Minutes 02-17-2025-Joint Meeting w Hillsborough

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Slide #10 Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) • Purpose: 1. To provide a comprehensive, County-wide system of service areas for future utility development and interest areas for dealing with private water and wastewater system problems in areas without public water and sewer service. 2. To complement growth management objectives, land use plans and annexation plans in existing agreements, such as the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement and Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan 3. To resolve in advance and preclude future conflicts about future service areas and annexation areas 4. To provide for predictable long-range water and sewer capital Improvement planning and financing 5. To provide for limitations on water and sewer service in certain areas,as defined. • Signatories are Orange County, Chapel Hill,Carrboro,Hillsborough,OWASA • Established"Primary Service Areas"for public water and sewer service. • "Long Term Interest Area"defined the first responding party if there is a public health emergency. • Amendments require action by all 5 signatories. Perdita Holtz said that amendments require the approval of all five signatories. Slide #11 Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) Memorandum of Understanding • 2003 • Orange County, Hillsborough, and the Orange County School District to work together to ensure that new residential growth within the school district occurs at a pace that allows for the provision of adequate school facilities to serve the children within new developments. • Requirement for issuance of CAPS (Certificate of Adequate Public Schools) adopted into zoning regulations. • School district issues/signs CAPS • In theory, a CAPS would not be issued if there is not adequate capacity within the schools • Annual report produced by the SAPFOTAC (SAPFO Technical Advisory Committee)