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2 <br />Attachment 1 <br />A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE INTENT OF DURHAM COUNTY, <br />DURHAM CITY, AND ORANGE COUNTY TO COOPERATE WITH <br />REGARD TO PLANNING DECISIONS IN CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS <br />WHEREAS, the governing bodies of Durham County, NC; the City of Durham, NC; and Orange <br />County, NC desire to foster good relations; and <br />WHEREAS, all three governing bodies and their staffs wish to engage in a process of mutual <br />dialogue to obtain a better understanding of the needs and goals of each community; and <br />WHEREAS, all three governing bodies seek to have appropriately planned development for <br />their respective areas; <br />WHEREAS, all three governing bodies currently carry out established public review processes <br />on planning activities that provide an opportunity for public review and comment from citizens <br />as well as from other jurisdictions; and <br />WHEREAS, all three governing bodies acknowledge the urbanization potential of properties <br />near the Orange/Durham County line in the vicinity of I-85/US70 and consequently the need to <br />coordinate land use and transportation, development, and service delivery issues that arise in this <br />general vicinity; and <br />WHEREAS, cooperation amongst neighboring jurisdictions will foster and maintain a system of <br />sound land use planning and regulation which can be relied upon by the public and private <br />owners of land as a basis for investment decisions, the protection of the environment, and a <br />climate conducive to the healthy economic and social growth and development of the three <br />jurisdictions; <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that <br />1) The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall coordinate with each other on a <br />timely basis within the current framework and schedule of the local development <br />review process in order to provide an opportunity for review and comment on <br />rezoning requests, special use permits, subdivisions, site plans, and annexations <br />proposed for land within the Joint Review Area, near the Orange/Durham County <br />line, as shown in Attachment A. <br />2) A. The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall pursue cooperative efforts to: <br />1. coordinate future land use plans and develop comparable zoning districts with <br />design standards to implement the general intent of the land use plans; <br />2. provide an opportunity for review and comment on a timely basis and within <br />the established project schedules for land within the Joint Review Area, near <br />the Orange/Durham County line, as shown in Attachment A; <br />3. create a conceptual utility master plan for the Orange County portion of the <br />Joint Review Area; and <br />2 <br />