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a. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County’s population and economy <br />consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental <br />conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and <br />community character. <br />c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program <br />and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes <br />land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br />4. Staff has determined that the proposed subdivision is consistent with the provisions and <br />goals of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement. <br />5. Staff supports the approval of the flexible development option as denoted on Sheet 3 of <br />the site plan package. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Attachment 4 provides a financial impact for the project, as a whole, on <br />County services. Staff has determined the project would not require augmentation of County <br />budgetary outlays to support services and that anticipated revenues from property taxes should <br />supplement increases in cost. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends the Board: <br /> <br />1. Receive the Concept Plan application for the Triple Crown Farms Subdivision, and <br />2. Approve the Flexible Development option, denoted on Sheet 3 of the submitted major <br />subdivision concept plan site plan, and allow the applicant to proceed with the <br />development of a preliminary plat utilizing this layout. <br />26