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'J 3. U An area that has been classified as Transition from the outset of Joint Planning lies to the south of the Chapel Hill ETJ and is known as the Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area, It is bounded to the south by Chatham County, US 151501 to the west, the Chapel Hill ETJ to the north, and Old Lystra Road to the east., Amendments by the Town of Chapel Hill to its Comprehensive Plan in May 2000, and more recently, inclusion of the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement into the Joint Planning Agreement have resulted in this area being removed from the Urban Services Area - an area originally proposed far future public water and sewer service, As is the case with current development, future residehtial development will rely on private well and sewage systems resulting in a low density, rural residential pattern for the area. The joint planning staffs interpret this as a change in land use policy and recommend that the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map be amended to change the area from Transition to Rural Buffer.. The analysis for this recommendation is contained in the attached joint staff memorandum, FINANCIAL IMPACT: None identified. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro Planning staffs recommend approval of the proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map. Following conclusion of the Public Hearing, the matter should be referred to the respective towns for decision and then to the Orange County Planning Board for a recommendation to the County Commissioners. PROPOSED DATES FOR TOWN AND COUNTY ACTION: Carrboro Board of Aldermen -May 4, 2004 Chapel Hill Town Council -May 10, 2004 Orange County Planning Board - June 2, 2004 Board of County Commissions - .June 23, 2004 G:\Comprchensive Piamting Div\GENEl004 Public HwringsU4ar 291PAWmdt to IPA LUI'Wmd1 to 1PA LUI' Abst.doc