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R ES-2017-046
RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGREEING
TO AN EXTENSION OF THE TOWN OF CARRBORO'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 Carrboro wishes to extend its extraterritorial jurisdiction to include property
as noted in Attachment 1 to this agenda item which is adjacent to the Town of Carrboro's existing
extraterritorial jurisdiction;
WHEREAS,the Town of Carrboro 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;
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners hereby agrees to,
by a formally adopted resolution, beyond what is required by N.C.G.S. 160A-360, an extension of the Town of
Carrboro's extraterritorial powers under Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the North Carolina General Statutes
within the area identified in Attachment 1 of this agenda item.
This the_0,0 day of 2017.
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Mark orosin, Chair
my Bo d of County Commissioners
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Donna Baker, Clerk to the kof Commissi er
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