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11 <br />• Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Principle 7: Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity <br />Economic Development (ED) Overarching Goal: Viable and sustainable <br />economic development that contributes to both property and sales tax <br />revenues, and enhances high-quality employment opportunities for <br />County residents. <br />Objective ED-2.5: Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion <br />and growth of commercial and industrial uses. <br />Objective ED-2.9: Consider industrial sites in Agricultural-Residential <br />areas along the U.S. 70/I-85 highway and rail corridor. <br />Objective ED-2.10: Extend public water and sewer into all three <br />Economic Development Districts. <br />Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, <br />pattern and designation of future land uses, with availability of County <br />services and facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's <br />population and economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan <br />element goals and objectives. <br />Objective LU-3.5: Encourage energy and water use in an efficient <br />manner by industries and encourage energy efficient industries to locate <br />or expand in the County in Rural Industrial, Commercial/Industrial, and <br />Economic Development Nodes. <br />Objective LU-3.6: Establish consistency between the Land Use Plan and <br />the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement <br />and Map. <br />Objective LU-3.8: Develop a process for implementing small area plan <br />recommendations through the revision of County policies and <br />regulations. <br />• New Statutes and Rules <br />N/A <br />C. PROCESS <br />C.1 TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES (See Attachment 1) <br />a. Setting of a Quarterly Public Hearing date and remaining on target <br />May 23, 2011 <br />b. BOCC updates/checkpoints <br />May 17, 2011- BOCC approval to proceed <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />