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Continue to permit HUD code - compliant manufactured housing as a form of <br />affordable housing in the County. <br />LU -1.1 <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity /high density residential and non - residential <br />development with existing or planned locations of public transportation, commercial <br />and community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and <br />sewer, high -speed internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with <br />protected natural and cultural resources. This could be achieved by increasing <br />allowable densities and creating new mixed -use zoning districts where adequate <br />public services are available. <br />LU -2.2, 2.3, 2.7, 2.9, 3.2 <br />LU -4.1 <br />Support the use of individual manufactured housing units as a useful housing <br />resource in the County by increasing the opportunities where these units can locate <br />by- right. <br />WW-2 <br />Coordinate the provision of potable water and sanitary sewer services with the <br />County's Land Use Plan and Orange County - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Joint Planning <br />Agreement and Land Use Plan, targeting these services to urban, transitional, and <br />economic development districts in a manner that does not endanger environmental <br />resources. <br />NACS -Goal 1 <br />Energy conservation, sustainable use of non - polluting renewable energy resources, <br />efficient use of non - renewable energy resources, and clean air. <br />MACS -Goal 6 <br />Sustainable quality and quantity of ground and surface water resources. <br />MACS -Goal 7 <br />A balanced and healthy diversity of native plant and animal populations. <br />NACS -Goal 8 <br />Networks of protected natural, cultural, and agricultural lands. <br />These goals are promoted by creating urban areas that are more efficient in the use <br />of human resources while taking pressure off natural resources in other areas. <br />4. New Statutes and Rules <br />Not applicable. <br />C. PROCESS <br />1. TIMEFRAME /MILESTONES /DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />November 1, 2011 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br />February 27, 2012 and May 29, 2012 <br />c. BOCC Updates /Checkpoints <br />3 <br />