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2 4. To provide for predictable long-range water and sewer capital improvement planning and financing. 5. To provide for limitations on water and sewer service in certain areas, as defined. Linking the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement with the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan is part of an overall strategy to align local government land use decisions with public water and sewer permitted areas. Accordingly, inconsistent requests for land use amendments by third persons seeking connection to public water and sewer systems would not be recommended for approval. This method is used in other areas around the country to ensure that local government utility plans and land use plans are not thwarted through demands by land owners and the development community insisting that public water and sewer connections be made contrary to the planned service area of the utilities. Proposed amendments included: 1. Incorporating the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map (Attachment 1) as Appendix G to the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. 2. Adding the following text (Attachment 2) to sections 2.3 (WATER RESOURCES), 3.5 (LAND USE GOALS AND DRAFT POLICIES), and 4.1 (OVERVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES) of the Plan: A task force composed of elected officials and staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of seven years, a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas and long-term interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001. The Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to Phis plan. 3. Reviewing policies included in the Orange County Water and Sewer Policy (Attachment 3) approved April 3, 1989 and amended September 3, 1991, but never incorporated into the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. Attachment 4 summarizes questions/comments and responses from the public hearing. The Planning Board considered the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, and Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan at their meeting on September 3, 2003 and unanimously recommended approval. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends approval of the proposed amendments consistent with the Planning Board recommendation.