RES-2005-008 Durham Co & City, & Orange Co To Coop in Planning Issues in Certain Defined Areas

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~~ ~ r/~°~ ~l ~S -a2ao 5 ao~ 2-.~5' ~5 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE INTENT OF DURHAM COUNTY, DURHAM CITY, AND ORANGE COUNTY TO COOPERATE WITH REGARD TO PLANNING ISSUES IN CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS WHEREAS, the governing bodies of Durham County, NC; the City of Durham, NC; and Orange County, NC desire to foster good relations; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies and their staffs wish to engage in a process of mutual dialogue to obtain a better understanding of the needs and goals of each community; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies seek to have appropriately planned development for their respective areas; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies currently carry out established public review processes on planning activities that provide an opportunity for public review and comment from citizens as well as from other jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies acknowledge the urbanization potential of properties near the Orange/Durham County line in the vicinity of I-85lUS70 and consequently the need to coordinate land use and transportation, development, and service delivery issues that arise in this general vicinity; and WHEREAS, cooperation amongst neighboring jurisdictions will foster and maintain a system of sound land use planning and regulation which can be relied upon by the public and private owners of land as a basis for investment decisions, the protection of the environment, and a climate conducive to the healthy economic and social growth and development of the three jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that 1) The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall coordinate with each other on a timely basis within the current framework and schedule of the local development review process, in order to provide an opportunity for review and comment on rezoning requests, special use permits, subdivisions, site plans, and annexations proposed for land within the Joint Review Area near the Orange/Durham County Line, as shown in Attachment A. 2) A. The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall pursue cooperative efforts to: 1. Coordinate future land use plans and develop comparable zoning districts with design standards to implement the general intent of the land use plans; 2. Provide an opportunity for review and comment on a timely basis and within the established project schedules for land within the Joint Review Area; 3. Create a conceptual utility master plan for the Orange County portion of the Joint Review Area; and 4. Provide enhanced annexation notification procedures when the city annexes into Orange County.