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RESOLUTION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION <br />ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES BY WHICH TO ADDRESS <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MATTERS <br />OF MUTUAL INTEREST <br />WHEREAS the Planning Board was created for the purpose of developing <br />and recommending to the Board of Commissioners a Comprehensive Plan for <br />Orange County, including policies, ordinances, administrative <br />procedures, and other means for carrying out said plan in a <br />coordinated and efficient manner; and <br />WHEREAS a goal of the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan is the <br />promotion of economic development which emphasizes local employment <br />needs yet preserves community character and protects the natural <br />environment; and <br />WHEREAS the Economic Development Commission was created for the purpose <br />of increasing economic development through clear, effective strategies <br />and policies which stimulate balanced development at appropriate rates <br />in suitable locations; and <br />WHEREAS the parties to this agreement pledge their best faith efforts <br />to deal responsibly with issues of mutual interest, and acknowledge and <br />respect each other's responsibilities and obligations in this regard; <br />and <br />WHEREAS the parties to this agreement pledge, consistent with legal <br />limitations, to work cooperatively to balance economic, <br />environmental, and community considerations in developing plans, <br />policies, regulations, and /or other similar documents that are in.the <br />best interests of the citizens of Orange County: <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Orange County Planning Board <br />and the Orange County Economic Development Commission that they agree <br />to work cooperatively in addressing the following matters of <br />mutual interest: <br />A. Identifying and applying appropriate locational criteria, land use <br />categories, and zoning designations to promote business, including <br />but not limited to the following: <br />1. Economic development district; <br />2. Mixed -use development district; and <br />3. Floating land use plan /zoning district designations. <br />B. In conjunction with A above, develop performance standards and <br />project size thresholds which measure the impact of land <br />