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~ ~ ~1 Proposed Changes The land use and zoning designation of Orange County Rural Buffer is more in keeping with the existing and future land use pattern for the area. As such, the following changes are proposed: 1. Joint Planning Agreement -Change the designation of the Chapel Hill Sorthern Transition Area to Orange County Rural Buffer, 2, Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan -Change the designation of the Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area to Orange County Rural Buffer, 3. Orange County Zoning Atlas -Rezone the area from Chapel Hill R-LD- 1 zoning to Orange County Rural Buffer zoning. Process The three proposals listed above will be presented at a Joint Planning Public Hearing on Monday, March 29, 2004. The hearing will be held at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill beginning at 7:30 P,M. A quorum of elected officials from the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro will be in attendance, Items 1 and 2 require a majority affirmative vote by all three boards, Rezoning the area to Rural Buffer requires a majority vote by the Orange County Board of Commissioners. No vote on the proposals will be taken at the hearing, but rather at meetings of the three boards in the months following the hearing. Orange County will be the last governing board to vote on the proposals with June 23, 2004 tentatively scheduled as the date for this action. In addition to this notice, property owners within 500 feet of the affected area are being notified by first class mail. Also, legal display ads will run in the Chapel Nill Herald and Chapel Hill News on March 17 and 24. Questions may be directed to Gene Bell, Planning Systems Coordinator, in the Orange County Planning Department at 245-2589, Sincerely, Craig N, Benedict, AICP Director of Planning & Inspections