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ARTICLE 7 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION /PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS Continued <br />PLANNING <br />STAFF EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />FINDINGS TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />Ordinance Requirements <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 <br />Planned 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 <br />countywide Land Use Plan as <br />Rural Buffer or by the adopted <br />Joint Planning Area Land Use <br />Plan as Rural Residential or both. <br />b) Urban services, including water <br />distribution and sewage collection <br />mains are not likely within <br />10 -20 years. <br />—X —Yes No <br />—X —Yes No <br />The property is designated as <br />Rural Buffer on the County Land <br />Use Plan and Rural Buffer on <br />the Joint Planning Area Land <br />Use Plan. <br />The Orange County Water and <br />Sewer Policy prohibits the <br />extension of water and sewer <br />lines into the Rural Buffer <br />except to address public health <br />emergencies or for public <br />facilities. Under those <br />exceptions, water and /or sewer <br />lines are sized to serve only <br />the purposes for which they are <br />extended. <br />PLANNING <br />BOARD <br />FINDINGS <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />gc <br />