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r- <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 20, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item #__TJ_D <br /> SUBJECT: Charge to the Golf Course Amendment Review Task Force (Golf CART) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning& Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: Yes_X_No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cameron <br /> BOCC Goal Extension 2580 <br /> Draft Charge& List of Potential Members <br /> Environmental Principles for Golf Courses <br /> in the United States <br /> Letter from NACo <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough- 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill -967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a charge and appointments for the Golf Course Amendment Review <br /> Task Force (Golf CART). <br /> BACKGROUND: During discussion of the Rural Character Strategies and the University Station <br /> Project, citizens and advisory board members expressed concern over the potential <br /> impacts of golf courses, particularly when allowed as a use of open space required <br /> with residential development. Currently, a golf course is a permitted use in most <br /> zoning districts; however, there are no specific standards for golf courses in the <br /> — - Zoning Ordinance to address impacts to the environment. <br /> In 1995 the Board of County Commissioners adopted Natural Resource <br /> Preservation as one of its Goals for FY 1995-96. One of the objectives included in <br /> the goal was development of standards and approval procedures for golf courses. <br /> This initiative was continued on May 14, 1996, as the Commissioners adopted <br /> Goals for FY 1996-97. <br />