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229 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 21, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. F.1 <br /> SUBJECT: Report on Strategic Growth/Rural Conservation Planning Technique (AKA <br /> Transfer of Development Rights) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. TDR Feasibility Study Overview Craig Benedict, Planning and <br /> Brochure (2005-06 Timeframe) Inspections Director (919) 245-2592 <br /> 2. TDR Feasibility Study Overview <br /> Brochure Update (2008-09 Timeframe) <br /> 3. 2009 & 2011 TDR PowerPoint <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a brief history of Orange County's efforts to develop and implement a <br /> Strategic Growth/Rural Conservation program, as requested by a commissioner petition. <br /> BACKGROUND: SPECIAL NOTE: NC Legislation since the research (mid-2000's) on this <br /> topic has changed so this update is not intended to respond to the impacts of recent law <br /> and case law. During the development of the county's multi-element Comprehensive Plan in <br /> the early to mid-2000's, the necessary integration of various planning principles and public <br /> service models became more evident. They had, over time become `siloed' among departments. <br /> The process of evaluation the future `master plan' of the county with all of the associated <br /> supporting elements brought forward both compatible initiatives and in some circumstances <br /> competing concepts. The basis of the plan began with a data element which examined trends of <br /> demographic and socio-economic data and projected a future that could be shaped by goal and <br /> objectives in the comprehensive plan. <br /> The various elements (land use, economic development, housing, natural and cultural systems, <br /> infrastructure, public services and transportation) would need to be balanced and <br /> choreographed to maintain or bolster the quality of life appreciated by residents, farms and <br /> businesses. <br /> Inevitable growth would add pressures to our existing systems of farmland and environmental <br /> preservation and our desire to accommodate new residents and businesses in the appropriate <br /> place with supporting and efficient services. This sustainable model was the model for the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Acknowledging the challenges ahead, various planning techniques were analyzed. One <br /> `pressure release' concept that could address the push to preserve and the pull to grow smart <br />