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Planning Board recommended that pedestrian circulation systems be provided as they would be privately owned/maintained. This was a rare instance where the Planning Board recommendation and Planning Staff recommendation (with advice from the County Attorney’s office) to the BOCC differed as staff could not support requiring private pedestrian circulation systems intended for general public use in the overlay district. The issues regarding this topic were stated in the materials linked above (page 3 of the BOCC abstract). Although the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan (http://orangecountync.gov/planning/documents/EflandPlanADOPTED062706.pdf) recommends the provision of sidewalks in the planning area and particularly in the “core area” (which includes the “Village” area), small area plan recommendations are implemented as they become viable. The County’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan (http://orangecountync.gov/planning/compre_cpupdate.asp) also supports the provision of pedestrian facilities (see sections 1.3.3 and 1.3.7, and Objectives LU-1.1, LU-3.2, LU-3.7, ED- 2.3, AE-8, T-1.1, T-2.1, T-2.6). But, once again, goals and objectives are implemented as they become viable. As a side note, Orange County has recently completed important public sewer infrastructure improvements in the Efland area. The area is now postured for urban/village style growth consistent with the land use plan and further refined and implemented by the small area planning studies and zoning overlay proposal. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in receiving this educational information. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Board: 1. Receive the information regarding provision of sidewalks. 2. Discuss the issue as needed. 130