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• 0I 041 JPA DRAFT MINUTES 4-17-86 • PAGE 2 and the Town of Chapel Hill. The agreement calls primarily for the preparation of a plan for the Joint Planning Area. It also calls for joint approval of development projects which occur in a designated portion of the Chapel Hill Joint Planning Area. Collins , noted that the Town of Carrboro is also participating in Joint Planning and will take a more active role once the plan is adopted. He continued that Carrboro is currently considering a proposal which is similar to that which the County has with Chapel Hill for joint approval of projects within designated areas. Collins then reviewed the plan as presented at the public hearing January 14,• 1986 highlighting the different plan. designations and the assumptions behind each one. He presented the plan noting extension of the transition area into the Bolin Creek basin to reflect the ability of OWASA to serve the area with sewer. He noted the plan proposes some changes to the activity centers that were shown on the existing plan. Such changes include the designation of an activity node at the New Hope Church Road/I-40 Interchange, an expansion of the activity node at NC86/I 40, the designation of a commercial/ industrial center at- Calvander, an expansion of Blackwood Station, a reduction of a node centered on Homestead Road/NC86 and a deletion of a neighborhood type node at the intersection of Rogers Road and Homestead Road. Collins then presented the Strategy Map noting that included on it is the adopted Chapel Hill./Carrboro Thoroughfare Plan. The map shows a proposed greenway system and a system of neighborhood and community parks throughout the area. Collins continued explaining the activity node centered on New Hope Church Road/I--40 Interchange. The initial concept at the time the plan was presented at public hearing was that light industrial. would be more oriented toward research and development activity (high-tech industry) and not wide open. manufacturing or distributing centers. The Blackwood Station would be moderate expansion for retail and office establishments. At the interchange of NC 86/1-40 the proposal is for a mix of high density residential and office type uses close to the interchange but not directly on it. At the intersection of Homestead and Old NC 86 some expansion would be allowed for retail uses already located there. The activity node designated at Homestead Road and Rogers Road was deleted and it was felt that this area is more suited to residential uses. Collins explained the proposed greenways system connecting the parks. He explained the high density areas and moderate density areas. Several suggestions have been made for the rural buffer area such as 1 unit to two acres or 1 unit to five acres and some even lower densities have been suggested. The feeling is that the lower the density the