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W <br />7. Acknowledges that inside and outside the UGB responsibilities exist to <br />create a comprehensive growth and conservation program that is <br />mutually beneficial by promoting urban densities inside the boundary and <br />watershed/natural area protection areas outside of the boundary. <br />8. Creates awareness of goals, rules, and regulations to foster collaboration <br />among governments that acknowledge the comprehensiveness of <br />sustainable decisions where planning does not stop at a boundary line. <br />How big is the Joint Planning Area? <br />The Joint Land Use Plan covers 40,487 acres originally. The attached map <br />includes: <br />➢ Rural Buffer (37,350 acres) under Orange County planning jurisdiction <br />➢ Transition Areas (Urban) under <br />• Chapel Hill (274 acres) <br />• Carrboro (1753 acres) <br />How does the JPA affect growth and conservation patterns? <br />➢ The Plan explains intended land use categories, creates a process of planning <br />collaboration, and creates a land use map outlining general use categories to <br />be implemented by local government through more specific zoning. Other <br />`small area' plans and studies focused on specific areas and environmental <br />issues. <br />Are there any Collateral Agreements that reinforce the JPA? <br />➢ Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement <br />(WASMPBA) <br />This agreement reinforces the urban growth and public utility service <br />boundary. This notes the focus on service area but also acknowledges the <br />larger region and efforts of watershed protection whether it is Cane Creek, <br />University Lake, Falls Lake, or Jordan Lake on behalf of municipal <br />densification. <br />American Stone Quarry located in the rural buffer is planned to be recycled <br />into another reservoir at its completion. <br />