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ARTICLE 7 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS -(Continued) <br />PLANNING <br />STAFF <br />Ordinance Requirements FINDINGS EVIDENCE SUBMITTED TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />Article 4.2 identifies the criteria <br />which will normally be used to <br />determine the application of a <br />zoning district designation. The <br />applicant has applied for a Planned <br />Development _ Rural Buffer <br />designation. The criteria for the <br />Rural Buffer district are set forth <br />in Article 4.2.1 and are as follows: <br />a) Designated by the adopted _x—Yes No <br />countywide Land use Plan <br />as Rural Buffer or by the <br />adopted Joint Planning Area <br />Land Use Plan as RuraL <br />Residential or both. <br />b) Urban services, including _x—Yes No <br />water distribution and <br />sewage collection mains are <br />not likely within 10 -20 years <br />c) Yes No <br />d) Yes No <br />The property is designated as Rural <br />Buffer on the County Land Use Plan <br />and Rural Residential on the Joint <br />Planning Area Land Use Plan. <br />The Orange County water and Sewer <br />Policy prohibits the extension Of water <br />and sewer lines into the Rural Buffer <br />except to address public health <br />emergencies or for public facilities. <br />Under those exceptions, water and /or <br />sewer lines are sized to serve only the <br />purposes for which they are extended. <br />5 <br />S9 <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD <br />FINDINGS <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />e) Yes No Yes No <br />