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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 26, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~-- <br />SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearing -August 27, 2007 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Proposed Legal Advertisement <br />2) Comprehensive Plan Update, <br />Draft Goals <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245- 2592 <br />Gene Bell, Planning Systems <br />Coordinator 245-2589 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the Board of <br />County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for August 27, <br />2007. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at <br />public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following <br />items are proposed for consideration at the August 27, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />A. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br />1. Efland-Cheeks Overlay District : Text and map amendments to the Orange County <br />Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Atlas to add a new zoning overlay district entitled "Efland- <br />Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD)" and requirements for said district. <br />Text Amendment to Section 6.23.3 (Stormwater Infiltration and Detention) to amend the <br />Impervious Surface Limit for 10-Year Transition Areas in the Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed and Back Creek Protected Watershed. Zoning Atlas Amendment to delineate <br />the geographic extent of the proposed Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay <br />District (ECOD). <br />2. Comprehensive Plan Update Phase I: The Comprehensive Plan is an official public <br />document that includes analysis of existing and predicted conditions and provides <br />guidance for future legal and policy decisions, as determined by Orange County. The <br />updated Plan will serve to guide growth and development within the unincorporated areas <br />of the County through the year 2030, by addressing a multitude of issues. The adopted <br />Plan also serves as the statutory basis for many of Orange County's land use regulations <br />as well as the application of zoning districts, as zoning must be in accordance with a <br />comprehensive plan. <br />