1994 UNC planning MOU for planning growth in OC and Hillsborough

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1 �=� Lei MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN Orange County and the Planning Applications 223 Class , Department of City and Regional Planning, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I . BACKGROUND In October , 1994, the Board of County Commissioners adopted goals and objectives for FY 1994 -95 . One goal adopted by the Board is related directly to continuing efforts by Hillsborough and Orange County to cooperatively plan for growth in the central portion of the county. Associated with that goal was the following objective . • Initiate a small area planning process in the Cooperative Planning Area within an area defined generally by the Stoney Creek drainage basin. In November , 1994 , the Board of Commissioners and the Hillsborough Town Board met jointly to discuss the status of the Cooperative Planning Agreement . The two governi ng boards agreed in principle to the following: • To review the Cooperative Planning Agreement between Orange County and the Town of Hillsborough, including the preparation of amendments to the Agreement . Such amendments may address , but not be limited to , annexation, open space definition, and water/sewer service boundaries . • To initiate a small area planning process in the Cooperative Planning Area within an area defined generally by the Stoney Creek drainage basin. II . SCOPE OF WORK The class shall prepare alternative land use plans, including recommendations for implementation, for the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Area southeast of the town of Hillsborough (see attached map) . The basin area is bounded generally by U . S . Highway 70 on the north; Stoney Creek and the Chapel Hill railroad spur on the east ; the Joint Planning Area (Rural Buffer) boundary to the south; and I-40 , the proposed I-40/01d N . C . Economic Development District, and N . C . Highway 86 on the west . In preparing the land use plans , the class shall be guided by the attached Charge to the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Group . M . PRODUCTS The class will be responsible for producing a report containing its recommendations as derived from a GIS - based analysis . The report will include the assumptions , analyses, maps , drawings , findings , and recommendations of the study. It will be produced in camera-ready form for printing by Orange County . h the Stoney Creek Basin Planning Group during the preparation of The class will meet as necessary wit the study and will be responsible for presentation of the report to the Planning Group . IV. RESOURCES The class and faculty will provide the necessary staff work to carry out the study, including post-class editing and compilation by a teaching assistant .