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Craig Benedict gave the PowerPoint presentation. <br />Item D2 -Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update <br />1. Research <br />2. Prior goad work <br />- Rural Character Study <br />- Shaping Orange County's Future <br />- Water Resources Report <br />- Other <br />3. Advisory board perspective and public <br />- Advisory board reps and focus groups 2002 <br />- Public outreach 2004 & 2005 <br />- Full advisory boards 2005 <br />Ideas and recommendations <br />- 13 Growth management challenges <br />- Staff's ideas and options <br />Big questions <br />- Limited resources. Limit growth? <br />- Haw much growth can Orange County sustain? <br />- So we limit long-range build-out by lowering density? Or... <br />- Do we rest with existing and trended growth patterns by accommodating development? <br />- Should the minimum lot size in rural areas be more than 40,000 sf for single-family <br />without encroachment an critical private septic and well facilities?Outreach: Issues and <br />Responses <br />6a. Lower Density -Sprawl - VMT <br />Gb. Lower Density -Land Value <br />6c. Downzone - Upzone <br />6d. 2 acre Minimum Lot Size -New? <br />6e. Do people want larger lots? <br />6f. Larger lot cost? <br />6g. Lower density -Reduced Housing Options? <br />6h. Strict Land Use -Pushes Growth? <br />6i. Economic Development <br />7. Land Use Element outline/other elements <br />- Review and recommendations process <br />- Planning Board role <br />- Timeframe <br />- Next steps <br />Background Information Collected and Presented During Township Meetings <br />Addressed: <br />- Sustainability <br />- Population <br />- Environment -Air, Water, & Habitat <br />- Rural Character <br />- Sprawl <br />- Economy -Including Farm Economy <br />Comprehensive Plan Land Use Committee ~CPLUC) <br />13 Growth Management Challenges <br />