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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 29, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 <br />-SUBJECT: Orange County/Hillsborough Courtesy Review <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Draft Agreement with Map <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane (336)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To explore the implementation of a courtesy review agreement with Hillsborough on a <br />formal or informal basis in preparation for joint meeting with the Town of Hillsborough Board of <br />Commissioners on January 31, 2001. <br />BACKGROUND: The Joint Orange County/Hillsborough EDD Task Force has developed various <br />new regulations to improve the standards of development in the common areas of interest around <br />and in Hillsborough. A discussion point that has surfaced is that courtesy review of projects by <br />both jurisdictions would further our interests to manage the impacts of growth. Issues such as <br />traffic, stormwater control, environmental impact, and public service provision are shared impacts <br />that are better reviewed together. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is possible personnel resource impact as one planner would be <br />assigned to react to proposals in relatively short time frames and attend meetings to understand <br />the proposal and offer comment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider an agreement.