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INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM: 8610-501 Proposed, Revised Joint Planning Agreement and Timetable for Consideration October 8, 1986 Page 2 regulations. Once the town ordinances and regulations are additionally adopted the process will become even more complex unless steps are taken to simplify administration. What is proposed is an agreement which would establish a new distribution of responsibility between the County and two towns. The County would: 1. Be the sole party required to approve the land use plan for the JPA and any amendments to the plan once adopted. 2 . Approve the zoning, zoning map and zoning atlas for the areas and cause these to become part of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. 3 . Review and render recommendations on all develop- ment applications within the transition area portions of the JPA while providing sole approval on any applications for development outside the transition areas yet bounded by the rural buffer portion of the JPA. 4. Provide follow up inspections for projects within the rural buffer portions to ensure compliance with the terms of plan approvals. Each Town, on the other hand, would perform responsibi- lities as follows: 1. Develop the zoning map for County approval using the text of their land development ordinances conditioned on the requirement that they correspond to the density and plan classifications prescribed in the adopted land use plan. 2 . Review and approve development applications within the transition areas of the JPA and review and render recommendations on applications within the rural buffer that extends from each transition area. 3 . Provide follow-up inspections on approved projects within the transition areas. These changes, if adopted, should cut out unnecessary processing steps, maintain County control over the land use plan, ensure zoning conformance to the plan, and provide