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Partners for Green Growth Project Idea Submission Date: May 31, 2016 Contact Information: Rich Shaw (Land Conservation Manager), Orange County Dept. of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation. Phone: 919 - 245 -2514 Email: rshaw @orangecountync.gov Name of County and or Municipality or Council of Government: Orange County, in collaboration with Durham and Chatham counties and the municipalities therein. Approximate amount of funds to be requested: $10,000 Estimated non - federal in -kind match amount by source (Please demonstrate that this match is from non - federal sources): $5,400 [up to $3,000 in cash from Orange County DEAPR; at least $2,400 in -kind from the provision of local GIS data and technical assistance provided by Steering Committee representatives from the many non - federal partner entities listed below]. Our project would potentially do the following. Check all that apply. Consider the Green Growth Toolbox principles and conservation GIs data in: 0 A conservation plan to be considered for adoption by the governing board. ❑ A conservation overlay district and or an update of zoning districts. 0 A review of development ordinances for opportunities to reduce regulatory barriers to conservation and enhance incentives and ordinances for wildlife habitat conservation. ❑ The drafting of a model ordinance. ❑ A preferred development guide. ❑ An update of the land use, transportation or comprehensive plan. ❑ A small area plan (provide location information). ❑ A park(s) management plan (provide location information). ❑ The planning of a major development design or charrette (provide location information). 0 A plan or ordinance that addresses human - wildlife conflict / nuisance wildlife issues. List of 4 or less primary project deliverables 1. A map of high - priority landscape corridors that connect a network of protected, biodiverse sites within the Jordan Lake watershed and the inter -basin area between the Neuse and Cape Fear Rivers. 2. A prioritized list and associated map of properties identified within high - priority landscape corridors (deliverable 1) and a corresponding list of partners capable of contributing to the protection of each location. 3. Recommendations for how to conserve, protect, and manage critical landscape corridors. 4. A written report with recommendations for modifying existing land use policies or ordinances to support protection of critical landscape corridors.