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2a <br />RESOLUTION <br />OF THE <br />ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />TO DENY APPLICATION FOR <br />PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE <br />LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />Date June 1, 1999 <br />Name of Project Amendment to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan <br />Owner /Applicant Apex Northwest Partnership <br />The Board of County Commissioners hereby denies approval of the proposed amendment <br />to the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan submitted by Apex Northwest <br />Partnership. Denial is based upon the following reasons pursuant to the non - adherence <br />criteria noted in Article 2.2.14 of the Zoning Ordinance: <br />• Not consistent with all locationai criteria for Ten -Year Transition; <br />• Constrained transportation access; <br />• Surrounding areas are not in transition from rural or low- density uses to urban or higher <br />density uses; <br />• Low population density relative to overall township population density; and <br />• Located next to a National Register - eligible, working farmstead and the cemetery near <br />the property has potential historic significance. <br />g : \craig \apexdeny.doc \5- 25 -99 \gb <br />