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Planning & Inspections Department — continued <br />• Continued implementation of Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan (i.e., Design Guidelines, Land <br />Use Plan text and map amendments) <br />• Continued coordination with the Town of Hillsborough to develop and adopt a Joint Land Use <br />Plan, as called for in the intergovernmental agreement that was signed by the two local <br />governments. <br />• Continue to provide GIS mapping (including thematic maps) and socio- economic data <br />(updated by 2010 Census) to department staff, other county departments, and outside <br />agencies as requested. Required update to county's Data Element based on 2010 Census for <br />use by all departments. <br />• Orange Public Transportation /Chapel Hill Transit (OPT /CHT) Consolidation Study <br />• Research /Planning /Implementation to address Regional Mobility Act and '/2 cent sales <br />initiative. <br />• Engineering /Infrastructure Oversight <br />• Economic Development Teamwork <br />Budget Highlights <br />• Continued work on BOCC indentified 2009 -12 priorities and updated in 2013, including further <br />implementation of adopted small area plans, a joint land use plan with the Town of <br />Hillsborough, and work on economic development districts and processes. <br />Current Planning Division <br />Major Services <br />Administer and manage land use and subdivision regulations including, but not limited to: <br />zoning, subdivision, erosion control, flood damage prevention, stormwater management, <br />and adequate public facilities. . <br />• Process and issue permits authorizing land disturbing activity. <br />• Information resource for the general public concerning development policies. <br />FY 2012 -13 Outcomes <br />Performance Measures <br />2010 -11 <br />2011 -12 <br />2012 -13 <br />2012 -13 <br />2013 -14 <br />Actual <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Projected <br />Budget <br />Service: Issuance of Zoning Compliance Permits <br />Issue permits for residential development <br />85% <br />90% <br />95% <br />92% <br />95% <br />within 5 business days <br />Issue permits for non - residential <br />78% <br />88% <br />95% <br />90% <br />95% <br />development in less than 30 business <br />days (Ordinance maximum is 30 days) <br />Respond, in writing, to request for <br />N/A <br />88% <br />95% <br />88% <br />95% <br />information on land use issues within 5 <br />business days <br />Service: Enforcement <br />Conduct initial inspection on a complaint <br />N/A <br />72% <br />95% <br />83% <br />95% <br />within 5 business days from receipt <br />1i •] <br />