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- <br /> COLEMAN. BERNHOLZ. DICKERSON. . . <br /> . BERNHOLZ, GLEDHILL & HARGRAVE <br /> _ <br /> 7- <br /> ATTORNEYS AT LAW • . <br /> L c 13 <br /> • . <br /> no CHURTON STREET <br /> „ <br /> HILLSBOROUGH.N.C. 27278 . . <br /> 919-732-2196 <br /> - • - -- <br /> 919-942 1003 <br /> CHAPEL HILL OFFICE • • <br /> SUITE 20.FRANKLIN BUILDING October 3, 1986 _ <br /> 137 E.FRA.%ELM STREET <br /> • CHAPEL HILL.N.C.27514 <br /> . . <br /> • 1119-929.7131 <br /> - ' <br /> , <br /> ALONZO B.COLEMAN.JR. ' . <br /> - <br /> • <br /> STEVEN A.HERNHOLZ . <br /> DONALD R.DICHEILSON . <br /> . - <br /> - <br /> ROGER B.BERNHOLZ <br /> GEOFFREY E.GLEDHILL . _ <br /> - <br /> DOUGLA.S HARGRAvE Mr. Marvin Collins . . <br /> MARTIN J.BERNHOLZ ..1____.__ <br /> - • . _ <br /> RICHARD 4, SNIDER.JR. 1-0.1., ec'car <br /> G.NICHOLAS HERMAN . Orange County Planning Department . <br /> HARUN J. SHANORAVI <br /> - <br /> _ .106 East Margaret Lane . <br /> or c..,....1 <br /> BoNNERD.sAwyzR. Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 - . <br /> . <br /> . <br /> Re: Amendment to Orange County 's Comprehensive <br /> • <br /> • Plan - Adopted Joint Planning. Area" Land Use <br /> . Plan • <br /> • <br /> . _Dear Marvin: <br /> . - <br /> We recently spoke about the relationship between <br /> the recently adopted amendments to Orange County's . - <br /> Comprehensive Plan in the Joint Planning Area and the <br /> 0 existing Orange County Subdivision Regulations and <br /> . 0.0. Zoning Ordinance. Specifically, the concern was, to <br /> • ' what degree does the Comprehensive Plan control, define <br /> . or limit specific development requests. - • <br /> For the most part I. will be unable to answer this. <br /> question except on a case by case basis. That is the <br /> application of the recently amended Land Use Plan to <br /> • specific developments will depend on the zoning and <br /> subdivision ordinance provisions affected by the <br /> O <br /> proposed development. For example, we recently <br /> discussed and resolved this question in the context of <br /> . - <br /> recreation and open space area requirements- The <br /> designation in the Land Use Plan of resource <br /> protection, water quality critical and perthaps .other ._ <br /> public/private open space areas provide Orange County <br /> with the basis for requiring dedication of any such <br /> . areas within a proposed development or alternatively - , <br /> payment in lieu of dedications. Even though this seems <br /> fairly straightforward, individual cases will present <br /> questions. I understand from Gene Bell that questions <br /> have already come up concerning the meaning of certain <br /> provisions of the "Recreation Sites w section of the <br /> Subdivision Regulations. <br /> Perhaps the question which might arise most <br /> frequently .is the application of the portion of the <br /> . _ <br />