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0002 2 Volume IV Electrical, Volume V Fire Prevention, Volume VI Gas, Volume Vll Modular Construction, Volume IX Existing Buildings and X Energy, to replace the Council to American Building Code Officials, One and Two Family Dwelling Code and the 1994 Standard Building Code, General Construction. If adopted by the Orange_County Board of Commissioners, then the 2002 North Carolina Building Codes and associated codes noted above by volume would be effective in Orange County's building jurisdiction. D. MORATORIUM ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWERS Invoke a six-month moratorium on all towers that are in process and unapproved and those to be received and processed regarding applications for new telecommunications towers on lands within Orange County's jurisdiction. Pur ose: To permit additional time for review of proposed amendments to Article 8.8.17a (Telecommunications Towers) of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. Proposed amendments may, among other things, address the location, spacing, height, appearance, processing and total number of towers in Orange County. Opportunities for"co-location" of facilities on individual towers, promotion of tower facilities in existing electric transmission corridors and limited use of public land may also be addressed in the proposed ordinance amendments. E. NON-PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. Presentation: Triangle Greenprint Regional Open Space Assessment The Triangle GreenPrint is a joint project to develop a regional open space plan for the Triangle, building on local programs such as Orange County's Lands Legacy program. Phase I of the process has been a regional open space assessment, bringing together open space and conservation professionals from across the region to identify critical natural and cultural resource lands. Representatives from Triangle GreenPrint (which is coordinated by N.C. Parks and Recreation, Triangle J Council of Governments, and Triangle Land Conservancy) will present the results of the Phase I/Regional Open Space Assessment. 2. Presentation: Population and Demographic Update and Build-out Projections Using GIS The Orange County Planning Department is analyzing existing demographic components and proposed conditions based on land use to develop a new comprehensive plan. As part of the research process, a study of population and demographics has been performed. This presentation will focus on population changes derived from 2000 Census data; population and housing linear projections through 2020; and a build-out scenario based on maximum market rate growth using existing land use densities.