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Chapter 5: Land Use Element <br /> Objective LU-2.8: <br /> Develop performance standards for development on lands with non- <br /> renewable resources to ensure a sufficient level of environmental <br /> protection for these resources. <br /> Objective LU-2.9: <br /> Evaluate the carrying capacity of groundwater and surface water <br /> resources of the 15 watersheds in Orange County. (See also Water <br /> Resources Objective WR-7.) <br /> Objective LU-2.10: <br /> Develop design standards or guidelines that address scale, density, <br /> and aesthetic considerations for residential, mixed-use, industrial, and <br /> commercial land uses to promote community aesthetics and the <br /> protection of the visual and cultural environment of the County. (See <br /> also Housing Objective H-3.1 .) <br /> Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated <br /> within a program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves <br /> community and rural character, minimizes land use conflicts, <br /> supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br /> Objective LU-3.1:- <br /> Discourage urban sprawl, encourage a separation of urban and rural <br /> land uses, and direct new development into areas where necessary <br /> community facilities and services exist through periodic updates to the <br /> Land Use Plan. (See also Economic Development Objective ED-2.8.) <br /> Objective LU-3.2: <br /> Coordinate land use patterns to facilitate the expanded use of non- <br /> auto modes of travel, the increased occupancy of automobiles, and the <br /> development and use of an energy-efficient transportation system. <br /> (See also Transportation Objective T-1.1 , Economic Development <br /> Objective ED-2.3, and Air and Energy Resources Objective AE-8.) <br /> Objective LU-3.3: <br /> Discourage new intensive non-residential land uses, or the expansion <br /> of existing intensive uses, in the area designated Rural Buffer. (See <br /> also Economic Development Objective ED-2.8.) <br /> Objective LU-3.4: <br /> Recognize the right to farm and discourage the location of new non- <br /> farm development, particularly more intensive residential <br /> development, within farming areas to minimize the incidence of <br /> complaints and nuisance suits against farm operations. (See also <br /> Agriculture Objectives AG-1 and AG-3.) <br /> Objective LU-3.5: <br /> Encourage energy and water use in an efficient manner by industries <br /> and encourage energy efficient industries to locate or expand in the <br /> County in Rural Industrial, Commercial/Industrial, and Economic <br /> OraWCouyâ–º.LyCovnprehevt4ivPiP4m Page 5-42 <br />