HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2014-084 Resolution of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Agreeing to an Extension of the Town of Chapel Hill's Extraterritorial Jurisdiction RES-2014-084 7a,
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGREEING TO
AN EXTENSION OF THE TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL'S EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
WHEREAS,N.C.G.S. 160A-360 allows a municipality to exercise powers conferred by Article 19
of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes within a defined extraterritorial jurisdiction;
WHEREAS,N.C.G.S. 160A-360(c)requires a city and county to agree upon an extension of a city's
extraterritorial jurisdiction where a county enforces a zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations and
within which the county is enforcing the State Building Code regulations;
WHEREAS, Orange county enforces a zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations and enforces
the State Building Code regulations within areas in the county which are outside the Joint Planning
Transition Areas, corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of cities;
WHEREAS,the Town of Chapel Hill wishes to extend its extraterritorial jurisdiction to include
property as noted in Appendix A(including map)which is adjacent to the Town of Chapel Hill's corporate
limits and/or exterritorial jurisdiction;
WHEREAS, Town Council desires to extend its extraterritorial jurisdiction and,therefore, seeks the
agreement of the Orange County Board of Commissioners for the extension;
WHEREAS,this proposed area has been part of the Orange County/Chapel Hill/Carrboro joint
planning area since 1987; and
WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners finds the request consistent with its
comprehensive plan goals, objectives and policies, including but not limited to the land use program;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners hereby agrees
to, by a formally adopted resolution, beyond what is required by N.C.G.S. 160A-360,to an extension of the
Town of Chapel Hill's extraterritorial powers under Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina
General Statutes within the area identified in Appendix A.
This the day of/ 4
Earl McKee, Chair
Orange County Board of County Commissioners
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Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners