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• Reflect new growth trends; • Revisit Goals, Objectives, and Policies; • Include new subdivision data; • Revisit Future Land Use Map categories and descriptions; • Achieve desired land uses and densities; and • Develop a more user friendly and understandable document. Following is a summary of the three-part public hearing process for the Land Use Element update: 1 sc Public Hearing, November 21, 2005 -Remains open and is on Policy Options for Residential Land Use Density in Watersheds; 2°d Public Hearing, February 27. 2006 - To introduce the draft Land Use Element text; and 3`d Public Hearing, May 22. 2006 - To introduce Future Land Use Map amendments and Zoning Text and Atlas amendments. Ttie Board of Commissioners will hear public comments at all three public hearinys on the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, Land Use Element Update before referring all items to the Planning Board for their recommendation. Following a Planning Board recommendation on public hearing specific items, the BOCC will close the public hearings, consider the amendments, and make a final decision. Attachment -Please see the attached, bound copy of the Draft Land Use Element Text Update for your review. Where possible, changes from the existing 1981 Land Use Element are tracked (new text is underlined and deleted text is strieken). Upon BOCC request, Planning Staff can provide an additional copy of the Draft that does not reflect the tracked changes. Although the Draft text includes a revised Future Land Use Map to aid in review, map changes are not part of this public hearing. Planning Staff will be developing detailed amendment packets for the May Public Hearing that will include maps for each area where Planning Staff is suggesting a map change, the rationale for the change, and descriptive land use data (i.e. # of lots and acres). The Draft Land Use Elernent text will be available for public review after February 22. 2006: 1) On the County's website www.co.orange.nc.us, Meeting Agerrdas link; 2) At the Planning Department; and 3) At the libraries noted below. o Orange County Public Library, 300 W. Tryon St. Hillsborough, NC o Carrboro Branch Library (At McDougle Middle School), 900 Old Fayetteville Rd. Chapel Hill, NC o Cedar Grove Branch Library, 58UU NC Hwy 86N Hillsborough, NC FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than advertising costs, there are no direct financial impacts associated with hearing public comments on this item.