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Q~4 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. Linking the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement with the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan is part of an overall strategy to align local government land use decisions with public water and sewer permitted areas. Accordingly, inconsistent requests for land use amendments by third persons seeking connection to public water and sewer systems would not be recommended for approval. This method is used in other areas around the country to ensure that local government utility plans and land use plans are not thwarted through demands by land owners and the development community insisting that public water and sewer connections be made contrary to the planned service area of the utilities. Proposed amendments include: 1. Incorporating the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map (Attachment 1) as Appendix G to the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. 2. Adding the following text (Attachment 2) to sections 2.3 WATER RESOURCES), 3.5 (LAND - "~°Z7SE GOALS AND 1JRAFT POLICIES), and 4.1 (OVERT"iEW OF IMPLEMENTATIOtJ- STRATEGIES) of the Plan: A task force composed of elected ofbcials and staff from Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and OWASA developed over a period of seven years, a Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map that depicts primary service areas and long-ferm interest areas. The Board of County Commissioners adopted the agreement in its final form on December 3, 2001. The Agreement and Map are incorporated as Appendix G to this plan. 3. Reviewing policies included in the Orange County Water and Sewer Policy (Attachment 3) approved April 3, 1989 and amended September 3, 1991, but never incorporated into the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment. The Administration recommends that the proposed amendment be referred to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than October 1, 2003. G:lcomprehensive Planning Div\GENE12003 Public Hearings\Aug 25\WSMPBA+LUE Abstract.doc 2