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Oil Sheet#1: Principles and Variables to Consider in Preparing Concept Plan Principles Concept Plan �Mllllllll Variable • Consider in Developing • - • Coordinate locations of development and public services • Support non-auto modes of travel General Policy • Protect rural lands, promote clustered,walkable developments Objectives • Efficient and fiscally responsible public facilities • Protect natural resources, promote sustainable development • Compact community, hubs of activity • Be clear about preservation areas and development areas • Promote green design of public facilities • Promote energy efficiency, reduced consumption of resources Site Design • Emphasis on connections Objectives • Attention to tree canopies,greenways,open space • Coordinate building locations and parking locations • Design road and pedestrian networks to achieve safety,connectivity • Develop a walkable campus of clustered County services OIL- • Focus development on most buildable areas of site • Maximize potential buildable areas while considering other objectives Buildable Area • Buildable Area=buildings, parking, landscaping, roads, paths,and open space in area to be developed • Maximize potential floor area available for public facilities,while considering other policy and site design objectives • Be clear about designating preservation areas • Minimize land disturbance in most sensitive areas of site • Take advantage of existing stormwater management facilities on the site if possible • Minimize infrastructure costs for ultimate site development,while considering other objectives • Avoid land disturbance in southwest corner of site if possible • Minimize need for future land acquisitions to provide needed services • Minimize costs of operating buildings and facilities Potential for • Maximize potential for and flexibility in accommodating Orange County's Accommodating needs for buildings to provide needed services County's Future Needs