HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2000-062 Resolution Requesting Collaboration on Any Proposed Annexations by the City of Durham into Orange County F— 5;
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATION ON
ANY PROPOSED ANNEXATIONS BY THE CITY OF DURHAM INTO
TIC E COUNTY OF ORANGE
WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan includes a portion of Orange County in its
designated Urban Growth Area; and
WHEREAS,according to the Durham 2020(.7omprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Areas"will
likely see the extension of urban services and annexation into the Durham city limits;"and
WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan Urban Growth Area is generally bounded
by the Durham•Orange county line to the east, the Eno River to the north, Pleasant Green Road
to the west, and TJS Highway 70 to the south which area is illustrated on the attached map; and
WHEREAS, this area encompasses portions of the 1-851US Highway 70 Economic Development
District as defined in the Orange County Comprehensive Plun, Land Use Atlas and Orange
County Zoning Ordinance;and
WHEREAS, the Durham 2020 Comprehensive Plan states that, "Additional study of the Durham
Urban Growth Area boundary in Orange County is needed;-and
WHEREAS, local governments in Orange County and Durham County have demonstrated
their willingness to proactively pursue common goals as illustrated by the creation or the Little
River Regional Park and Natural Area and ongoing staff level discussions regarding public water
and sewer issues;and
WHEREAS, continued cooperative planning in the areas of transportation,water and sewer-
-policy, land use, and parks is in the best interests of all parties and is asuperior way to approach
and resolve those questions that impact adjoining counties and cities predominately in one county
with boundaries adjacent or nearly adjacent to another county, and
WHEREAS,orange County and the municipalities within Orange County have entered into and arc
entering into cooperative planning and public water and sewer planning and boundary agreements
which recognize the benefits of planning'decisions which encourage Smart Growth and create
physical and governmentul separation between urban growth,development and services and rural
growth, development and services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners requests that consideration of annexation for all,or part,of the above area be preceded by
discussions of jurisdictional issues by representatives appointed by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners,, the Durham City Council and the Durham County Board of Commissioners with the
intended result being growth planning and public water and sewer planning, recreational planning, other
governmental service planning and boundary and annexation agreements among the three governments.
This the 15011 day of August, 2000.
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