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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: August 15, 2000
Action Agenda
Item No. --
SUBJECT: Orange Coun Cooperation with Durham C' /Coun
DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
To Be Provided by County Attorney Geof Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Gledhill Prior to the Meeting TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 9684601
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a resolution relative to future cooperative planning efforts with
Durham City/County.
BACKGROUND: Future cooperation and coordination of efforts with Durham City/County in
numerous planning areas could certainly prove beneficial to all parties. County Attorney Geof
Gledhill will provide information prior to the Board meeting -that may quantify, in resolution form,
the Board's previously-expressed general interest in cooperating with Durham City/County in
future needs.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None known at this time.
RECOMMENDATION(S): As the Board decides.
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING CITY-COUNTY COLLABORATION ON
ANY PROPOSED ANNEXATIONS BY THE CITY OF DURHAM INTO
THE 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 Comprehensive 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 US Highway 70 to the south which area is illustrated on the
attached map; and
WHEREAS, this area encompasses portions of the I-85/US Highway 70 Economic
Development District as defined in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan 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 of 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 a superior way to
approach and resolve those questions that impact adjoining counties and cities with
boundaries adjacent or nearly adjacent to another county; and
WHEREAS, Orange County and the municipalities within Orange County have entered into
and are 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 governmental 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 and boundary agreements among the parties to the agreements.
This the 15 th day of August, 2000.