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O R A N G E C O U N T Y 0 5 Y r BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT _Meeting Date: February 23 , 1987 Action Agenda Item# SUBJECT: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS - JPA LAND USE PLAN (1) EXPANSION OF TRANSITION AREA (2) BOUNDARY DESIGNATION-TRANSITION AREA/RURAL BUFFER *************************************************************************** DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: ,XYes No *************************************************************************** ATTACHMENTS: CONTACT: Marvin Collins Agreement in Principle- TELEPHONE NUMBER: Joint Planning/Watershed Hillsborough 732-8181 Work Group; Planning Director Chapel Hill 967-9251 Memorandum of 2-20-87 . Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 *************************************************************************** PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. NEED: On February 2, 1987 , the Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution approving in concept an "Outline of Agreement in Principle" prepared by the Joint Planning/Watershed Work Group. The outline contained 13 statements addressing mutual interests in land use and growth management, annexation matters. and watershed protection. Among the 13 statements was a recommendation that Orange County conduct a public hearing on moving the Transition Area boundary north of Carrboro back to the position proposed in the joint Planning Area Land Use Plan of January 14. 1986 . Coupled with the Work Group recommendation is a proposal to clearly delineate Transition Area and Rural Buffer boundaries. IMPACT: Approval of the proposal would extend the Transition Area north from its present boundaries (Old N.C. 86 And Buckhorn Branch) to Duke Forest, designating the area suitable for development densities of 1-5 dwelling units per acre.