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01. 245 <br />Chapter 8: Services and Facilities Element <br />away from these areas through land use and zoning policies and <br />regulations. <br />Objective LU -23: <br />Require non - residential and higher- density residential developments <br />within Transition Areas to use Best Management Practices (BMP's) for <br />stormwater control, as outlined within the Orange County Zoning <br />Unified Development Ordinance and - Sedimentation Control Ord;nrdnee, <br />to ensure that potential adverse impacts on the water quality of <br />existing and proposed reservoir sites. <br />Objective LU -2.7 *: <br />Refine green building standards to guide the design, siting, <br />construction, and management of publicly owned and managed <br />buildings in a manner that conserves energy and /or uses non- <br />polluting renewable energy sources. Explore the development of green <br />building standards for private development. (See also Air and Energy <br />Objective AE -1 1.) <br />Objective LU -2.5: <br />Adopt and implement policies that specify appropriate land uses and <br />intensities of development in Protected and Critical Water Resource <br />Areas that will not have potential adverse impacts on water resources. <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 />Future Land Use Nan Map. (See also Economic Development <br />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 AE -8.) <br />Objective LU -3.6: <br />Establish consistency between the Future Land Use Plart Map and the <br />Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement and <br />Map. <br />Objective LU -4.2 *: <br />Review and amend the Orange County Zoning and Subelivision <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 -6.2: <br />Maintain a cooperative joint planning process among the County <br />municipalities and those organizations responsible for the provision of <br />water and sewer services to guide the extension of service in <br />0 ra*igia, C ouytty Coinpveh&vs- vveiPla w Page 8-49 <br />