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15 Y ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:June 30, 1994 Agenda Abstract Item#—L2—_ SUBJECT: RURAL CHARACTER PRESERVATION STRATEGIES DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING:—X—Yes No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning Director X2592 Issue Papers PHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 Chapel Hill 967-9251 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on rural character/open space preservation strategies and issues. BACKGROUND: At its May 17, 1994 meeting, the Board of Commissioners received a report on proposed Rural Character Strategies. Discussion was continued to the May 26, 1994 budget presentation meeting. At that meeting, the Commissioners decided to conduct a special hearing at the end of June to consider the following items: 1. Rezoning of the remaining 37% of the County's planning and zoning jurisdiction from one dwelling unit per acre to one dwelling unit per two acres to establish a "baseline" from which to implement rural character strategies; and 2. Receipt of citizen comment on the following open space preservation issues: a. Whether clustering was a desirable and marketable form of development; b. Whether a 50 percent open space requirement was appropriate,and how should open space be defined, and C. Whether density bonuses should be provided as incentives for preserving open space. Specific ordinance amendments are not being proposed.Comments received at the public hearing will be used by the Planning Board and Board of Commissioners in developing specific rural character/open space preservation proposals.Issue papers highlighting major considerations associated with these topics are provided as attachments. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that all comments received at the public hearing be referred to the Planning Board for use in developing/finalizing inalizing specific rural character/open space preservation prop.