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<br />CHAPEL HILL PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> The charge of the Planning Commission is to assist the Council in achieving the Town’s <br />Comprehensive Plan for orderly growth and development by analyzing, evaluating, and <br />recommending responsible town policies, ordinances, and planning standards that manage land <br />use and involving the community in long-range planning. <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />MEMBERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION <br />September 1, 2015 <br /> <br />Recommendation: Approval Approval with Changes Denial <br />[noted by double-strikethrough text] <br /> <br />Motion: Michael Parker moved and Melissa McCullough seconded a motion to recommend <br />enactment of an ordinance, amending the Land Use Management Ordinance, and a resolution, <br />amending the Joint Planning agreement. The recommendation would replace the Joint <br />Planning Area member, on the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment , with a <br />Chapel Hill Resident, as noted below: <br /> <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP <br />Current Membership Proposed Membership <br />Community Design Commission Champion No Change <br />Environmental Stewardship Champion No Change <br />Housing Advisory Board Champion No Change <br />Transportation & Connectivity Board Champion No Change <br />3Chapel Hill Residents No Change <br />Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Resident (ETJ) No Change <br />Joint Planning Area Resident (JPA) Change to an JPA, ETJ <br /> or Chapel Hill resident <br /> <br />• The Commission also recommended that the JPA seat on the Board of Adjustment is changed to a <br />Chapel Hill resident seat (as recommended for the Planning Commission). <br /> Vote: 7 - 0 <br /> <br />Ayes: Neal Bench, Travis Clayton, Deborah Harris, Melissa McCullough, <br />Michael Parker, Amy Ryan, Elizabeth Weber <br /> <br />Nays: None <br /> <br />Discussion: T he Planning Commission based its decision on the current ETJ/JPA population <br />percentage as compared to Planning Commission member percentage (6.7% <br />versus 22% with 2 representatives and 11% with one representative). With one <br /> <br /> 51