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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 24, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. c~ <br />SUBJECT: Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Implementation <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />TDR Program Development Timeline <br />Program Summary <br />Program and Administrative Design <br />Options <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245 <br />2592 <br />Glenn Bowles, 245 2577 <br />PURPOSE: To consider consultant's presentation of TDR program and administrative design <br />options on strategic elements of the County TDR program and'to give staff and the consultant <br />further direction regarding such. <br />BACKGROUND: The BOCC retained The Louis Berger Group and the University of North <br />Carolina -Charlotte Urban Institute to complete Phase III of the TDR study. The Phase III <br />studies are a continuation of the first two phases (background data collection and feasibility), <br />which Berger and the Urban Institute completed in the fall of 2006. <br />Staff has continued to work with The Louis Berger Group since their contract was amended in <br />November 2006 to include Phase III work to define specific program and administrative design <br />issues. The Environmental Resource Conservation Department and the County Attorney have <br />been consulted on all aspects of these issues. The consultants made an informational <br />presentation to the Planning Board on March 7, 2007. Members of the Planning Board, <br />Affordable Housing Advisory Board, the Agricultural Preservation Board, the Historic <br />Preservation Commission, the Commission for the Environment, the Economic Development <br />Commission met with the consultant and Planning staff on April 23, 2007 to review the TDR <br />program'and administrative design options. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item. If implementation <br />occurs within the upcoming fiscal year, Planning Department staff can handle the initialization of <br />the program, as tentatively designed. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The County TDR staff team recommends that the Board consider the <br />consultant's suggestions regarding TDR program and administrative design options of the <br />County TDR program and provide. the consultant and staff direction on the issues discussed. <br />