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3.13. IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OVERVIEW OF t r TION STRATEGIES The awareness and desire for appropriate and managed development and use of the land which led to the conception and development of the Orange County Land Use Plan will remain merely a "good idea" unless a commit- ment is made to translate the concept into physical form through adop- tion and implementation. The Land Use Plan is a carefully thought out statement of policy regarding the pattern of physical development in the County. As the long-range planning framework, it should be considered in the day to day decision-making and implementation of policies affect- ing the use of land. To be effective a commitment should be made by decision-maker and citizen alike to the policies outlined in the Plan. Failure to do so may result in a weakening of the day to day decision-making process and could lead to the deterioration of the man-made and physical environments. Un- coordinated decision-making, inconsistent with the Goals and Policies set forth in the Plan, will result in arbitrary and unreasonable actions affecting the development and integration of land uses in the County. Commitment to the Plan does not presume an inflexible and unchangeable document. Commitment should correspond with a willingness to recognize and adapt to the constant change in the planning context by incorporat- ing flexibility in the Plan. As long as internal consistency is main- tained and the Goals and. Policies remain intact, and until such time as the public participation element cslls for a revision of the Goals and Policies, the Land Use Plan will remain a flexible, policy document guiding development as intended. The success of the planning activity, however, is dependent on the degree to which public and private development actions and decisions are coord- inated since the Plan is not "self-executing". Legal, financial and ad- ministrative tools must be developed and utilized effectively. These implementation tools include: Zoning Ordinance; Subdivision Regulations; Erosion and Sedimentation Controls; Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance; Building, Fire and Housing Codes, among others; Water and Sewer Extension Policy; Thoroughfare Plan; Economic Development Plan; public investments; community development projects; coordination with other plans; and Public education and awareness. Zoning Ordinance The Zoning Ordinance is the major legal tool for implementating the Land Use Plan. The Zoning Ordinance serves as the means to achieve the de- sired relationships between land uses, to prevent incompatible land use associations and to encourage and provide incentives for the more compact and efficient land use patterns delineated in the Plan.