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Revised 10/80 LAND USE GOALS AND DRAFT POLICIES These county-wide goals for Orange County are general in con- cept and scope . They encompass areas over which county government has varying degrees of influence and are meant to serve as a gen- eral guide in developing policies and programs related to land use planning. CATEGORY : NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND ENERGY GOAL ONE : The conservation and protection of Orange County's natura and cultural environments by means which are equitable to all citizens of the county. DRAFT POLICIES : 1. 1 All of the following significant public interest areas : state-owned parkland, water reservoir buffer land, state or federally designated historic/archaeological sites and lands placed by individual property ownegs into conservation easements should be protected from develop- ment that would have any detrimental impact . These lands will be classified as Public Interest Areas in the Land Use Plan and in addition to being protected will be managed in ways that will prevent any inter- nally generated negative impacts from affecting surround- _ ing land. 1.2 Duke Forest lands are a unique and valuable feature in the Orange County landscape because of their use in re- search, education and recreation and should be afforded a maximum amount of protection from incompatible land uses through designation as a Public Interest Area. 1, 3 Development should be managed in 100-year floodplains and floodways to eliminate the potential for damage to structures, property, and human life as well as to pro- tect the function of the floodway as a water course during high flow. GOAL TWO: The conservation of natural resources Draft Policies : 2. 1 Land which contains valuable renewable resources such as productive agricultural areas, managed forested areas and water supply sites should be identified. These re- newable resource lands should be maintained and protected by directing incompatible development away from these areas.