Agenda - 03-01-1994-X-C - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

' - J • I OR.titiGE COU TY PLAINNING DEPARTMENT 306F REVERE ROAD HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 January 5, 1994 A letter to: Residents of rural Orange County, Orange County Commissioners, Orange County Planning Board, Orange County Township Advisory Councils, Orange County Rural Character Study Committee, Other Orange County Boards, and Supplementary Mailing List Dear fellow county citizen: You are cordially invited to attend one of three meetings in late January on the subject of future rural development patterns. These meetings are being held at the request of the Orange County Commissioners, who are considering recommendations from the Rural Character Study Committee on ways to protect the agricultural, natural and visual character of the County's rural areas. Many of you have attended meetings along similar lines over the past several years, and we thank you for your participation. At previous meetings, input was solicited on a wide variety of subjects affecting the rural areas and their citizens. This input was used by the Rural Character Study Committee in developing their recommendations ( "Conceptual Guidelines for Rural Orange" ) , recommended by the Committee in January 1993. The meetings planned for this month will be focused on one issue only -. rural land development options. This issue is a result of the Orange County Planning Board's review of the "Conceptual Guidelines" recommendations. The Planning Board agreed with the vast majority of the Rural Character Study Committee's recommendations on protecting rural character. However, the Planning Board suggested some changes to proposed rural development options. As a result, County staff has prepared an alternative, but similar, package of development options based on the Planning Board's ideas. The County Commissioners have asked that these two alternative "packages" of development' options be presented at community meetings. We hope to solicit a preference from citizens on which