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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CHAPEL HILL TOWN COUNCIL
CARRBORO BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 8,1998
Action Agenda
Item # 1. a
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT TO ALLOW FOR
ADOPTION OF DEVELOPMENT MORATORIA
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: x Yes No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Bell
- Proposed Amendment to Joint Planning Agreement Ext. 2589
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough - 732-8181
Durham - 688-7331
Mebane - 227-2031
Chapel Hill - 967-9251
PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement.
BACKGROUND: From time-to-time a development moratorium is appropriate in order to address exigent
circumstances or the results of a study of density designations, plan classifications or
other matters prescribed by the adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, the Joint
Planning Area Land Use Map or any of the land use ordinances of the Towns of Chapel
Hill and Carrboro for their Transition areas and Orange County for the Rural Buffer.
Currently, the Joint Planning Agreement does not provide for development moratoria.
The need for such a provision in the agreement was highlighted in October, 1997,
when Carrboro proposed a moratorium on processing special use and conditional use
permit applications in the Northern Study Area pending completion of land use
ordinance amendments. Orange County did not object to Carrboro's Land Use
Ordinance text amendments establishing a six month moratorium.
The proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement would preserve the status quo
pending the consideration of a land use ordinance amendment designed to address exigent
circumstances or the results of a study. It would allow for adoption of a moratorium of
no more than six months that could be extended one time for no more than six months.
RECOMMENDATION: The Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro Planning Staffs recommend
approval of the proposed amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement.
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C. From time to time a development moratori~un is
appropriate in order to address exigent circumstances
or the results of a Study of density designations, plan
elaecificationc or other m,ttaro prcaeribcd kry tfae
adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, the Joint
Planning Area Land Use Map or any of the land use
ordinances of the Town of Chapel Hill or the Tvwn of
Carrboro. To preserve the status gt3o pending the
consideration of a land use ordinance amendment
designed to address exigent circumstances or the
results of a study, tha Town of Carrboro or the Town of
Chapel Hill may propose the adoption of a development
moratorium pending consideration of the ordinance
amendment. With respect to the CJ~A, any proposed
moratorium shall not be effective unr.il adopted by the
Town of Carrboro and approved by Orange County
following a public hearing conducted by thc~ Town of
Carrboro. With respect to the rHJnA. nny proposed
moratoriuun shall not be effectivQ until adopted by the
Town of Chapel Hiil and approved by Orange County
following s public hearing conducted by the Town of
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Chapel bill. Any such adopted and approved moratorium
shall initially be no more than six month3 in duration
and may be extended one time for no more titan six
months for the reasons and following the pz•ncedures
prescribed here.
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C. From time to time a development moratorium is
appropriate in order to address exigent circumstances
oz the results of a study of density designations, plan
classifications or other matters presrribpd by ttie
adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan, ttie Joint
Planning Area Lsnd Use Map or any of the land use
ordinances of Orange County. To pZ-eserve the status
quo pending the consideration of a land use ordinance
amendment designed t.o address exigent circum;;tances or
the results of .i study, Orange County may propose the
adoption of a development moratorium pending
consideration of the ordinance amendment. Any proposed
moratorium shall not be eff®ctive until adopted by
Orange County following a public hearing conducted by
Orange County. Any such adopted moratorium shall
initially be no mere than six month3 in duration and
may be extended one time for no more thhn six mmnths
for the rea:~ons and following thQ procedures prescribed
here.
The Joint Planninfl Agreement is amended ef~e:ctivP
the amendment contained in this ordinance having been approved by
the Town of Carrboro and the Town of Chapel xill and this
ordinance having been adopted by Orange County on the effective
date.
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