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~5 ATTACHMENT F 1 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE CONSIDERATION OF RF70NING PROPOSALS AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SPECIAL OR CONDITIONAL USE PF~:MrT'S FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN TIC NOR1~]EtN STUDY AREA THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF CARRBORO ORDAINS: Section 1. The Board finds'that: a. On May 26,1998, following years of study and community participation, the Boazd of Aldermen adopted the Facilitated Small Area Plan for the Northern Study Area (Northern Study Area Plan), a document which established planning goals. and objectives for the azea shown on the map attached to and incorporated into this ordinance as Attachment A. b. The Carrboro Land Use Ordinance and zoning map were amended in an attempt to implement the goals and objectives set forth in the Northern Study Area Plan. c. Significant development within the Northern Study Area has occurred since the adoption of the plan and the ordinance changes designed to implement the plan. . d. The Carrboro Planning Boazd as well as other advisory boards and individual citizens have expressed doubts whether the goals and objectives of the Northern Study Area Plan are being achieved and can be achieved without modifications to the Land Use Ordinance and zoning map. e. The Boazd has considered and devised a process to involve the town's advisory boards as well as citizens and interested parties in the examination of the Land Use Ordinance and. zoning map to determine if changes aze warranted in order to better implement the goals and objectives of the Northern. Study Area Plan. f. Considerable assistance from the town's planning staff will be necessary in order to.allow this process to move forward satisfactorily and expeditiously. g. A moratorium on the consideration of rezoning proposals and the acceptance of new applications far conditional and special use permits far residential developments is necessary in order to allow the planning staff to devote the time necessary to move the above descn"bed plamoing process forward. h. A moratorium on the consideration of rezoning proposals and the acceptance of new special and conditional use permit applications is also necessary to prevent decisions that could be inconsistent with the results of the planning process outlined above.