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I. <br />405 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />306F REVERE ROAD <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br />- `4441! If E <br />ya ri <br />r <br />v s <br />.,to e.c44 <br />OUTLINE, GROWTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM <br />Evolution of Proaosed Growth Management System <br />May 6, 2002- <br />Planning Board Letter to BOCC Requesting Additional Growth <br />Controls in Large Residential Developments <br />June 6, 2002- <br />Joint BOCC /Planning Board Meeting and Discussion of <br />Challenges Posed by Large Developments <br />June 18, 2002 <br />BOCC Passed Resolution Requesting Relevant Issues and <br />Possible Actions Be Researched <br />August 29, 2002 <br />Brief Discussion at BOCC Work Session <br />September 3, 2002 <br />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 <br />Planning Board Discussed Proposed Growth Management <br />System <br />II. Two (2) Primary Land Use Objectives <br />Al. 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 Subdivision Growth Management System Establishing <br />Threshold Size And Location - August 2P Quarterly Public 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 />