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~` ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March fi, 2001 <br />Action Agend <br />Item No. $-~ <br />SUBJECT: Oran a Count /Hillsborou h Courtes Review <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Revised Draft Agreement with Revised Map <br />(Previously discussed on February 20, 2001) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8151 <br />Chapel Hill 968-501 <br />Durham 68$-7331 <br />Mebane (33fi)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a courtesy review agreement with Hillsborough on a formal basis. <br />BACKGROUND: This item was tabled on the February 20, 2001 meeting with revisions that have <br />been incorporated in the draft submitted herewith. <br />This subject was discussed at the January 29, 2001 Board of Commissioners work session and <br />again during the joint meeting with the Town of Hillsborough Board of Commissioners on January <br />31, 2001. The Joint Orange County/Hillsborough EDD Task Force has developed various new <br />regulations to improve the standards of development in the common areas of interest around and in <br />Hillsborough. A discussion point that has surfaced is that courtesy review of projects by both <br />jurisdictions would further our interests to manage the impacts of growth. Issues such as traffic, <br />stormwater control, environmental impact, and public service provision are shared impacts that are <br />better reviewed together. <br />The county and the 1`own of Hillsborough have informally reviewed major project proposals like <br />Corbin Downs, The Preserve Planned Development, and Hampton Pointe. This agreement would <br />formalize this system so the applicant would be familiar with the combined concerns of both local <br />governments. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is possible personnel resource impact as one planner would add to <br />their responsibilities and be assigned to react to proposals in relatively short time frames and <br />attend meetings to understand the proposal and offer comment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve such an agreement. <br />