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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1999-005 Resolution Amending the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan to Incorporate the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area 'R£5- 1g9 � - o� 5 9 b RESOLUTION "A" A RESOLUTION I. AMENDING THE JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE FACILITATED SMALL AREA PLAN FOR CARRBORO'S NORTHERN STUDY AREA II . ADOPTING A JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE FACILITATED SMALL AREA PLAN FOR CARRBORO'S NORTHERN STUDY AREA WHEREAS, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro entered into .a Joint Planning Agreement, dated September 22, 1987, as amended April 2, 1990, and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement, a Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan was adopted on October 13 , 1986 by all parties to the Joint Planning Agreement, and has since been amended on several occasions; and WHEREAS, A Small Area Plan that provides a framework for the future use of land within Carrboro's northern growth area was accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997, and WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan was the product of a four year planning process that involved numerous public officials, planners, and residents of the affected area, culminating in a two-day facilitated workshop sponsored by Orange County, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro; and WHEREAS, the geographic area covered by the Small Area Plan includes Carrboro's Transition Area as identified in the Joint Planning Agreement, which area is also covered by the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan; and 1 WHEREAS, implementation of the recommendations contained in the Small Area Plan requires certain amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan; and WHEREAS, the Small Area Plan was considered by Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, .and the Town of Carrboro at a Joint Public Hearing on April 8, 1998; I. NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY HEREBY RESOLVES THAT THE JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Section VII of the Plan ("Overview of Implementation Strategies") is amended on page 91 by adding under the heading "Coordination with other Plans" a second paragraph to read as follows: "Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the 'Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro' s Northern Study Area, ' accepted by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on August 19, 1997 and revised December 1998, is specifically incorporated by reference into this Plan and supersedes any provisions of this Plan that are inconsistent with the Small Area Plan with respect to the CJDA Transition Area. " See Exhibit A. 2 . Section V of the Plan ("Joint Planning Operating Principles") is amended on page 59 by adding the following sentence immediately under subparagraph 5 : "This density limitation does not apply to Village Mixed Use districts or Office/Assembly districts as provided for in the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area. " See Exhibit A. 2 3 . Section VI of the Plan ("Future Land Use - Joint Planning Area" ) is amended on page 71 by adding to the first paragraph, at the end of the first paragraph, under the heading "Transition Areas, " the following: "The density limitations detailed in this paragraph do not apply to Village Mixed Use districts or Office/Assembly districts as provided for in the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area. " Section VI of the Plan ( "Future Land Use - Joint Planning Area" ) is further amended on page 71 by adding to the second paragraph under the heading "Transition Areas" the following: "The Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro' s Northern Study Area supersedes the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan in the Carrboro Transition Area to the extent that it is inconsistent with the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. " See Exhibit A. The amendments to the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan shall become effective upon adoption by the governing bodies of Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. II. NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY HEREBY RESOLVES THAT THE JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS: 1. Section 1.2H (Definitions) of the Agreement is amended by adding the following sentence immediately under subparagraph 5 : "This density limitation does not apply to Village Mixed Use districts or Office/Assembly districts as provided for in the Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro' s Northern Study Area. " See Exhibit B. 3 2 . Subsection 2 . 6E of the Agreement is amended by rewriting the second sentence as follows : "With respect to property that is located within the CJDA Transition area, changes in zoning classifications, including the creation of or changes to the ' floating' conditional use districts designed to implement the recommendations of the 'Facilitated Small Area Plan for Carrboro's Northern Study Area' (Village Mixed Use conditional use districts or Office/Assembly conditional use districts) may not be made unless and until an ordinance approving such zoning map amendment has been approved both by Orange County and Carrboro following a joint public hearing by the two governing bodies. " See Exhibit B. The amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement shall become effective upon adoption by the governing bodies of Orange County, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. NOW THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY HEREBY FURTHER RESOLVES AND DIRECTS THAT THE FACILITATED SMALL AREA PLAN FOR CARRBORO'S NORTHERN STUDY AREA BE REVISED TO CONFORM TO THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION, PARTS I AND II, INCLUDING THE REVISION OF MAP #1 AND MAP #7 TO SHOW TRANSITION AREAS I AND II. Upon motion of Commissioner Carey, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs, the foregoing resolution was adopted this the 2nd day of February, 1999 . I, Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of 4 said Board at a meeting held on February 2 , 1999 as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in Minute Book No. 30 of the minutes of said Board. WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this 5th day of February 1999 . LI Z�_IL Clerk to -tire Board of Commissioners mydocuments\7paresolutionrevised.doc 5