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074 <br /> (Page 3.3-1) <br /> 3.3 - LAND USE PLAN CATEGORIES <br /> One of the fundamental methods used to achieve the stated Goals and Policies of the Land Use <br /> Element is the design and application of a land classification system. Each category of the land <br /> classification system is designed to accommodate certain uses throughout the County to achieve a <br /> desired pattern of development. Land in the County was classified into these categories according to <br /> the public policies expressed in the Land Use Element, the set of locational criteria defining the <br /> appropriateness of the physical environmental context and the projected population change and <br /> resulting land requirements in the County. <br /> The land use categories contained in the Orange County Land Use Element are based on five basic <br /> categories which have been refined into a more detailed classification system to meet the specific needs <br /> of the County. These categories are presented below: <br /> BASIC CATEGORY ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN CATEGORIES <br /> DEVELOPED Urban <br /> Existing Urban Activity Node <br /> Proposed Urban Activity Node <br /> TRANSITION 10-Year Transition <br /> • <br /> 20-Year Transition <br /> Commercial Transition Activity Node <br /> Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node <br /> COMMUNITY Rural Community Activity Node <br /> RURAL Rural Buffer <br /> Rural Residential <br /> Agricultural-Residential <br /> Rural Neighborhood Activity Node <br /> Rural Industrial Activity Node <br /> Agricultural Areas <br /> CONSERVATION Public Interest Area <br /> Water Supply Watershed <br /> <DEL>Water Quality Critical Area<DEL> <br /> ? st <br /> Resource Protection Areas <br /> New Hope Creek Corridor Open Space <br /> A description of each land use plan category is contained on the following pages. <br />