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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 6, 1994 <br /> Agenda Abstract <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: REPORT - RURAL CHARACTER PRESERVATION PROPOSAL <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X_No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Planning Director X2592 <br /> NOTE: "DRAFT PROPOSAL" TO BE <br /> DISTRIBUTED FRIDAY - 9/2/94 - PHONE NUMBERS: <br /> IN RED PACKETS. Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a report on a staff-generated rural character/open space preservation <br /> strategy. <br /> BACKGROUND: During the past year, a series of meetings, work group sessions, and/or public <br /> hearings has been held for the purpose of finalizing a set of rural character/open <br /> space preservation strategies. These meetings are summarized below: <br /> • December, 1993 - At a work session involving the governing boards of <br /> Orange County and Hillsborough, agreement is reached to establish the <br /> University Station Planning Group. <br /> • January, 1994 - Meetings are held in the northern, central, and southern <br /> portions of the county to present alternative rural character preservation <br /> strategies. <br /> • January-April, 1994 - The University Station Planning Group completes <br /> its work and presents its recommendations to the Board of <br /> Commissioners. <br /> • May, 1994 - A proposal to create an Open Space Development Area Land <br /> Use Plan category is presented at public hearing. The proposal also <br /> includes its application to the University Station property. <br /> • May, 1994 - A proposal to create an Open Space Development zoning <br /> district category is presented at public hearing. <br />