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14 PROPOSED ORDINANCEIPLAN AMENDMENT ORDINANCEIPLAN: Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan REFERENCE: Section 3.3 Land Use Element Categories Section 3.4 Locational Criteria Section 4.1 Overview of Implementation Strategies ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: Staff Planning Board BOCC Citizen Other: University Station Work Group PRIORITY RECON0MENDATION: _X,_High Middle Low PUBLIC HEARING DATE: May 5, 1994 PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT This amendment would add language to the text of the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan to include a new plan category entitled"Open Space Development Area% A related map amendment is also proposed, the application of the proposed category to the University Station proposal. IMPACTSASSUES On December 16, 1993, the governing boards of Orange County and Hillsborough met in joint session to discuss matters of mutual interest concerning the Hillsborough CPZ Agreement. The governing boards agreed to establish a Work Group comprised of two members of each governing board to seek solutions to the University Station development issue; i.e., annexation by the Town or approval by the County. On January 4, 1994, the Work Group held its first meeting and considered a resolution dratted by Town Attorney Michael Brough.The resolution proposed the establishment of a Small Area Planning Group with a specific charge for dealing with University Station. 1 With the approval of the resolution by the Board of Commissioners on January 18, 1994, the University Station Planning Group began work on its charge on January 27.The Planning Group completed its work' on March 9, and, on April 4, 1994, the recommendations of the Planning Group were presented to the Board of Commissioners (copy attached). As part of its recommendations,the Planning Group suggested that a public hearing be held on a propose amendment to the County's Comprehensive Land Use Plan text and map that would create an open space classification and apply that classification to the University Station property. If the amendments were approved, the developers could then apply for the corresponding rezoning and planned development approval. The proposed amendments to the text of the Land Use Element seek to create the"open space"category referred to above.The amendments are based on the provisions of the Hillsborough Cooperative Planning Agreement,the work of the University Station Planning Group,and on similar amendments presented at public hearing in 1992. EXISTING ORDINANCEIPLAN PROVISIONS (No changes to existing text proposed) PROPOSED ORDINANCEIPLAN PROVISIONS The proposed changes to the text of the Land Use Element are as follows: