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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT 51 Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director G°yn~P of O` Administration ~;` ;,~- ; ~> 306E Revere Road (919) 245-2575 .r >, P. O. Box 8181 (919) 644-3002 (FAX) „° Hillsborough, NC 27278 www.co.orange.nc.us ''°~~, e,~°~~`° MEMORANDUM TO: Rod Visser, Interim County Manager Board of County Commissioners FROM: Craig N. Benedict, Planning Director DATE: September 5, 2006 SUBJECT: Westhampton; .Joint Planning Area Agreement and Land Use Plan and Greenways CC: Geoff Gledhill, County Attorney Research shows that the Rural Buffer land use description and the 'Resource Protection Areas' as defined in the JPA (with associated greenway connector pathways) are areas where the County currently has the authority to require public access to and "greenway" dedications. The County has used its authority to require dedications for public access to greenways on both sides of the Westhampton site in past years (1988 Turtledove subdivision and 1992 Shenandoah subdivision). (See attached map.) This dedication requirement is consistent with the similar JPA implementation strategies and requirements of our JPA partners, Carrboro and Chapel Hill, each of which have similar language requiring greenway public dedications for their respective transition areas. The operative language from the JPA Land Use Plan is as follows: "These areas form the basis for a comprehensive parks and open space system which provides the framework within which other land use categories are to function. Parks have been generally located throughout the Joint Planning Area using a neighborhood park one-half mile service radius. The parks, as well as portions of Duke Forest, are linked together by a system of greenways extending along drainage ways, and pedestrian routes (sidewalks) along thoroughfares." P:\6rian rertell\Onnge CountyV'tanning\Wusth.unpton\Dedicated access to greemvny incinu BF revised - f'or inergc rev by geg doc