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4 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />306E REVERE ROAD <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />t,.ur u e <br />~. <br />v 5z <br />a<<i Ca~a~w <br />OUTLINE, GROWTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br />I. Evolution of Proposed Growth Management System <br />May 6, 2002- Planning Board Letter to BOCC Requesting Additional Growth <br /> Controls in Large Residential Developments <br />]une 6, 2002- Joint BOCC/Planning Board Meeting and Discussion of <br /> Challenges Posed by Large Developments <br />]une 18, 2002 BOCC Passed Resolution Requesting Relevant Issues and <br /> Possible Actions Be Researched <br />August 29, 2002 Brief Discussion at BOCC Work Session <br />September 3, 2002 Issues Report Presented at BOCC Meeting. Following <br /> Presentation, the Board Directed the Administration to <br /> Prepare a Special Use Permit Approval Process for Large-Scale <br /> Residential Development <br />August 6, 2003 Planning Board Discussed Proposed Growth Management <br /> System <br />II. Two l2) Primary Land Use Objectives <br />A1. Major Subdivisions in Areas with Urban Infrastructure Potential <br />A2. Minor Subdivisions in Areas Consistent with Rural/Agricultural Activities and <br />Character <br />B. Reduce Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) and Associated Air/Water Quality Impacts <br />II. Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Revisions Required to Achieve Objectives <br />A. Special Use Subd'nrision Growth Management System Establishing <br />Threshold Size And Location -August 25~ Quarter/y Pub/ic Hearing <br />1. Subdivision Process Changes <br />A. Designates Areas Based on Growth Potential (Urbanizing vs. Rural) <br />B. Adds Residential/Subdivision Categories to Permitted Use Table. <br />Creating Thresholds On the Number of Lots <br />C. Based on Number of Lots and Location <br />a. Special Use Permit (SUP) <br />• General Standards Currently in Effect <br />