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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS A RESOLUTION OF INTENT AND INTEREST TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON DEVELOPMENT-RELATED TRANSPORTATION PROPOSALS ALONG ORANGE COUNTY'S WESTERN BORDER THROUGH THE NCDOT WHEREAS, transportation planning is a regional planning effort that does not limit itself to finite geographic boundaries; and WHEREAS, the NCDOT District Office reviews development proposals within different jurisdictions, whether county or municipal, to assess transportation system impacts; and WHEREAS, the coordination and communication among various local governments can assist the NCDOT with their assessment of a development proposal based on the local government's knowledge of existing and future land use, long-range transportation plans, including public transportation plans, and other development proposals that may be in the process; and WHEREAS, NC legislation does not require specific courtesy review of development proposals between proximate local governments to share and comment on potential impacts, solutions and suggested traffic improvements; and WHEREAS, NC legislation has given authority to municipal governments to plan, through zoning and subdivision regulations, within an Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction without formally coordinating with county government, even though such plans have potential impacts to many county public services (e.g. Sheriffs office, schools, public transportation, senior citizen and other social and health services), whether prior to annexation or after annexation; and WHEREAS, NCDOT can be the conduit to ensure that all affected local governments have important input into the development review process with respect to transportation impacts, no matter which jurisdiction, through an open development review process; and WHEREAS, the development review process can be conducted in a timely manner to promote well-planned and orderly economic and housing development; and WHEREAS, this suggested planning process can lead to less cost to the State through better planning, dedication or reservation of necessary right-of-ways, developer improvements and contributions; and WHEREAS, NCDOT and Orange County have coordinated on many existing and future transportation plans and improvements that have led to an improvement of the health, safety and welfare of local and regional citizens and businesses;