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18 Ordinance, to ensure that potential adverse impacts on the water quality of existing <br /> and proposed reservoir sites are avoided. (See also Erosion Control EC-1 and <br /> Natural Areas Objective NA-4.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective LU-2.4: <br /> Evaluate the development potential in rural crossroads communities to identify <br /> whether current regulations permit appropriate development that is in character with <br /> these communities, and whether potential development in these areas would require <br /> significant expansions or cause depletions of public services. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective LU-2.5: <br /> Adopt and implement policies that specify appropriate land uses and intensities of <br /> development in Protected and Critical Water Resource Areas that will not have <br /> potential adverse impacts on water resources. (See also Water and Wastewater <br /> Objective WW-15.) <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective LU-2.6: <br /> Protect prime reservoir sites from adverse development impacts and ensure that <br /> regulations for these areas are appropriate. <br /> Status/Action: Ongoing <br /> Objective LU-2.7: <br /> Refine green building standards to guide the design, siting, construction, and <br /> management of publicly owned and managed buildings in a manner that conserves <br /> energy and/or uses non-polluting renewable energy sources. Explore the <br /> development of green building standards for private development. (See also Air and <br /> Energy Objective AE-11.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective LU-2.8: <br /> Develop performance standards for development on lands with non-renewable <br /> resources to ensure a sufficient level of environmental protection for these <br /> resources. <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective LU-2.9: <br /> Evaluate the carrying capacity of groundwater and surface water resources of the 15 <br /> watersheds in Orange County. (See also Water Resources Objective WR-7.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> Objective LU-2.10: <br /> Develop design standards or guidelines that address scale, density, and aesthetic <br /> considerations for residential, mixed-use, industrial, and commercial land uses to <br /> promote community aesthetics and the protection of the visual and cultural <br /> environment of the County. (See also Housing Objective H-3.1.) <br /> Status/Action: No Action <br /> 16 <br />