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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />W <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />• Worked with the Visitors Bureau to help <br />develop agricultural and local foods <br />campaign in 2012. <br />• Gained approval of the 10% Campaign by <br />BOCC, and worked to survey County <br />departments about food purchases, <br />continuing to participate in implementing <br />10% Campaign and local food purchases <br />within County government (consistent with <br />the Environmental Responsibility Goal). <br />Priority 2: Implement Comprehensive Plan <br />Planning Department <br />Planning Department <br />(a) Rewrite zoning and subdivision <br />• Many small area plan implementation measures <br />• The Comprehensive Plan was adopted in <br />regulations (Unified Development <br />have been completed, including Future Land <br />November 2008 and implementation has <br />Ordinance). <br />Use Map changes, zoning changes, UDO text <br />been occurring through UDO amendments <br />changes, and sewer construction in the Efland- <br />and other County actions. <br />Mebane area. Completion of other small area <br />plan implementation measures are on- going, <br />. The Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) was adopted in April 2011 and <br />such as the Efland zoning overlay districts. <br />numerous amendments, especially related <br />to encouraging economic development <br />activity in the County's urban - designated <br />areas, have been made to the UDO since its <br />adoption. <br />Planning and Inspections <br />Planning and Inspections <br />• Staff has initiated several text amendments to <br />• Updated the Unified Development <br />implement policies and goals as embodied in <br />Ordinance (by adding Section 6.20) to <br />the Comprehensive Plan. This includes the <br />require new uses on a property to connect <br />proactive rezoning of areas to expand, and aid, <br />to sewer infrastructure already in place or <br />economic development opportunities. <br />installed by the County as part of economic <br />development projects, provided sewer is <br />reasonably available as defined by the <br />ordinance. <br />Department of Environmental, Agricultural, <br />Parks, and Recreation (DEAPR) <br />