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Association, Club Managers Association and the PGA Tour. The standards established by the Cooperative Sanctuary program needs to be applied as the minimum standards for all new golf course construction. A copy of his full statement is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. John Hartwell made reference to when the water and sewer policy was initially established. He pointed out that this policy was intended to discourage the extension of water and sewer to other areas. At that time the Board of Commissioners had reservations about whether water providers could be prevented from allowing tap-on's, even with stipulations, if the lines were already in place. He suggested that the current prohibitions be maintained. If cluster development is allowed in the rural buffer it will be necessary to provide water and sewer. Lester Ray, an Orange County dairy farmer, commented that his family has farmed in the County for 7 generations. He spoke in opposition to the open space category. The average age of the Orange County dairy farmer in 60 years old. This indicates that much land will change hands in the next 10 years. There is not currently an option for preserving farm land. The transfer of development rights and the purchase of development rights needs to be studied and implemented in the County. Bob Hall, an Orange County resident, spoke in opposition to this amendment. The definition of Open Space is vague and must be more clearly defined. He stated that the zoning districts being presented do not actually apply to the University Station request. He indicated that some of the language in the proposal uses words like "may" be rather than "shall or must be." This proposal offers incentives for heavy development in areas where that type of development should not happen. He read from the Concept page (pg. 3.2) as follows. "To minimize existing energy efficient and land consuming patterns of rural sprawl, the land use element is premised on two basic strategies: Creating activity nodes and maximizing in-fill development. The in-fill development is premised on the desirability of encouraging development to occur first within the corporate limits of the town, then where appropriate, within the areas surrounding the towns in the transition area from rural to urban. "To achieve this goal requires a combination of incentives and disincentives to development activity, which include but are not limited to allowing higher densities and intensity of land use within the urban and urbanizing areas and allowing only low intensity uses outside of these areas." In his opinion the County Commissioners have a legal basis to reject this amendment. A copy of his complete statement is in the permanent agenda file in the Clerk's office. Genie Kamirues spoke about the addition of a land use element category of Open Space Development Area. She feels that an open space development plan must exist to protect the land. She asked that 50$ buildable land be protected as open space. The preservation of a wildlife corridor to link major tracts of protected land must be maintained. Also, the maximum number of units should be based on the carrying capacity of the land itself which would allow for the use of alternative systems. Public water and sewer must not be allowed. A small area plan should be developed for each area in Orange County. She stated that the proposed zoning change from R-1 Residential to