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3. Growth Management and Future Land Uses <br />4. Goals, Objectives, and Policies (Specific only where related to land use; other <br />Elements provide their respective specific Goals, Objectives and Policies) <br />5. Implementation <br />a. Regulatory {I.e. zoning, subdivision) <br />b. Nan-Regulatory (public educatianlawareness} <br />6. Monitoring Procedures <br />EXCERPT FROM ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE Comprehensive Plan, Intent <br />The Comprehensive Plan shall constitute an internally consistent and compatible statement of <br />policies for the long-term, physical development of that portion of Orange County under County <br />jurisdiction. The Comprehensive Plan shall consist of a statement of development policies and <br />shall include maps and text setting forth objectives, principles, standards and plan proposals for <br />physical development. The Comprehensive Plan shall be comprised of the following individual <br />Elements: <br />a) Land Use Element <br />b) Transportation Element <br />c) Services and Facilities Element <br />d) Open Space Element (will now be called the "Natural and Cultural Systems Element, <br />which includes the Open Space and Agriculture Elements) <br />e} Housing Element <br />f) Economic Development Element <br />g) Recreation Element <br />h} Intergovernmental Coordination Element {Suggested by Planning Department) <br />Tahle <br />End of presentation <br />Marge Limbert spoke an item D-3. She said that she noticed that this plan relies on <br />down zoning and increases in the lot size. She feels that it would not benefit the County to limit <br />the tools to downsizing lot sizes. She thinks it would further make the community more <br />automobile focused and would not reduce vehicle miles traveled. She is on the Commission for <br />the Environment and said that in the State of the Environment Report, it considers vehicle miles <br />traveled as a primary indicator of environmental health. She thinks that this will have a <br />detrimental effect on the housing prices, pushing people out of the County. She is grateful that <br />the County is considering transfer of development rights. She said that up-zoned areas would <br />also promote walkability. <br />Allan Rosen spoke on item D-3. He is on the Affordable Housing Advisory Board and <br />The Village Project. He said that he could tell that same of the slides in the PowerPoint <br />presentation were in response to the questions and comments from the outreach sessions <br />earlier in the year. He appreciated this. He thinks the message that comes through is where to <br />reduce the amount of growth. He thinks the focus should be on where the County should grow <br />to accommodate growth at a much wider range in a sustainable way. He made reference to the <br />real estate economics of how much down zoning would increase the average lot size and said <br />that mare time and attention is called for on this. He thinks the increase in prices would be <br />mare than five percent. <br />James Carnahan submitted some handouts. He is Chairman of The Village Project. He <br />told a story of when he moved to North Carolina. He said that the issue is what to do when <br />space and resources are limited. The Village Project is interested in the concept of density <br />