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ORANGE COUNTY <br />NON-PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 27, 2007 <br />SUBJECT: Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Update <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />Consultant Status Report Letter <br />Administrative and Program Design <br />Options <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. D.3 <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245 <br />2592 <br />Glenn Bowles, 245 2577 <br />PURPOSE: To consider consultant's presentation of update of the TDR program and <br />administrative design options and provide comments to staff and the consultant. <br />BACKGROUND: The BOCC retained The Louis Berger Group and the University of <br />North Carolina — Charlotte Urban Institute to complete Phase III of the TDR study. The <br />Phase III studies are a continuation of the first two phases (background data collection <br />and feasibility), which Berger and the Urban Institute completed in the fall of 2006. <br />Staff has continued to work with The Louis Berger Group since their contract was <br />amended in November 2006 to include Phase III work to define specific program and <br />administrative design issues. The Environmental Resource Conservation Department and <br />the County Attorney have been consulted on all aspects of these issues. The consultants <br />made an informational presentation to the Planning Board on March 7, 2007. Members of <br />the Planning Board, Affordable Housing Advisory Board, the Agricultural Preservation <br />Board, the Historic Preservation Commission, the Commission for the Environment, the <br />Economic Development Commission met with the consultant and Planning staff on April <br />23, 2007 to review the TDR program and administrative design options. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. Consultant <br />costs were allocated in FY 2006-07. If implementation occurs within the upcoming fiscal <br />year, Planning Department staff can handle the initialization of the program, as tentatively <br />designed. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The County TDR staff team recommends that the Board consider <br />the consultant's suggestions regarding TDR program and administrative design* options of <br />the County TDR program and provide the consultant and staff direction on the issues <br />discussed. <br />