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Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2015 as they relate <br />to established BOCC goals and priorities. <br />If applicable, if there a fiscal impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated <br />with these proposed activities (please list). <br />The Board will continue its work in partnership with staff to further implement <br />recommendations contained within small area plans and the UDO Implementation <br />Bridge and to implement existing and new BOCC priorities, some of which may <br />emerge at the January 2015 BOCC retreat: <br /> <br />1. Public Hearing Process: Finalize UDO text amendments to make changes to the <br />existing public hearing process <br />2. Efland Overlay Districts: UDO Text, Zoning Atlas, and Comprehensive Plan <br />Amendments to add two new overlay zoning districts in the Efland area and specify <br />design standards for the areas. (This item was denied by the BOCC in February <br />2013 and was brought back to the February 2014 quarterly public hearing. Staff is <br />currently working with community members to educate the community about the <br />overlay districts and determine if changes should be made. This item is anticipated <br />for adoption consideration in March 2015). <br />3. New and/or Revised Zoning District: UDO text amendment to adopt a new <br />general use zoning district and/or “fine tune” existing ED zoning to match locational <br />attributes for targeted research and development industry and applied light <br />manufacturing. Consider appropriate mixed use areas acknowledging the other <br />areas will have a stronger non-residential use program. <br />4. Clustering in Rural Areas: Consider rural village concepts. Examine innovative <br />septic systems whether in individual or community settings. <br />5. Population Projections: Analyze regional population and employment projections <br />(including MPO 2040 and the development of the MPO 2045 MTP). Rationalize <br />and offer ‘ground truth’ (i.e. what can realistically be built) to the amount and <br />location of new development noted from population modeling (i.e. Community VIZ). <br />Work with municipalities to aggregate their projected ceiling density totals based on <br />their densification efforts and create composite countywide total by adding <br />unincorporated projections. Use in update to Comprehensive Plan Data Element. <br />6. Legislative Changes: Amend regulations as necessary in response to legislative <br />changes at the State level <br />7. Streamline Regulations: Continue to streamline regulations where possible <br />8. 2015 BOCC Retreat: Any priorities that emerge at the January 2015 BOCC retreat <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the upcoming <br />year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ attention? <br />1. Rural Enterprises: Continue to expand rural enterprises by completing work on <br />“Agricultural Support Enterprises” in the Rural Buffer. Determine need to address <br />water & sewage disposal issues in the Rural Activity Nodes to encourage <br />development in these nodes. <br />2. Emergency Access: Work with appropriate staff/departments to better ensure <br />properties can be reached by emergency personnel (e.g., driveway width and <br />clearance, bridge weight limit signage and sufficiency to allow a fire truck to pass, <br />gate width, curve radii sufficient for emergency vehicles). <br />44