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Objective LU-6.1: Undertake a comprehensive effort to inform and involve the citizens of Orange County in the land use planning process. Objective LU-6.2: Maintain a cooperative joint planning process among the County municipalities and those organizations responsible for the provision of water and sewer services to guide the extension of service in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Agreement and Land Use Plan, and the policies of the municipalities. • Further implements the Hillsborough-Orange Interlocal Land Management Agreement (2009 and as amended 2014), consistent with the Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan and established Town Urban Service Area, and • Supports the Water and Sewer Management, Planning and Boundary Agreement and Map. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because: • Fifty-six percent (56%) of the amendment area consists of Public/Quasi- Public/Institutional (i.e. Duke Forest, Assoc. for the Preservation of the Eno River Valley, State of NC, NCDOT, Krishna Temple, etc.) existing land uses and 19% of the amendment area is under the Present Use Value program, and • The existing land use activities in the area support the rezoning of properties to the Agricultural Residential (AR) and Public Interest District (PID) general use zoning districts as well as the extension of Watershed Protection, Special Flood Hazard, and Major Transportation Corridor Overlays, and • The proposed zoning districts include permitted uses such as single-family residential, church, day care, bed and breakfast, government use, cooperative farm stand, greenhouse, parks, research lands, which provide an appropriate balance between development rights and environmental protection, and • The proposed zoning districts and overlays are found in the vicinity, and • It is consistent with the character of the area, existing development trends, and will minimize the potential for incompatible land uses in the future, and • It promotes public health, safety, and general welfare by furthering the goals and objectives of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The Planning Board hereby recommends that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners consider adoption of the proposed zoning atlas amendment. ______________________ ________________________ Pete Hallenbeck, Chair Date 48