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246 <br />0*!" Chapter 8: Services and Facilities Element <br />accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Orange County - Chapel <br />Hill - Carrboro joint Planning Agreement and Land Use Plan, and the <br />policies of the municipalities. <br />Objective LU -6.5 *: <br />Establish a "one- stop" County central permitting office. <br />Objective LU -6.6 *: <br />Evaluate and consider the "Community Building" recommendations of <br />the Shaping Orange County's Future's Task Force. <br />NATURAL AND CULTURAL SYSTEMS <br />Objective NA -5: <br />Prohibit development that would cause adverse impacts on highly <br />significant natural areas and wildlife habitat. <br />Objective NA -7 *: <br />Ensure that significant natural areas and wildlife habitat located on <br />County -owned lands are protected with adequate ecosystem <br />management practices and stewardship. <br />Objective WR -2: <br />Create long -term conservation programs for ground water and surface <br />water that will help extend the life of our finite existing water supplies. <br />Objective WR -5: <br />Promote and participate in regional efforts to plan for use of water <br />supplies in the region in an equitable manner, including contingency <br />planning for water supplies during droughts. <br />Objective WR -6: <br />Ensure greater coordination among County agencies on water <br />resources, including cooperative efforts to prevent surface and ground <br />water pollution by addressing failing septic systems and wells. <br />Objective WR -20: <br />Promote Best Management Practices for new developments which <br />minimize stormwater runoff. <br />Objective AE -1 I*: <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 "Cold" (or equivalent) as a standard in <br />new construction. <br />PARKS AND RECREATION <br />Objective PR -2.4: <br />Establish a mechanism to promote shared use of existing public and <br />institutional buildings and grounds for public recreation, as well as for <br />their primary uses. <br />Objective PR -5.1 <br />Orange,C&unty Co-mpreh.P.v�i�vPit' Pan, Page 8 -50 <br />