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TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL NORTH CAROLINA MEMORANDUM TO: Carrboro Board of Aldermen Chapel Hill Town Council Orange County Commissioners FROM: Mary Jane Nirdlinger, Chapel Hill Planning and Sustainability Gene Poveromo, Chapel Hill Development Manager SUBJECT: A Proposal to Amend Section 2.7 of the Joint Planning Area Agreement Regarding the Joint Planning Area (JPA) Membership on the Chapel Hill Planning Commission and the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment. Recommended Action • That the governing bodies consider the proposed amendment, recess the public hearing and take action on the proposed amendment at their respective follow-up meetings. Explanation of Recommendation Joint Planning Agreement • The Joint Planning Agreement requires that the Chapel Hill Planning Commission and the Chapel Hill Board of Adjustment include one representative from the Joint Planning Area (JPA). • Changing JPA representation on the Chapel Hill Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment requires the County Commissioners, the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, and the Chapel Hill Town Council to unanimously agree to amend the Joint Area Planning Agreement. Context with Key Issues Reducing the JPA land area • On October 15, 2014, the Chapel Hill Town Council enacted an ordinance to expand the Town’s Extraterritorial Jurisdictional (ETJ) boundary. This expansion was achieved by switching the J oint Planning Area (JPA) in the Roger’s Road neighborhood to ETJ. • This effectively reduced the JPA from 1,033 acres to 274 acres. A map of the current ETJ and JPA areas is attached. The ETJ area outlined in red identifies the area that was previously JPA prior to October 15, 2014. • The expansion of the ETJ was undertaken in order to help fund a plan to expand public sewer service into the Roger’s Road neighborhood. 45