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MEMORANDUM 48 <br /> To: Board of Commissioners and Manager <br /> From: Alice Gordon AAF <br /> Subject: Points to Ponder - Economic Development Districts (EDDs) <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. Lend 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 Nodes. In the current Orange County Land Use Plan, <br /> commercial - industrial nodes exist in the 185/Buckhorn Road area and in <br /> the 185/US70 area. Thera is no existing nods In the 140/01056 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 /> 8. 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 /> exampl e, here i s a compact son usi ng three of the crf teri a, name]y, 1 and <br /> slope, public services/utilities, and population density. <br /> Land Slope <br /> Com Ind - 'Located on land with slopes of less than 15N grade <br /> Ec Dsv - "Located on land with slopes of less than i 5N grade. Where <br /> 1109as of 152 or greater we Meant, gn can be provided de throuch <br /> arguer site design and construction oraeticas " <br /> Public Sdnhces/Utilities <br /> Com Ind - 'Located in areas V1�. Hch are or could be reasonably and <br /> effectively served by cen&a)1z9d public services and utilities." <br /> Ec Dev - "Located ggn rly in areas which are or could be reasonably and <br /> effectively served by public services and facilities. When located in areas <br /> where such services and facilities are not present or DIannad. general soil <br /> condi ti ns m.u-st be sui tabl e for on-site sew 9e disposal sy is ems." <br />