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A RESOLUTION AMENDING
THE JOINT PLANNING LAND USE PLAN AND JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT TO
ALLOW FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF LOCATING APPROPRIATE
AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT ENTERPRISES IN THE
RURAL BUFFER LAND USE CLASSIFICATION
WHEREAS, Orange County, the Town of Chapel Hill, and the Town of Carrboro entered into a
Joint Planning Agreement originally dated September 22, 1987 and amended from time to
time, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement, a Joint Planning 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, Orange County initiated amendments to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
and Unified Development Ordinance in order to adopt a regulatory program referred to as
"Agricultural Support Enterprises Within the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification," a program
the County has been working on since 2001, and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement are necessary
prior to Orange County adopting the aforementioned Comprehensive Plan and Unified
Development Ordinance amendments, and
WHEREAS, a joint public hearing regarding the proposed Joint Planning Land Use Plan and
Agreement amendments was held on March 27, 2014, in accordance with the requirements of
the Joint Planning Agreement, and
WHEREAS, the topic was further discussed by the three governments at the November 19,
2014 Assembly of Governments meeting, and
WHEREAS, the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro have made recommendations regarding
the proposed amendments to the County's Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) which
would implement the Agricultural Support Enterprises program within the Rural Buffer land use
classification, and
WHEREAS, Orange County will incorporate the recommendations made by the Towns into the
proposed UDO text amendments which are scheduled to be considered at a later date.
NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County hereby resolves that the
Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement be amended as shown on the attached pages.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and
Agreement shall become effective upon adoption by the governing bodies of Orange County,
Chapel Hill, and Carrboro.
Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by
Commissioner foregoing resolution was adopted this
day of , 2015.
I, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said
Board at a meeting held on , 2015 as relates in any way to the
adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of ,
2015.
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