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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 1. 1295 Agenda Abstract Item # X—B SUBJECT: FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT/OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION STRATEGIES DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: _Yes—X—No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning Director X2592 Flexible Development Proposal; including: • Arendt Comments; and PHONE NUMBERS: • Joyner Comments Hillsborough 732-8181 Advisory Board Comments, including: Mebane 227-2031 • Planning Board; Durham 688-7331 • Agricultural Districts Board; and Chapel Hill 967-9251 • Historic Preservation Commission Draft 10-11-95 Planning Board Minutes PURPOSE: To receive a report on open space preservation strategies, including a staff- generated Flexible Development proposal. BACKGROUND: OPEN SPACE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT: Since December, 1993,a series of meetings, work group sessions, and/or public hearings has been held for the purpose of finalizing a set of rural character/open space preservation strategies. These meetings are summarized below: • December, 1993 - At a work session involving the governing boards of Orange County and Hillsborough, agreement is reached to establish the University Station Planning Group. • January, 1994- Meetings are held in the northern, central, and southern portions of the county to present alternative rural character preservation strategies. • January-April, 1994 - The University Station Planning Group completes its work and presents its recommendations to the Board of Commissioners. • May, 1994- A proposal to create an Open Space Development Area Land Use Plan category is presented at public hearing. The proposal also includes its application to the University Station property. • May, 1994 - A proposal to create an Open Space Development zoning district category is presented at public hearing.