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4 <br />Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent <br />with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />Objective LU-1.1: <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity /high density residential and non- <br />residential development with existing or planned locations of public <br />transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting <br />infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-speed Internet access, streets, and <br />sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. <br />This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and creating new <br />mixed-use zoning districts where adequate public services are available. (See <br />also Economic Development Objectives ED-2.1, ED-2.3, ED-2.10, and Water <br />and Wastewater Objective WW-2.) <br />4. New Statutes and Rules <br />___ <br />__ <br />N/A <br />C. PROCESS <br />1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />_. _.. _. <br />__ __ _ _ <br />anuary 24,_2012 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br />February 27, 2012 <br />c BOCC Updates/Checkpoints <br />February 7, 2012 -approval of legal advertisement <br />April 17, 2012 -receive Planning Board recommendation <br />d. Other <br />2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM <br />__ __. <br />Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and <br />Orange County ordinance requirements <br />a. Planning Board Review: <br />3 <br />