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C. ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT (LUE) UPDATE <br />1) Draft Land Use Element Text (LUE) Update <br />This is the second of a three-part public hearing process for the Comprehensive Plan, Land <br />Use Element Update and is to present the draft LUE text update. The first public hearing <br />was opened on November 21, 2005 to present "Policy Options for Residential Land Use <br />Density". <br />This Public Hearing will remain open until the third public hearing on May 22, 2006 is held to <br />present Planning Staffs proposed LUE Future Land Use Map Changes and Zoning Text and <br />Atlas amendments. <br />The Land Use Element text: <br />• Includes background information on existing conditions, including county population <br />and land use characteristics; <br />• Provides information on possible future land use and population conditions; <br />• Identifies challenges related to growth and land use; <br />• States goals and provides ideas and alternatives to reach goals; <br />• Conveys the future land use patterns that are desired in the county to Orange <br />County's residents and developers; and <br />• Serves as guiding document for Planning Staff, Planning Board and County <br />Commissioners to achieve the future land uses that are desired. <br />The Land Use Element text is being updated to: <br />• Incorporate 2000 US Census data; <br />• Reflect new growth trends; <br />• Revisit Goals, Objectives, and Policies; <br />• Include new subdivision data; <br />• Revisit Future Land Use Map categories and descriptions; <br />• Achieve desired land uses and densities; and <br />• Develop a more user friendly and understandable document. <br />Following is a summary of the three-part public hearing process for the Land Use Element <br />update: <br />1st Public Hearing, November 21, 2005 -Remains open and is on Policy Options for <br />Residential Land Use Density in Watersheds; <br />2"d Public Hearing. February 27. 2006 - To introduce the draft Land Use Element text; and <br />3`d Public Hearing, May 22, 2006 - To introduce Future Land Use Map amendments and <br />Zoning Text and Atlas amendments. <br />The Board of Commissioners will hear public comments at all three public hearings on the <br />Orange County Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Element Update before closing the public. <br />hearings and referring all items to the Planning Board for their recommendation. Following a <br />