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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date# May 23, 201 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item Noe C.3 <br />SUBJECT: 2030 Comprehensive Flan Text Amendment ent (CP-201.1-4) <br />299 <br />DEPARTMENT: I l nning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Y/N Yep :] <br />ATTACHMENT(S). INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. BOCC Approved Amendment Outline Craig Benedict, , Director 245 -2575 <br />2. Land Use and Zoning Matrix Tam Alfieri, Planner lil 245 -2579 <br />3. Map of CITA# Classified Areas <br />PURPOSE: To held a public hearing on proposed text amendments to the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan regarding Commercial- Industrial Transition Activity Node areas. <br />BACKGROUND: County-initiated amendments are proposed to Chapter : Land Use Element <br />of the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose of the text amendments At a hmen Part "E" is to <br />clarify language as it pertains to economic development and nixed uses currently allowed within <br />the existing Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node CITAN land use category. <br />One of the fundamental planning tools used to hieve the stated goals and objectives of the <br />Comprehensive Plan Lard Use Element is the design and application of a Land Use Plan and <br />Map. The Land Use Plan and Map reflect Orange County's vision for future land uses and is <br />implemented ente primarily through the application of zoning. A key feature of land use planning in <br />Orange County is the requirement for consistency between the Lard Use Plan Map and the <br />application of zoning. To identify and establish 6onsi ten y, a Land Use and Zoning District <br />Matrix (Attachment 2 ) provides a list of the County's Land Use Flan categories together with <br />compatible, corresponding zoning districts. If a zoning district is not compatible with the land <br />use category contained In the Matrix, re- zoning cannot take place unless the Land Use Flan <br />Map is amended. <br />This amendment ent will add additional clarity and consistency between the definition of CITAN and <br />associated compatible le uses as currently provided in the Land Use and Zoning District Matrix. <br />This amendment does not change any of the compatible zoning districts associated with CITAI. <br />Attachment 3 has been provided for information and shows} in purple color} areas of the County <br />where the CITAN land use category has been applied. <br />Notification Procedural Requirements <br />