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<br />the joint planning area documents are necessary before the UDO amendments pertaining to the <br />Rural Buffer can be adopted. <br /> <br />At the March 27, 2014 joint public hearing, a Carrboro Board of Aldermen member requested <br />information on the location of farms in the Rural Buffer. Attachment 2 is a map depicting parcels <br />in the Present-Use Value taxation program. Of the 37,248 acres of land in the Rural Buffer, <br />10,172 acres (345 parcels, comprising ~ 27% of the area) are in the use value program. It <br />should be noted that some of these parcels are likely being managed for timber resources, <br />which is considered a farming activity under State statutes. <br /> <br />Commissioner Alice Gordon also requested at the JPA public hearing that the UDO text <br />amendments be included with the materials the Planning Boards/Elected Officials review when <br />deciding upon the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement amendments. Attachments 3 <br />and 4 are included for this purpose. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional <br />funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement were <br />paid from FY2013-14 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff <br />included in the Departmental staffing budget has accomplished the work required to process this <br />amendment. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends the Board: <br /> <br />1. Deliberate as necessary on the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use <br />Plan and Agreement, <br />2. Make a recommendation to the BOCC on the proposed amendments in time for the June <br />3, 2014 BOCC meeting. <br /> <br />152