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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 16, 1989 Action Agenda Item # SUBJECT: PROPOSED CARRBORO LAND USE ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT (ACTION BY: MAY 16, 1989) DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X _No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann Weeks 5/1/89 Letter Planning Director - Extension 346 Proposed Amendment Status Report - April 6 Joint TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Planning Public Hearing Items Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill 967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: To consider a proposed amendment to the Town of Carrboro Land Use Ordinance. BACKGROUND: At the April 6, 1989 Joint Planning Public Hearing, two proposals by the Town of Carrboro were considered. The first proposal was to amend the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan (LUP-6-89) to change the designation of a 400-foot strip of Rural Buffer between Carrboro's Transition Area II and Duke Forest to Transition Area II. The second proposal was to change the zoning (Z-3-89) on the 400-foot strip from Orange County Rural Buffer to Carrboro R-R (Rural Residential) . The proposed amendment to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance would require that a 100-foot undisturbed, naturally vegetated setback be maintained along any common boundary line with properties designated Public/ Private Open Space (wording change) on the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. No structures, clearing or utilities would be permitted within the setback. The proposal is essentially the same as that previously adopted by the County. A public hearing on the proposed Land Use Ordinance amendment has been scheduled for May 23, 1989. Section 2.6 C. of the Joint Planning Agreement provides for a 30-day review/comment period before the day of the hearing. If no comment or objection is made by Orange County, P, ado tion of the amendment by the Town would automatically effect a corresponding amendment to the