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~®`~ICE ®F J®INT 9~L.AP~io91NG PU~LBC HEARO6~G ~r~a~ge C~~In~g/ i3®ard ~f ~®ml~nissi®rters Ch~isei Hi9i T®wra C®a~ncil ' ~arr9~®r® ~®arc! of lAiderrslerl - A public hearing will be held in the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Monday, March 29, 2004 at 7:30 P..M.. for the purpose of giving alt interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: A. JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT i. Amend Exhibit A (Joint Planning Land Use Map} to change the designation of the Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area to Rural Buffer. Purpose: The May 2000 Chapel HIII Comprehensive Pian and recently ado fed Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement removed the Southern Transition Area from the Urban Services Area. Existing low-tlensity development patterns and the lack of future water and sewer extension are compatible with the designation of Rural Buffer which curzently bounds the area to the east, This amendment requires the approval of the Orange County Commissioners, Chapel HIII Town Council, and Canboro Board of Aldermen. B. JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN (TEXT AND MAP) i. Make the following amendments to the text of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan: a. Page 3: Amend map to change the designation of the Chapel HIII Southern Transition Area to Rural Buffer. b. Page 60: Under "Suburban Residential Areas. remove amendment date and paragraph which addresses lower residential densities [esuidng from tfie Southern Smaii Area Pian for certain areas ~in the Southern Triangle. c. Page 72: Under "Suburban Residential Areas. remove amendment date and paragraph which addresses lower resideritiai densities resulting from the Southern Small Area Plan for certain areas in the Southern Triangle. d. Page 78-c: Remove Southern Small Area Plan Map. u ose• The May 2000 Chapel Hill Comprehensive Pian and recently ado~fed Water and Sewer Management Planning and'Boundary Agreement removed the Southern Transition Area from the Urban Services Area, Existing low-density development patterns and the lack of future water and sewer extension are compatible with the designation of Rural Buffer which cunenily bounds the area to the east. Densities specified in the Southern Small Area Plan (one unit per ' acre for areas east of US 15/501 and one unit per five acres for areas west of Old Lystra Road) differ from the Ruml Buffer specification of single-family homes situated on large lots having a minimum size of two acres. 2. Amend the Joint Planning Land Use Plan Map to change the designation of the Chapel Hiil Southern Transition Area tb Rural Buffer. Purpose: The May 2000 Chapel HIII Comprehensive Plan and recently adopfed Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement removed the Southern Transition Area from the Urban Services Area. Existing low-density development patterhs and the lack of future water and sewer extension are compatible with the designation of Rural Buffer which curzently bounds the area to the east, These amendments require The approval of the Orange County Commissioners, Chapel Hili Town Council, and Canboro Board of Aldermen. ~ C. ORANGE COUNTY~ZONING ATLAS i. Amend the Orange County Zoning AUas for the area currently designated Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area and proposed for the Rural Buffer land use category from Chapel Hill R-LD-1 zoning to Orange County Rural Buffer (RB) zoning. Purpose: Changing the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan designation of the Chapel HIII Southern Tmns(tlon Area to Rural Duffer requires a subsequent change in zoning to ensure plan/ordinance consistency and recognize the shift from Chapel Hill to Orange Gounty zoning jurisdiction. This amendment requires the approval of the Orange County Commissioners, D: NON-PUBLIC NEARING ITEMS 1. Agricultural Business Options/Rural Enterprises , Pose: To receive a bde6 report on a proposal to allow a greater range of agrlculturai enterprises in the rural areas, focusing on uses that offer farmers supplemental revenue from agricultural products, businesses that are logical exten- sions of fans uses, and services related to farming, Although this is a countywide planning jurisdiction initiative, the report will focus on the Rural Buffer portion of the Joint Planning Area.. This item Is informational only and rip action by the three governing boards is needed, 2. 7ivin Creeks (Moniese Nomp) u ose: In December 2003, the Board of IIouniy Commissioners received the report of the Chapel HIII Township Park and Educational Campus Master Plan Work Group and renamed the 193-acre site Twin Creeks (Moniese Nomp - Tutelo- Saponf for Twin Creeks). The Board will review the components of the Master Pian, consider a possible phase I of the park, and discuss issues Identified in previous meetings. This item is informational only and no action by the three governing boards is needed Questions regarding the proposals may also be directed to the Orange County Pianning Department located In the Planning and Agricultural Center, 3D6p Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina, Office hours are from 8:0(0( a.m. to 5:00 p.m.. 227-2031 (Mebane/Graham). Pleases ask for ext ns onH2575 or 25856 You3`3ii tDudi ectedso a s5aff mhember whoaWbl ro) or answer your questions. b