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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 7 - Q <br />SUBJECT: 2030 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (CP-2011-4) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1-1. BOCC Approved Amendment Outline <br />1-2. Proposed Text Amendment <br />(P. 5-16, numbering at bottom of pages) <br />2. Land Use/Zoning Matrix <br />3. Resolution Approving Amendment <br />4. Draft Minutes -May 23, 2011 Quarterly <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 <br />Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245-2579 <br />Public Hearing <br />5. Draft Minutes -June 1, 2011 Planning <br />Board Meeting <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board's recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on aCounty-initiated text amendment to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />regarding the Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node definition. <br />BACKGROUND: This text amendment was heard at the May 23, 2011 Quarterly Public _ <br />Hearing. The form in Attachment 1-1 contains additional information and analysis regarding this <br />County-initiated text amendment. <br />County-initiated amendments are proposed to Chapter 5: Land Use Element of the <br />Comprehensive Plan (Attachment 1-2). The purpose of the text amendments is to clarify <br />language as it pertains to economic development and mixed uses currently allowed within the <br />existing Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node (CITAN) land use category. <br />This amendment will add additional clarity and consistency between the definition of CITAN and <br />associated compatible uses as currently provided in the Land Use and Zoning District Matrix <br />(Attachment 2). This amendment does not change any of the compatible zoning districts <br />associated with CITAN. <br />Public Hearing: At the public hearing, BOCC members expressed some concern regarding the <br />proposed removal of some of the language contained within the definition of CITAN. <br />Specifically, concerns related to the removal of language indicating "focus on designated road <br />intersections within either a 10-year or 20-year transition area". The suggestion was made to <br />amend the proposed definition to include references to "major transportation routes" and "public <br />water and wastewater services", which appeared to address the Board's concerns. These <br />suggestions have been incorporated into the Planning Board's recommended definiton_(Page 5_ <br />16 (numbering at bottom of pages)). <br />