an Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) <br /> expansion ordinance that changed most of the Town's designated Transition Area to ETJ. <br /> Because there is relatively little Chapel Hill Transition Area remaining, the Town of Chapel Hill <br /> has proposed two options for potential amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement regarding <br /> Transition Area resident representation on its Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment. <br /> The attached Town staff report provides further details on the options. Amendments to the Joint <br /> Planning Agreement require a joint public hearing and approval by the three governing boards <br /> of the jurisdictions that are parties to the agreement. <br /> Gene Poveromo, Town of Chapel Hill Planning Department Development Manager, <br /> made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> October 15, 2015 <br /> Joint Public Hearing <br /> Amending the Joint Planning Area Agreement <br /> Recommendation <br /> • Consider the amendment <br /> • Continue the Public Hearing <br /> • Chapel Hill Town Council <br /> ❖ November 11 <br /> • Carrboro Board of Aldermen <br /> ❖ November 24 <br /> • Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> ❖ December 7 <br /> Joint Planning Area Agreement Amending JPA Resident Membership on Town of Chapel <br /> Hill <br /> • Planning Board <br /> • Board of Adjustment <br /> • JPA Resident Membership <br /> • "...at least on resident of each town's respective Transition area shall be appointed <br /> ...planning board and board of adjustment..." <br /> • TRANSITION AREA = JOINT PLANNING AREA <br /> Chapel Hill Planning Jurisdiction (map) <br /> Chapel Hill Planning Commission Recommendation <br /> • Amend the JPA Agreement and replace the JPA seat on the Planning Commission and <br /> Board of Adjustment with a Chapel Hill resident seat <br /> • Planning Commission <br />