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Attachment 2 <br />Excerpts from Section 3.5, Land Use Goals and Draft Policies, of the Land Use <br />Element- Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br />CATEGORY: COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES <br />GOAL NINE: The provision of water and sewer lines in those areas which can <br />be practically and efficiently served by these facilities. <br />9.1 Develop and implement a cooperative joint planning process <br />among the County municipalities and those organizations responsible for <br />water and sewer lines to guide the extension of lines in accordance with <br />the land use plans and policies of the affected jurisdictions. A task force <br />composed of elected officials and staff from Orange County, Chapel <br />Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of <br />seven years, a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and <br />Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas <br />and long-term interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners <br />adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001. The <br />Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to this plan. <br />9.2 Establish Urban Service Areas for Chapel Hill, Carrboro, <br />Hillsborough, Mebane and Durham which will correspond with the 10-year <br />and 20-year Transition Areas. Water and sewer lines should be directed <br />to those areas which contain and are appropriate for higher density levels <br />of residential, commercial, and industrial development. A task force <br />composed of elected officials and staff from Orange County, Chapel <br />Hill Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of <br />seven years, a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and <br />Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas <br />and long-term interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners <br />adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001. The <br />Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to this plan. <br />23 <br />