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OSo <br /> 4 <br /> public hearing items which are printed in all capital letters and a <br /> map of the area of concern is printed on the back side. We realize <br /> that these are complicated issues. It is hard even for experts to <br /> keep track of all of these things. We have tried to bring them <br /> together on this one sheet so that you would have a copy of <br /> something you could refer to during the hearing. <br /> If you will look at the map on this sheet, you will see that west of <br /> Carrboro next to University Lake is the extraterritorial <br /> jurisdiction of Carrboro which extends out part way into the <br /> watershed. Orange County maintains the rest of that jurisdiction of <br /> the watershed. You will see north of Carrboro an area that is in <br /> diagonal stripes which are slanted from the upper right to the lower <br /> left. This is the transition area proposed now under the joint <br /> planning agreement and then a dotted line further north up toward <br /> Duke Forest which is where that is supposed to be extended further <br /> into the Bolin Creek basin in order to give Carrboro extra growth. <br /> There are also two straight dashed lines across that area. The lower <br /> one is just under Homestead Road and would be the extraterritorial <br /> jurisdiction line for Carrboro on an equivalency basis, i.e. , the <br /> same number of dwelling units that could be built under the present <br /> capacity of the University Lake watershed would be built in the <br /> extraterritorial jurisdiction. The next dotted line north would be <br /> the extension on an acre per acre basis. Those are the <br /> alternatives. I think we will get further into them tonight. I <br /> realize that this is a fairly complicated matter, but we have tried <br /> to work out a number of our problems through this one negotiating <br /> process. <br /> Presentation by ,ruditb Wegner, Llderpersgn. Town of Carrboro <br /> I am going to explain to you briefly what the focus of tonight' s <br /> discussion is. As you see on the flyer that Mr. Godschalk referred <br /> to. item number seven is in capital letters and that principally is <br /> what we are going to be talking about tonight. I want to try to <br /> clear up some fairly abstract concepts here so you all have basic <br /> informationâ–ş and you will know what the terminology means that we <br /> are using. <br /> The first issue that we' re talking about tonight has to do with the <br /> boundary line between the transition area and the rural buffer area <br /> as indicated on the map on the other side of the flyer. You should <br /> first understand that the transition area is a concept being used in <br /> the joint planning process by the various jurisdictions. It means a <br /> designated land that is in the process of changing from its rural <br /> character to land that may also be served by utilities and be <br /> developed at a somewhat higher density during the planning period in <br /> question (approximately a twenty year period) . You should know that <br /> the plans for the area designated the transition area would be that <br /> these be used for residential purposes only and that they would be <br /> developed at a density of no more than five units per acre. A lower <br /> level of density would be possible. depending on the carrying <br /> capacity and character of the land. That would be determined at a <br /> later point when we finally get down to the specific development of <br /> the zoning ordinance. <br /> You should also know that the process for resolving the regulations <br />