Agenda - 12-05-2016 - 6-a - Minutes

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7 1 6. Membership of planning board and board of adjustment must include ETJ 2 representation (Town). Appointments to ETJ seats on municipal boards are made by the 3 board of county commissioners. 4 5 No specific requirements or standards for county approval or disapproval are included, other 6 than the need for County approval to be secured at any time before the effective date of 7 adoption or amendment of the extraterritorial ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners 8 held a work session in November 2014 to consider establishing a process for reviewing ETJ 9 extension requests. The most recent release/expansion of extraterritorial jurisdiction occurred in 10 December 2014 when the Board of County Commissioners approved a request from the Town 11 of Chapel Hill to exercise ETJ authority over 1,033 acres in and around the Rogers 12 Road area of what was formerly Joint Planning Transition Area. 13 14 Courtesy review by the Orange County Planning Board did occur in conjunction with that 15 request and approval. 16 17 Orange County's role would relate to: 18 1. Expansion of ETJ 19 2. Amendment to JPA Rural Land Use Classification Boundary 20 21 Although estimates are difficult without knowledge of specific supply, demand, needs of the 22 business, one could project the need for water storage capacity and pressure to support 23 sprinkler systems for many non-residential uses. This could entail a water study to determine if 24 public or private systems are better suited for fire suppression. Accordingly cost estimates vary 25 widely from $300,000 to amounts more conservative. From a public sewer perspective, again 26 depending on the relative water and sewer needs, analysis for the existing sewer system 27 including the sewage lift station would have to be conducted. These properties could possibly 28 flow by gravity if a jack and bore sewer line was installed under Highway 54. The partial cost of 29 this sewer extension would approximate $125,000. Additional cost would also be anticipated 30 regarding the existing lift station operation. 31 32 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there is a reason why zoning lines were drawn down 33 these properties, thus splitting them. He said this should be fixed. 34 Trish McGuire said this was done prior to 1966. 35 Mayor Lavelle asked if there are any comments. 36 Alderman Slade agreed with Commissioner Dorosin about possibly changing the zoning. 37 Mayor Lavelle asked if any of the feedback from property owners warranted sharing. 38 Trish McGuire said the main take away is to look at tweaking the zoning to allow more 39 uses. 40 Alderman Seils said that suggestion from the property owners is a separate question 41 than the question before them of reconciling the boundaries. 42 Commissioner Jacobs said if the property owners agree, then rectify the issue. 43 Alderman Chaney said it would be better to fix problems wholesale rather than 44 piecemeal. She said more opportunity is created, and cost reduced to the owners, if this is 45 fixed. 46 Mayor Lavelle said there are five properties on one side of Highway 54 and asked how 47 big the project would be if both sides of Highway 54 were rectified. 48 Trish McGuire said maybe 30 properties. 49 Chair McKee said if five properties are going to be addressed, then the whole area 50 should be addressed at the same time.