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230 <br />ON!"" Chapter 5: Land Use Element <br />processing, development of a distribution center, and marketing <br />initiatives. <br />Objective AE -8: <br />Improve transportation efficiency: promote more public <br />transportation, ride sharing, and alternative transportation such as <br />bicycling and walking. <br />Objective AE -1 1: <br />Improve the energy efficiency of buildings through several action <br />steps: 1) upgrade existing buildings, including County and school <br />buildings; 2) educate planning and building inspection officials about <br />the technologies and techniques of energy efficient construction; and <br />3) encourage the use of LEED "Gold" (or equivalent) as a standard in <br />new construction. <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 County's <br />historic preservation mission. <br />Objective NA -4: <br />Encourage adequate stormwater runoff controls in existing developed <br />areas and require these controls for new subdivisions to protect <br />sensitive downstream aquatic habitats. <br />Objective NA -5: <br />Prohibit development that would cause adverse impacts on highly <br />significant natural areas and wildlife habitat. <br />Objective NA -10: <br />Require that all major subdivisions (defined as having more than 5 lots <br />according to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations Unified <br />Development Ordinance) include within their boundaries open space <br />suitable for low- impact recreation and wildlife habitat. <br />Objective NA -16: <br />Create a system of public and private open space and conservation <br />areas, including parks, nature preserves, and scenic vistas <br />representative of the Orange County landscape. <br />Objective NA -17: <br />Maintain and protect land that contains valuable productive resources, <br />such as prime farmland and prime forestland, by directing <br />incompatible development away from these areas. <br />Objective WR -7: <br />Promote land use patterns that preserve the natural hydrologic system <br />and maintain a sustainable "carrying capacity" balance for the future <br />between ground water and surface water resources. <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />Objective PR -13: <br />Develop a land use planning mechanism for securing new parks <br />through the development approval process. <br />0ra*ye1Co-u tty compreh.eVive pla vv <br />Page 5 -48 <br />