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10 <br />1 • ALL OTHER DISTRICTS —CAN OCCUR WITH APPROVAL OF FLEXIBLE <br />2 DEVELOPMENT SUBDIVISION (SECTION 7.12 OF UDO) <br />3 <br />4 Commissioner Jacobs asked about clustering in the watershed, which was previously <br />5 determined to be inappropriate by the Board of the Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br />6 ( OWASA). He said the OWASA Board hired a consultant to review the issue. He said the <br />7 notion of doing something different with the units was very controversial. <br />8 Commissioner Pelissier asked if anyone had used the offsite under flexible <br />9 development. She recalled a development that had recently been before the Board where off <br />10 site was not possible. She said perhaps that was because of the required lot size. <br />11 Craig Benedict said in the Dunhill subdivision in the Rural Buffer there were four off site <br />12 systems, with the majority being on site. <br />13 Commissioner Pelissier said now that greater open space is more desirable, perhaps <br />14 the County should review the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and consider changing <br />15 the lot size requirements. She added without such a change, no one will apply. She said such <br />16 a change may also open some opportunities for affordable housing as previously mentioned by <br />17 Commissioner Dorosin. <br />18 Craig Benedict said there is a new housing market for very small houses and the lot size <br />19 should be reviewed to consider how to accommodate these new styles. <br />20 <br />21 3. "10% Campaign" and Local Food Economy <br />22 <br />23 Carl Matyac, presented the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />24 <br />25 10% Campaign <br />26 Orange County Local Foods Initiative <br />27 <br />28 Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) <br />29 • Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy <br />30 • Goal: Encourage consumers to commit 10% of their existing food dollars to support <br />31 local food producers, related businesses and communities <br />32 • Partnering with NC Cooperative Extension <br />33 <br />34 <br />The 10% Campaign <br />35 <br />• <br />Pledge to spend 10 percent of your existing food dollars locally <br />36 <br />• <br />Weekly response to email questions <br />37 <br />• <br />Progress is tracked and entered into statewide database <br />38 <br />39 <br />The 10% Campaign: <br />40 <br />• <br />Promotes North Carolina farmers, foods, communities, and businesses <br />41 <br />• <br />Educates consumers, decision - makers, and the media <br />42 <br />• <br />Collaborates with the many influential organizations /initiatives already in place <br />43 <br />• <br />Expanding the market will result in new farm, food, and manufacturing businesses and <br />44 <br />create jobs. 2012 Resolution to support the 10% Campaign in Orange County <br />45 <br />46 <br />Orange <br />County Agriculture <br />47 <br />• <br />Stable for past 15 years — 2012 cash receipts: $31 Million <br />48 <br />• <br />Types of crops have changed over the years <br />49 <br />• <br />Direct to consumer sales up from $26,000 in 1997 to $1.44 million in 2012 <br />