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~~~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT WHEREAS, Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro entered into a Joint Planning Agreement, dated September 22, 1987, as amended April 2, 1990, September 30, 1998, February 2, 1999, August 20, 2002, and June 24, 2003; and WHEREAS, Exhibit A to the Joint Planning Agreement, the Joint Planning Area Land Use Map, depicts Transition Areas (thdse in transition from n~ral to urban or already urban in density) and the Rural Buffer (an area that is rural in character and which will remain rural, contain low-density residential uses and not require urban services); and WHEREAS, the area bounded by Chatham County to the south, US 15/501 to the west, the Chapel Hill Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) to the north, and Old Lystra Road to the east and known as the Chapel Hill Southern Transition Area has been removed from the Urban Services Area; and WHEREAS, the designation of Rural Buffer is now more appropriate for this area. NOW THEREFORE, THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL, AND CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN HEREBY RESOLVE THAT EXHIBIT A TO THE JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: That the area bounded by Chatham County to the south, US 15/501 to the west, the Chapel Hill Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) to the north, and Old Lystra Road to the east depicted as Transition shall be changed to Rural Buffer. The area to be re-designated is indicated on the attached map. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption by the governing bodies of Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. G:\Comprchensivc Planning Div\GENE\2004 Public HearingsNlar 29 7PAV.ndt m 7P Agrcement\Amdt to JP Aymnt ]t StaffMcmo doc ,r