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Item F.1 <br /> 229 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> R a a rEX O-111 <br /> r • '` �r � .1. • I lm' A R LIB .�' .1. ∎+�� II "" �' jEY1 3 SniAl'��1. <br /> r ±fix® �' � �� ��;IAA!111,1 r' • <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> CC: Bonnie Hammersley, County Manager <br /> Travis Myren, Deputy Manager <br /> FROM: Craig N. Benedict, Planning & Inspections Director <br /> DATE: November 11, 2016 <br /> SUBJECT: INFORMATION ITEM - Report on Strategic Growth/ Rural <br /> Conservation Planning Technique (AKA Transfer of Development <br /> Rights) <br /> SPECIAL NOTE: NC Legislation since the research (mid-2000's) on this topic has <br /> changed so this update is not intended to respond to the impacts of recent law <br /> and case law. During the development of the county's multi-element Comprehensive <br /> Plan in the early to mid-2000's, the necessary integration of various planning principles <br /> and public service models became more evident. They had, over time become `siloed' <br /> among departments. <br /> The process of evaluation the future `master plan' of the county with all of the <br /> associated supporting elements brought forward both compatible initiatives and in some <br /> circumstances competing concepts. The basis of the plan began with a data element <br /> which examined trends of demographic and socio-economic data and projected a future <br /> that could be shaped by goal and objectives in the comprehensive plan. <br /> The various elements (land use, economic development, housing, natural and cultural <br /> systems, infrastructure, public services and transportation) would need to be balanced <br /> and choreographed to maintain or bolster the quality of life appreciated by residents, <br /> farms and businesses. <br /> Inevitable growth would add pressures to our existing systems of farmland and <br /> environmental preservation and our desire to accommodate new residents and <br /> businesses in the appropriate place with supporting and efficient services. This <br /> sustainable model was the model for the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Acknowledging the challenges ahead, various planning techniques were analyzed. One <br /> `pressure release' concept that could address the push to preserve and the pull to grow <br />