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v r:,,, LAND USE PLAN -.i: .,, k- 3212121121LaaSTRUCTURE OF THE PLAN .. -,, In its broadest sense, County planning is a process of guiding and managing the growth and development of the County through the appli- --- cation of sound planning principles. The planning process should re- flect the social,economic and natural environmental conditions throug :- out the County and be responsive to the needs and desires of the County citizens. As an element of the comprehensive plan, the Orange County Land Use Plan is the official guide for the rational distribution of growth the County. The plan recommends strategies which serve - to allocate the uses of land to assure appropriate fUture development objectives. FUrther, the Plan serves as a policy guide to assist public- officials in their day to day decision-making which bears on the land development process. The foundation of the Land Use Plan are the County-wide goals and policies which provide the written framework to guide future public and private development decisions. The goals are general statements which express the ideals toward which the management of growth and development will be directed. Each goal is supplemented by policies which state specific public actions which should be taken to achieve that goal's objectives. --To---te- effective,- these goals-and policies must reflect and be responsive to the needs and desires of the resi- dents of the County. The key structural element of the Land Use Plan is the township com- ponent. The township component refers to a township specific plan for each of Orange County's seven townships. These township components contain most of the land use planning information and recommendations of the Land Use Plan. The achievement of the objectives of the Plan requires the adoption of appropriate implementation tools. These implementation tools in- clude the Zoning Ordinance,Subdivision Regulations, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance, Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, stormwater management ordinance, capital improvements programs, thorough- fare plan, community development projects, coordinated inter-governmental planning mechanisms and improved pubLic awareness of planning issues.