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FEB-15-1994 1°::26 FROM ALICE GORDON TO 6443004 P.02 <br /> MEMORANDUM 5 <br /> To: Board of Commissioners and Manager <br /> From: Alice Gordon PAG <br /> Subject: Points to Ponder - Economic Development Districts (EODs) <br /> Date: February 11, 1994 <br /> included below is a list of points to ponder while you are considering the <br /> proposal for the Economic Development Districts. <br /> 1. Land Use Plan <br /> According to the December 6 BOCC agenda packet, "the Board of <br /> Commissioners asked that specific parcels be identified for pre-zoning for <br /> economic development purposes in a manner consistent with the <br /> Orange County Land Use Plan.- <br /> A. Existing Modes. In the current Orange County Land Use Plan, <br /> commercial - industrial nodes exist in the 185/Buckhorn Road area and in <br /> the 1851US70 area. There is no existing node in the 144/0106 area (and <br /> only a small percentage of transition area), so the ED node in this area is <br /> not consistent with our current Land Use Plan. <br /> B_ Criteria for Location of Activity Nodes. The "locational criteria" <br /> for -commercial- industrial transition activity nodes" and for "commercial <br /> transition activity nodes" differ from the locational criteria for "economic <br /> development activity nodes (transition areas)" in systematic ways. For <br /> example, here is a comparison using three of the criteria, namely, land <br /> slope, public serviceslutilities, and population density. <br /> Land Slope <br /> Com Ind -- "Located on land with slopes of less than 15X grade <br /> Ec Dev - "Located on land with slopes of less than 15X grade. .kihere <br /> slopes of 151[ or greater are oresent, protection can be orovtldjed thraunh <br /> aroQerit desi a construction �i " <br /> Public Services/Uttlities <br /> Cam Ind - "Located in areas ch are or could be reasonably and <br /> effectively served by centra) zed public services and utilities." <br /> Ec Day - "Located generilu in areas which are or could be reasonably and <br /> effectively served by public services and facilities. When lggated in aCgas <br /> where such services =facilities ere not orel2nt or olannyg'_gepersi,Son <br /> canditions must be Unable for on-site sew§ge dis1208a,l jy, ems-" <br />