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AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Orange County agree to proceed as follows: 1. Commission a water supply watershed study covering University Lake and Cane Creek; study to consider among other things, the means of protection to be used in these areas (clustering, water and sewer extension policy, annexation policy, etc.); committee with equal representation from each elected board, and technical advisory group to participate in definition and decisions concerning study 2. Commission/undertake rural buffer study, to include standards and means of maintenance (such as water and sewer extension policy, clustering, impact fees, annexation policy, funding for acquisition of open space, etc.) 3. Review by staff and planning boards of County and Carrboro ordinances in water wupply watersheds to determine need for changes to bring into conformity 4. All agree to enter into joint planning agreement as soon as possible 5. All agree to review status of OWASA and relationship of OWASA to elected boards and respective jurisdictions 6. All agree to work to develop effective system of conservation easements for use to protect watershed and rural buffer areas * 7. COUNTY TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING ON MOVING TRANSITION AREA LINE NORTH OF CARRBORO BACK TO ITS EARLIER POSITION (GIVING CARRBORO LARGER TRANSITION AREA TO NORTH TO REDUCE PRESSURE ON WATERSHED); COUNTY ALSO TO GO TO HEARING CONSIDERING ADVISABILITY OF SUPPORTING CHANGE IN EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION LINES TO SWAP AREA NOW IN WATER- SHED FOR EQUIVALENT AREA (BASED ON CAPACITY) NORTH OF TOWN BOUNDARY; CHAPEL HILL TO SUPPORT BOTH PROPOSALS; HEARING TO BE HELD 2/23/87 8. Carrboro to defer action on density changes in University Lake watershed until County resolves its position (or until watershed study complete) 9. Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and County agree that joint Chapel Hill/Carrboro couresty review area will be established in the northern rural buffer area between 1-40 and line used on tentative County-Chapel Hill joint agreement map 10. Carrboro to defer requesting water and sewer extensions into University Lake watershed until watershed study is complete 11. Chapel Hill and Carrboro to agree not to annex into the rural buffer or into each other's transition areas (either voluntary or involuntary annexation) 12. Carrboro to agree not to annex into watershed extraterritorial jurisdiction pending completion of watershed study 13. Pending projects subject to review by Carrboro to be considered with eye to watershed questions raised, and to legal requirements and equity issues; County and Chapel Hill positions may continue to be taken by their OWASA representatives *The hearing tonight is to focus specifically on questions raised in this item.