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system with the area by allowing for the channeling of traffic to and from the <br />proposed development site. <br />Given the proposed improvements to Buckhorn Road, as detailed within the <br />application, staff has determined that the anticipated traffic impact that would <br />result from the approval of the rezoning application will be consistent with the <br />standards of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />ii. The Orange County Comprehensive Plan -Section 3.3 -Description of <br />Transition Area: <br />Staff has verified that the property(s) subject to the rezoning request are located <br />within. a 10-Year Transition Area as delineated on the Orange County Land Use <br />Element Map (hereafter `LUEM'). <br />The 10-Year Transition area is defined as follows within Section 3.3 Land Use <br />Plan Categories of the Comprehensive Plan: ~~ <br />Land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to. urban <br />densities and/or intensities, that are suitable for higher densities and/or <br />intensities, and could be provided with public utilities and services within the <br />first 10 year phase of the Plan update or where such utilities and services are <br />already present or plan~aed. Non-residential uses implemented i~z accordance <br />with small area plans and/or overlay districts may be appropriate. <br />The property(s) subject to the rezoning application are located within the 10-Year <br />Transition area as delineated on the LUEM and are located within an area that has <br />already been designated as suitable for `urban-type' densities where it is <br />anticipated that public utilities and .services are to be provided as further <br />delineated within the County's Growth Management System as referenced within <br />subparagraph (a) of this Section. <br />iii. The. Orange County Comprehensive Pian -Section 3.3 -Description of an <br />Economic Development Activity Node: <br />Staff has verified that the property(s) subject to the rezoning request are located <br />within ~an Economic Development Activity Node as outlined on the LUEM. <br />According to Section 3.3 La~zd Use Plan Categories, the Economic Development <br />Activity Node is defined as: <br />Land in Transition areas of the .County which has been specifically targeted <br />for eco~aomic development activity consisting of light industrial, distributio~z, <br />office, service/retail uses, and flex space (Typically one-story buildings <br />designed, constructed, and marketed as suitable for use as offices but able to <br />accommodate other uses; e.g., warehouse, showroom, manufacturing <br />assembly or similar operations.). Such areas are located adjacent to interstate <br />and major arterial highways, and subject to special design criteria and <br />performance standards. <br />Staff has determined that this proposal is consistent with the intended <br />development activity as outlined within the Comprehensive Plan for property(s) <br />located within the Economic Development Activity Node <br />7 <br />