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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 2, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 10 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Orange County – Chapel Hill – Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan and <br />Agreement <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Perdita Holtz, 919-245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, 919-245-2592 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To receive a presentation about the Orange County – Chapel Hill – Carrboro Joint <br />Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement (often referred to as “the JPA”). It is expected that <br />there will be items on the May Planning Board agenda regarding this plan so staff thought a <br />briefing on the plan would be appropriate since it has been several years since the Planning <br />Board has acted on any JPA matters. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: In the mid-1980s Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro <br />adopted a Joint Planning Land Use Plan and accompanying Agreement that provided land use <br />planning for the area of the county commonly referred to as the Rural Buffer. Other geographic <br />areas, such as Transition Areas, are also covered in the plan. The full plan, agreement, and <br />most-referenced maps are available at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/Documents.asp. <br /> <br />Staff’s presentation will provide the Planning Board with more in-depth information about the <br />geographic areas, the requirements of the plan and agreement, and the amendment process. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in receiving a presentation. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends the Planning Board hear the staff <br />presentation on the plan. <br /> <br />180