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2 <br /> BACKGROUND: In January 2023, Orange County received applications (Attachment 1) to <br /> amend the County's Comprehensive Plan's Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas to apply <br /> Orange County designations to 4.66 acres of an 8.14 acre parcel of property that had been <br /> annexed into Orange County, from Chatham County, by the North Carolina Legislature in 2021 <br /> (see Session Law 2021-67 contained in Attachment 1). The county line had previously split the <br /> parcel, and that area already in Orange County is designated as Rural Buffer land use by the <br /> Joint Planning Land Use Plan (JPLUP). The Staff Report in Attachment 2, completed for the <br /> related Orange County Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas amendments, contains <br /> additional information, maps, and analysis. <br /> Because this parcel is located within a geographic area subject to the Orange County — Chapel <br /> Hill — Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan, all three local governments must review and <br /> approve amendments to the plan and a joint public hearing of all three elected boards must be <br /> held, per Section 2.6(A) of the Joint Planning Agreement (contained in the linked document). <br /> The draft Resolution to Amend the Joint Planning Land Use Plan (Attachment 3) is the <br /> resolution and accompanying map each governing board will consider for eventual adoption <br /> (see below for expected schedule). The Resolution will be tailored somewhat to match the <br /> conventions of each of the three governing boards. <br /> Review Cadence / Schedule of Actions <br /> The Planning Board (or Commission) of each jurisdiction reviews amendments to the JPLUP <br /> and makes a recommendation to the governing board (commission or council), following the <br /> review cadence of each jurisdiction. In Orange County and Chapel Hill, the Planning <br /> Board/Commission reviews projects prior to the formal public hearing. In Carrboro, the <br /> Planning Board reviews following the referral of an item by the Town Council. The review <br /> cadence for this action is expected to be as follows: <br /> Board Date / Expected Date <br /> Orange County Planning Board March 8, 2023 <br /> (recommendation) (recommended approval — unanimous) <br /> Chapel Hill Planning Board March 21, 2023 <br /> (recommendation) (recommended approval — unanimous) <br /> Joint Public Hearing (elected boards) April 20, 2023 <br /> Carrboro Planning Board May 4, 2023 <br /> (recommendation) <br /> Chapel Hill Council May 10, 2023 <br /> (decision) <br /> Carrboro Council May 16, 2023 <br /> (decision) <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners June 6, 2023 <br /> (decision) <br /> (last because of related County-only actions) <br />