HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2004-092 Resolution Durham Co, Durham City, & Orange Co to Cooperate in Planning Issues~~"S-~oo~ ~~~
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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-85/US70 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
Adopted by the County of Durham:
Ellen W. Reckhow, Chair
Durham Boazd of County Commissioners
Board Clerk, Durham County
Date:
County Seal:
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4. Provide enhanced annexation notification procedures when the city annexes
into Orange County.
2) B. The objectives of this cooperation are to:
L Seek compatible uses of land and natural resources;
2. Achieve a smooth transition between arefis of development within each
jurisdiction;
3. Provide an appropriate entryway into each jurisdiction from the other; and
4. Encourage orderly development and the. efficient delivery of urban services,
which will maintain and enhance property values in each jurisdiction.
3) This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption by all of the above jurisdictions;
4) Any signatory jurisdiction may rescind their agreement with this resolution by
subsequent resolution of its governing Board.
Adopted by Orange County:
Moses Carey, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
Date:
Donna Baker County Seal:
Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners
Adopted by the City of Durham:
William V. Bell, Mayor
City of Durham
Clerk, City of Durham
Date:
City Seal: