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218 <br />ON Chapter 4: Housing Element <br />LAND USE <br />Objective LU -1.1: <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential <br />and non - residential development with existing or planned locations of <br />public transportation, commercial and community services, and <br />adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high -speed <br />internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with <br />protected natural and cultural resources. This could be achieved by <br />increasing allowable densities and creating new mixed -use zoning <br />districts where adequate public services are available. <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. <br />Objective LU -4.1: <br />Support the use of individual manufactured housing units as a useful <br />housing resource in the County by increasing the opportunities where <br />these units can locate by- right. <br />Objective LU -4.2: <br />Review and amend the Orange County Zoning and Subdivisiont <br />Ordinances Unified Development Ordinance to identify and eliminate <br />existing regulatory impediments to objectives identified in the <br />Comprehensive Plan. Such objectives include the development of <br />energy efficient buildings within the County, and development of <br />affordable housing. <br />Objective LU -4.4: <br />Encourage the provision of a range of affordable and suitable low and <br />moderate income housing by means of development incentives in <br />order to provide a balanced housing stock for the residents of Orange <br />County. <br />NATURAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS <br />Objective CR -3: <br />Work within the Orange County government system to identify and <br />resolve existing policies, which may be in conflict with the <br />preservation mission. <br />SERVICES AND FACILITIES <br />Objective WW -2: <br />Coordinate the provision of potable water and sanitary sewer services <br />with the County's Land Use Plan and Orange County - Chapel Hill- <br />Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement and Land Use Plan, targeting these <br />services to urban, transitional, and economic development districts in <br />a manner that does not endanger environmental resources. <br />Ora WCatutity Cop;,ehe+I&I ve pIa+v Page 4-18 <br />