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Phasing of the Plan The key issue that resulted in consensus direction at both public hearings is that the designation of specific land uses for individual parcels within the Plan area needs more study and discussion. It was suggested that this initiative be split into two phases. Phase I will be establishing boundaries (annexation boundary, Rural Buffer, areas of joint concern), with general land use principles (e.g., mixed use in the areas south and southeast of Hillsborough), and the construction of a framework for Interlocal Agreements. With adoption of the Strategic Growth Plan by both Hillsborough and Orange County, there would be clear policy guidance on these boundaries and the means to implement them. Phase II would move to implementation of the Plan, and preparation of parcel-specific Land Use designations. Included in Phase II would be work to prepare and adopt a Land Use Plan for Hillsborough (a Town responsibility), and a Land Use Plan for the transition areas outside Hillsborough (a Joint responsibility). This Phase II work would include negotiation and execution of an Interlocal Agreement as suggested in the Plan, specifying jurisdiction and procedures for land use planning, zoning, and development review. Phase 11 work would also include examination of priorities for transportation improvements within the Plan area (e.g., Elizabeth Brady Extension, Western Bypass), and identifying key implementation strategies. Several adjustments to the Plan document are necessary in order to clarify this Phase I - Phase II approach. Additional language is needed in the Executive Summary (page 1) to explain the phasing concept. And the Implementation section beginning on page 19 needs adjustment. In particular, the Proposed Land Use Plan on page 12 needs to be removed, and replaced with a map that shows the jurisdictional changes that will take place (e.g., swap of ETJ areas so that Hillsborough will have jurisdiction over areas most imminently to be developed and annexed.) Accordingly, new replacement pages are attached to this memorandum as follows: ® Revised Executive Summary (page 1); and ® Changed Land Use section to eliminate Land Use Map, replaced with jurisdictional map, along with narrative describing a phased approach to developing specific Land Use designations (pages 11-14); and ® Adjustment to Implementation section (pages 19 to 22 and 24) to reflect this approach. Adoption of this Strategic Growth Plan with these adjustments will result in a clear set of policies regarding the limits and future locations of Hillsborough growth, annexation, and utility extension, and regarding establishment of a rural buffer outside this boundary. Adoption will establish a policy that an Interlocal Agreement be executed that results in shared jurisdiction of key transition areas. This adopted Plan will set the foundation for this Interlocal Agreement by indicating the locations and nature of areas for which jurisdiction is to be shared. Land Use Plan As indicated above, this Phase I of the Strategic Growth Plan does not recommend specific land uses (type and intensity of use) for specific parcels of land; but Phase 1 does identify the areas for which growth will be targeted, and into which public services are intended to be extended. Further, this Phase I document includes, as a starting point and foundation, a list of the categories of land use that are to be considered for these targeted growth areas. Those categories of land use are to be included on page 13 of the Plan, attached here as a replacement page. 2