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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 6, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-g <br /> SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Joint Planning Public Hearing — March 27, 2014 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Legal Advertisement Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems <br /> Coordinator, 245-2578 <br /> Craig Benedict, Planning Director,245- <br /> 2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the Joint Planning <br /> Area Public Hearing scheduled for March 27, 2014. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at <br /> public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. Two County- <br /> initiated items are proposed for consideration at the March 27, 2014 Joint Planning Public <br /> Hearing- <br /> 1. Text Amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement — Revise <br /> existing language to ensure agricultural activities are recognized as being allowed <br /> throughout the Rural Buffer, require a minimum 2 acre density, allow for the clustering of <br /> subdivision lots in those portions of the Rural Buffer outside of the University Lake <br /> Watershed Area, and correct a typo associated with the minimum lot size within the <br /> University Lake Watershed Area. <br /> 2. Text Amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement — Revise <br /> existing language to allow for the possibility of locating appropriate agricultural support <br /> enterprises in the Rural Buffer land use classification. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than advertising costs, there are no direct financial impacts <br /> associated with the approval of this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the proposed March <br /> 27, 2014 Joint Planning Public Hearing legal advertisement. <br />