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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 06-26-2003-10B1ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 26, 2003 Action Agenda . Item No. SUBJECT: Orange County/City of Durham/Durham County Courtesy Review Agreement DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig N. Benedict, ext. 2592 1. Courtesy Review Agreement 2. Durham/Chapel Hill/Orange County Work Group Resolution of Cooperation TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough Chapel Hill Durham Mebane 732-8181 968-4501 688-7331 (336)227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive a report on the Orange County/City of Durham/Durham County Courtesy Review Planning Agreement. BACKGROUND: The respective staffs have researched and worked on the attached resolution in some form for over a year. Both the Orange County Manager and the Durham County Manager have been involved in the process. Orange County Economic Development Director Dianne Reid and County Engineer Paul Thames have also contributed in this effort. This is part of a larger planning program that will at first include: 1. Courtesy Review (See Attachment 1), And eventually: 2. Annexation Agreement 3. Cooperative Planning Agreement. This agreement is consistent with the Orange County/City of Durham/Chapel Hill Work Group Resolution of Cooperation (See attachment 2). It is also, similar to an agreement that City of Durham, County of Durham and Chapel Hill have been working on in their mutual interest area. The agreement is ready for discussion by the BOCC. The Durham Joint City-County Planning Committee will review the agreement in July to make its recommendation to the Durham City Council in September. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact associated with this decision will be additional staff review time. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board receive the report, offer comments and send forward for adoption at a future meetina_ 2 Attachment 1 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE INTENT OF DURHAM COUNTY, DURHAM CITY, AND ORANGE COUNTY TO COOPERATE WITH REGARD TO PLANNING DECISIONS IN CERTAIN DEFINED AREAS WHEREAS, the governing bodies of Durham County, NC; the City of Durham, NC; and Orange County, NC desire to foster good relations; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies and their staffs wish to engage in a process of mutual dialogue to obtain a better understanding of the needs and goals of each community; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies seek to have appropriately planned development for their respective areas; WHEREAS, all three governing bodies currently carry out established public review processes on planning activities that provide an opportunity for public review and comment from citizens as well as from other jurisdictions; and WHEREAS, all three governing bodies acknowledge the urbanization potential of properties near the Orange/Durham County line in the vicinity of I-85/US70 and consequently the need to coordinate land use and transportation, development, and service delivery issues that arise in this general vicinity; and WHEREAS, cooperation amongst neighboring jurisdictions will foster and maintain a system of sound land use planning and regulation which can be relied upon by the public and private owners of land as a basis for investment decisions, the protection of the environment, and a climate conducive to the healthy economic and social growth and development of the three jurisdictions; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that 1) The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall coordinate with each other on a timely basis within the current framework and schedule of the local development review process in order to provide an opportunity for review and comment on rezoning requests, special use permits, subdivisions, site plans, and annexations proposed for land within the Joint Review Area, near the Orange/Durham County line, as shown in Attachment A. 2) A. The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall pursue cooperative efforts to: 1. coordinate future land use plans and develop comparable zoning districts with design standards to implement the general intent of the land use plans; 2. provide an opportunity for review and comment on a timely basis and within the established project schedules for land within the Joint Review Area, near the Orange/Durham County line, as shown in Attachment A; 3. create a conceptual utility master plan for the Orange County portion of the Joint Review Area; and 2 3 4. provide enhanced annexation notification procedures when the city annexes into Orange County. 2) B. The objectives of this cooperation are to: 1. Seek compatible uses of land and natural resources; 2. Achieve a smooth transition between areas of development within each jurisdiction; 3. Provide an appropriate entryway into each jurisdiction from the other; and 4. Encourage orderly development and the efficient delivery of urban services, which will maintain and enhance property values in each jurisdiction. 3) This resolution shall be effective upon its adoption by all of the above jurisdictions; 4) Any signatory jurisdiction may rescind their agreement with this resolution by subsequent resolution of its governing Board. Adopted by Orange County: Date: Margaret Brown, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners Donna Baker Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners Adopted by the City of Durham: Date: William V. Bell, Mayor City of Durham County Seal: Clerk, City of Durham City Seal: 4 Adopted by the County of Durham: Ellen W. Reckhow, Chair Durham Board of County Commissioners Date: Board Clerk, Durham County County Seal: Attachment A for 1. Courtesy Review Cooperative Courtesy Review Area GIS map prepared by Miriam Coleman, Orange County Planning Department, June 12, 2003 6 Attachment 2 RESOLUTION OF COOPERATION A resolution of cooperation between the City of Durham North Carolina, the Durham County, North Carolina, the Town of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and Orange County, North Carolina relating to land use planning along and near jurisdictional boundaries. WHEREAS, all four governing bodies seek to have appropriately planned development for their respective areas; and WHEREAS, Durham County, the City of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County desire to foster good relations; and WHEREAS, officials from all four jurisdictions have met jointly to discuss their' mutual concerns; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, in order to foster and maintain a system of sound land use planning and regulations which can be relied upon by the public and private owners of land as a basis for investment decisions, the protection of the environment and a climate conducive to healthy economic and social growth and development of our four jurisdictions, by mutual consent it is agreed by the governing bodies of the City of Durham, the County of Durham, the Town of Chapel Hill, and Orange County that: (1) A Durham/Chapel HilUOrange County Work Group will be established, made up of two representatives from each of the four elected bodies of Durham City, Durham County, Chapel Hill and Orange County, along with one representative from each jurisdiction's Planning Board. This Work Group will meet at regular intervals to discuss issues of common concern to the four jurisdictions, and to serve as a mechanism for exchange of information between the elected boards. The location of the Work Group meetings will alternate between Durham City and County, Chapel :Hill and Orange County, with a representative of the host community chairing the rou ~• (2) The role, purpose, and function of the Work Group will be to enhance coordination and consultation among the governments. This will not be adecision-making body, and no votes will be taken. (3) The group's objectives are to cooperatively a. Seek compatible uses of land and natural resources: 7 b. Achieve a smooth transition between areas of development within each jurisdiction c. Provide appropriate entryway into each Jurisdiction from the other and d. Encourage orderly development an d the efficient delivery of urban services which will maintain and enhance property values in each Jurisdiction (4) The list of issues to be discussed by this Work Group shall include but not be limited to the list that appears as Attachment 1 to this resolution, as reviewed and revised from time to time bye ~overnin~ bodies. (5) The administrative staffs of the jurisdictions a. shall report to their respective Boards, on a timely basis, information concerning develpoments in their areas of mutual interest, as defined in (b) below. as well as information concerning other activities of the work groin b. shall mutually exchange and review zoning requests, special use permits, subdivisions, site plans or annexations requested for land fronting on any of the corridors and within areas of mutual interest. (6) The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall pursue cooperative efforts to coordinate plans for improvements to the public rights-of--way in the corridors or areas of mutual interest. Such plans shall include streetscape plans, landscaping projects, sign regulations unique to the corridor or roadway construction or any development regulations specifically designed for the comdor or area of mutual interest. (7) The administrative staffs of each jurisdiction shall pursue cooperative efforts to coordinate long range land use plans. ~ 4:,. ,7 4n 4:.. ~ g ~ 2Em e~-arc-cv cvvpvrum °c-r`f ,z_coov o «n4;l.~0 , oFln,,,7 n of „n4„ i ~~ l l n V. FJVVlI VV l./(LLl V1V YJV , ~ ,~{.l.. u..o n ..4L, 4«.,.,,..; 4; ..« 1....4.~,nnr, n o ~~.a o .ru~.~.r..v, or,4 , ., 4,.,, ., ., L, .. .a:..4: ..«. ~ '~~~ ~e'~ ~' L ' L ~ ' d ~~ g~ f F,Y p~ T ; R; 1IZ ~~ia ~ R71 J Zri CIVS1T1 Z'V12rlYY~ Adopted by.the City of Durham: Adopted by Durham County: Adopted by the Town of Chapel Hill: Adopted by Orange County: (date) (date) (date) (date) Distribution in each Jurisdiction: Mayor and CounciUChairman and Board of Commissioners Planning Board Manager Attorney Planning Director Towns of Carrboro and Hillsborough Chatham County Triangle J Council of Governments Revised 1-18-01 9 Durham-Chapel Hill-Orange Work Group ATTACHMENT 1 ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN I. Coordinating Land Use Plans A. Residential Density Patterns B. Location of Conunercial uses C. Structure of Mixed Use Regulations II. Courtesy Review of Development Proposals A. Notification and U date B. Opportunity for Comment Regarding Potential Impacts III. Greenways/Open Space/Water Resources A. Landscaping 15-501 Corridor B. New Hope Corridor Planning C. American Tobacco Rail Trail D. Stormwater Management IV. Annexation A. Information Exchange B. Monitor Provision of Services 2-6-01