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F <br />~~ <br />L, J <br />• <br />O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />8704-1810 <br />T0: Orange County Planning Board <br />FROM: Marvin E. Collins, Planning Director <br />SUBJECT: Water/Sewer Pollcy <br />DATE: May 13. 1987 <br />COPIES: Ken Thompson, County Manager <br />Geoffrey Gledhill, Coursy Attorney <br />25~ <br /> <br />the Board of Commissioners have asked the Planning Board to <br />p-epare recommendations concerning a water and sewer <br />extension policy for Orange County. As an initial ste>r._i <br />have compiled adopted and draft policies, by topical t:.eadinC, <br />for your consideration. <br />After each policy statement is an abbreviation. indicating <br />the source. The index of abbreviztions is as follows: <br />_ LUP Land Use Plan <br />ZO honing Ordinance <br />h'SP Draft Water/Sewer Extension Pollcy <br />SR Subdivision Regulations <br />Ptease review this material and note those policies which <br />should be expanded, clarified or dale}ed. Note also policies <br />rhich are absent from the list. <br />(1) IV~,t~r ytnnly <br />fa) Provide clean and safe water supplies available and <br />adequate to meet future needs of the residents of <br />Grange County. (LUP) <br />(b) Manage Orange County's utter supplies so that <br />available resources are balanced Mith existing and <br />protected needs. tLUP) <br />(Z) Def ~neetl2"yLar~'1t~~1S~.@ °f M~II'~ers~et's <br />(a) Designate prime reservoir sites, based on zn <br />evaluation of water resources throughout the <br />County, to protect =hose areas prom adverse <br />- development impacts and to insure that inappro- <br />priate restrictions are not placed on a lance <br />population of the send area and land resources ~f <br />the County. (LUP) <br />tb) Adopt and implement policies which specify land use <br />