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02gint Planning Page 3 IV_ Information Needed from the Governing Bodies and Planning Boards The Chairs are requesting that the members of the governing bodies and the planning boards read the Joint Planning Area Background Data,including the "Additions"and make written comments on the following points: A. Is there any information missing from the Background Data which you think is essential to the plan development'? B. Are there points in the Background Data with which you disagree.or which you wish to reinforce? C. Do you agree with the general approach used in the plan development? If not,what would you suggest instead? D. Do you agree with the approach being taken to develop operating principles to guide plan development? If not,what would you suggest instead'? Please send your written comments by September 24 either to Alice Gordon,Edgewood Drive,Chapel Hill,or Alice Ingram, 1012 Highland Woods.Chapel Hill (zip code:27514). V. Schedule for Completion of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan The rest of the schedule depends upon timely completion of the information requested in Section IV above, compilation of all background data required.an adoption of Goals and Objectives by the Town Council,a workable set of administrative and communication procedures developed by the staff,and the development of a set of goals and objectives/operating principles to guide the formulation of the Land Use Plan. Decisions still need to be made concerning the scheduling and content of public meetings. Of course,the steps listed under Plan Formulation must be completed. The staff could start right away to develop the categories and locational criteria,as listed under IIA. The Chairs,Joint Planning Board Committee,and staffs can proceed on the rest of the plan formulation when the above material is complete. The joint planning process is both delicate and difficult.and we need your constructive comments and your help. VI Development Standards in the Transition Areas Both Chairs agreed that development standards should be formulated for the transition areas which are uni9ue for those areas,and not necessarily the same as those for the rest of Orange County or those for Chapel Hill. A good example can be found in the specification of road standards. There could be a standard for roads in small subdivisions which is somewhere between a 27-foot paved road with curb and gutter and 18-foot dirt road. Public water and sewer,and paved roads with curb and gutter are characteristic of urban areas,while wells and septic tanks,and roads with no curb and gutter are characteristic of rural areas. What is the best way of making the transition,so that the area will be in good shape for annexation without imposing unreasonable burdens on those who wish to develop before public services are available? The Joint Planning Board Committee could start to work on these standards,subject to review and approval by the planning boards and governing bodies, but the Land Use Plan should be adopted before the standards are adopted.as specified in the Joint Planning Agreement.