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2 <br />NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE <br />ORANGE COUNTY /CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO <br />JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT <br />Pursuant to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 153A, 240, 323, <br />and 343; Articles 20.5, 20.6, 2.2.12 and 2.2.13 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance; and <br />Article 2 of a Joint Planning Agreement between Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill <br />and Carrboro, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held at the Southern Human <br />Services Center, 2505 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC, on October 13, 1999. at 7:30 PM for <br />the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following <br />items: <br />JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT <br />1. Orange County proposes amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement to establish consistent <br />review time limits. The Joint Planning Agreement addresses intergovernmental review of <br />proposed ordinance amendments in the Transition Areas and Rural Buffer and establishes <br />time frames for review. Review times vary from ten (10) days (with the concurrence of <br />the Orange County Manager) to thirty (30) days. Proposed amendments to the Joint <br />Planning Agreement would establish a consistent time of sixty (60) days throughout. <br />This amendment requires the approval of the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel <br />Hill, and Carrboro. <br />All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be <br />received during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence <br />received in writing by the date of the Orange County Planning Board meeting following the public <br />hearing will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for decision. <br />Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and discussion <br />at the hearing. <br />Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department <br />located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also <br />call 732 -8181 (Hillsborough), 688 -7331 (Durham) or 967 -9251 (Chapel Hill - Carrboro). When <br />prompted for an extension number, please enter 2589. <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br />PUBLISH: September 29, 1999 <br />October 6, 1999 <br />