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8 <br /> April 1, 1996 Administration recommendation is presented; <br /> Board of Commissioners adopts proposal; sets <br /> effective date for July 1, 1996. <br /> April 15, 1996 Planning Board receives draft Design Guidebook <br /> for review/comment. <br /> May 1, 1996 Board of Commissioners receives draft Design <br /> Guidebook for review/comment. <br /> May 20, 1996 Planning Board receives final Design Guidebook. <br /> June 6, 1996 Board of Commissioners receives final Design <br /> Guidebook. <br /> June 17-28, 1996 Training workshops are held for land owners, <br /> surveyors, developers, etc. on use of Design <br /> Guidebook and Flexible Development approval <br /> process. <br /> July 1, 1996 Effective date of Flexible Development standards. <br /> The Open Space Design Guidebook for the Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine <br /> (APES) Region is due in draft form for review by project participants <br /> during February, 1996, with publication and distribution of the <br /> Guidebook occurring in March or April. Publication and distribution is <br /> being handled by the N.C. Association of County Commissioners, with <br /> distribution initially to the 36 counties in the APES region, then the <br /> remaining 64 counties in the state. Orange County is one of the 36 <br /> counties in the APES region. <br /> The APES Open Space Design Guidebook is to serve as the model for <br /> Orange County's guidebook and will include case studies to illustrate <br /> how to use the "four-step" open space design process in preparing plans <br /> for each of the Flexible Development options. The Guidebook is a <br /> "guide"on how to apply the ordinance provisions. It is not an ordinance, <br /> but the Flexible Development provisions as adopted will be included as <br /> an appendix. <br />