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6 conform to Town standards. A thought here would be more autonomy for the Town in establishing land use regulations in that area, that would also be the case under the transition area concept. In return, the Town would be obliged to provide an opportunity for residents in its extraterritorial jurisdiction to be represented on its planning board. There has also been some discussion whether the County could be heard during the review or permit applications within this area. That is something that seems to be warranted. You should also understand that the designation of extraterritorial jurisdiction now in effect within the watershed area is not something that was done in recent years. I don't have sufficient information on how this came about but at some time it was thought that this was an appropriate way to designate an area outside the Carrboro Town boundary for possible control in regard to land use regulations. Chapel Hill has an area designated for extraterritorial jurisdiction so again I would like for you to understand that this is not a new concept. The question tonight for your consideration and discussion is whether the County should trade extraterritorial jurisdiction in an area outside the watershed in order to control what is now Carrboro's extraterritorial jurisdiction. Carrboro feels that it is acting responsibly and is prepared to continue to do so within the area previously designated as its extraterritorial jurisdiction. As some of you may know, there was a watershed task force that looked into this at length in 1982 and 1983, and there were ordinance provisions setting densities in the neighborhood of two acres per unit for 75% for the watershed, and one acre per unit for the area furthest from University Lake. The subcommittee and the committee representatives of all the jurisdictions thought that there could be something gained by having the extraterritorial exchange take place. First, there would be a simplified scheme in which only the County would have regulatory authority in the watershed area. I would like to clarify for anyone who is in doubt that simply because this area is in the University Lake watershed and designated as extraterritorial jurisdiction, that does not mean that there is a desire for expansive development and growth. This matter was discussed in principal as you see on the thirteen points on the back of the map. It was agreed to have the planning staff establish some possibilities for us. Carrboro has indicated that it would willing to undertake an acreage swap as indicated by the bolder line to the north. There was also some consideration whether there should be a density swap. Carrboro had felt that since the density is already at a low level because of efforts to restrict development within the watershed, that is not something it wants to pursue at this point. The last thing I want to do is clarify some things that are not at issue. First, it is clear that designation as transition or designation as extraterritorial jurisdiction does not set densities for development and that is something that would be done in the context of establishing land use regulations. Second, you should know that extraterritorial jurisdiction and the designation as transition area do not have the force of creating some sort of an annexation to occur in the future. Annexation in North Carolina is controlled by state statute and if there were to be involuntary annexation this is something that is specifically controlled by statute and require certain use characteristics and/or density of population and