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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 16, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): Status Report INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, 245-2592 Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 PURPOSE: To update the Board of Commissioners on progress of the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Task Farce. BACKGROUND: The Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force was created in December 2004. The Efland/Mebane Small Area Plan Task Force was charged with developing a small area plan to address conditions in the area or and to update the goals and objectives included in the 1991 Study. Questions and recommendations will be forthcoming regarding: • development pattern, • community character and farm, • demand for additional infrastructure, • Transition Areas adjustments, • economic development potential, and • role of Mebane Recommendations made by the Task Force will be incorporated into a final report to be prepared by the Orange County Planning Staff, reviewed by the Task Force, and forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners. Recommendations, where appropriate, will be incorporated into the Draft Orange County Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element, Orange County Zoning Atlas and/or text, and Orange County Subdivision Regulations. Recommendations from the plan can be accepted by resolution and then action implementation strategies incorporated in upcoming land use, zoning and subdivision rule changes. The attached status report notates the meetings that have been conducted already and identify future meetings that are anticipated to complete the draft report. The BOCC will receive a briefing on the draft report prior to conducting some scheduled community outreach. The schedules show some approximate time frames far BOCC review.