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ORANGE COUNTY 045 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 25, 1986 Action Agenda Item I cei„ SUBJECT: LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENT .-- INVENTORY OF CULTURAL , HISTORICAL , RECREATIONAL , BIOLOGICAL AND GEOLOGICAL RESOURCES *************************************************************************** DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING:_x_Yes No *************************************************************************** ATTACHMENTS: inventory Document; CONTACT: Marvin Collins Proposed Text Changes to Pages 2.2-6 and TELEPHONE NUMBERS: 2.2-7; Existing Text. Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 967-9251 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 *************************************************************************** PURPOSE: To receive public comment on proposed text amendments to the Land Use Plan . NEED: Orange County contains many sites of cultural , historical , recreational , biological and geological significance. Section IV-B-2, Land Suitability, of the Subdivision Regulations contains a . mandate to the Planning Board to consider the overall design of a subdivision in light of the suitability of the land for development. Land suitability Includes an investigation of historic sites and unique natural areas . Although information has been available through a variety of local and State agencies, it has never been compiled in one source, making it difficult for the Planning Department and the Planning Board to adequately assess the impact of subdivision proposals on such resources. Furthermore, similar mandates are not present in the zoning Ordinance. IMPACT: In May of 1986, an inventory of cultural , historical , recreational , biological and geological significance was completed. Incorporation of the document into the Land Use Plan represents an important first step in insuring the protection and/or preservation of significant natural and cultural resources. If approved, specific mechanisms such as incentive