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7 Durham's future expansion. (See Figure 1, Durham Urban. Growth Area.) Administering the UGA policy requires that where possible, the UGA boundary should be set along property lines so that individual pazcels aze not split. 1. Agreements with Adjacent Jnrisdirtions.. Durham has several annexation~and . .~ service area agreements with surrounding jurisdictions, including Cary, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Morrisville and Raleigh. These agreements provide clear guidance for all of the jurisdictions involved, as well as for property owners and developers,~about who will provide public water and sewer services. The UGA, representing Durham's . ~ ~ long term growth and annexation areas, should respect these.agreements and should not encroach into azeas that Durham has agreed would be served with public utilities from surrounding jurisdictions. 2. ~ Efficient Public Services. A fimdamental principle of managing a' city's growth is to encourage new growth contiguous to the existing city rather than promoting "leap frog" development. A pattern of leap frog development is generally inefficient to serve with police, fire, sanitation, transportation and other public services. For . example, police cruisers and sanitation collection vehicles might have to travel through undeveloped areas outside the City in order to reach and serve other areas within the City limits. The UGA boundary should be set in order. to promote logical, contiguous development adjacent to existing service azeas. This principle also supports more in-fill and central city development, where public facilities are akeady available. 3. ~ Water Supply Watershed Protection. Durham is situated in the middle of four . water supply reservoirs.. To the north, Lake Michie and the Little River Reservoir are Durharr~'s raw water supplies. To the east, Falls Reservoir provides raw water for the City of Raleigh. And to the south, Jordan Reservoir provides raw water for the Town of Cary, other communities and perhaps Durham in the future. Urban and suburban development close to the reservoirs pose threats to their water quality. The Durham Zoning Ordinance establishes Watershed Protection Critical Areas around and close to the reservoirs. Critical Area designation involves development limitations designed to prevent water quality degradation. Around Lake Michie and the Little River Reservoir, the UGA boundary has been set to avoid~most urban and suburban development in the Durham County portion of the reservoirs' drainage basins (including both Critical and Protected Areas). Around the Falls and Jordan Reservoirs, the UGA boundary has been set to avoid most urban and suburban development in the Critical Area. . E. Highlights of the Proposed UGA . The 2020 Plan proposed three major strategic amendments to the UGA boundary, as descn~bed below. (See Figure 2, Proposed. UGA Changes.) In addition, a recent review of the UGA boundary by the Planning and Public Works Departments suggested several .other minor amendments that would capture economic development opportunities with relatively little impact on water quality or public services. Several other areas are also designated as _ 3 v