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Orange County Comprehensive Plan Principles, Goals and Objectives Protect land in and around biologically significant areas, and connections between these areas, to allow for the maintenance of native wildlife and plant populations and their functional relationships. Objective NA-16: Create a system of public and private open space and conservation areas, including parks, nature preserves, and scenic vistas representative of the Orange County landscape. (See also Land Use Objective LU-3.10, Parks and Recreation Objective PR-5.4, and Transportation Objective T-1.5.) Objective NA-17: Maintain and protect land that contains valuable productive resources, such as prime farmland and prime forestland, by directing incompatible development away from these areas. (See also Water and Wastewater Objective WW-14, Land Use Objective LU-2.2, and Natural Areas Objective NA-5.) PARKS AND RECREATION Parks and recreation Goal 1: Adequate parks and recreational facilities for all citizens within the County, regardless of age, gender, race or disability. Objective PR-1.1: Acquire and /or retain public ownership of parks, recreation facilities, open space, and conservation areas that will serve Orange County. (See also Natural Areas Objective NA-9.) Objective PR-1.2: Acquire and/or retain lands suitable for siting both indoor and outdoor active recreation facilities to serve all Orange County residents. Objective PR-1.3: Develop a land use planning mechanism for securing new parks through the development approval process. (See also Natural Areas Objective NA-10 and Land Use Objective LU-4.3.) Objective PR-1.4: Consider alternative funding possibilities for future park facilities, such as non-profit foundations. Parks and recreation Goal 2: A partnership among regional recreational providers and facility owners/managers, including the appropriate co-location and sharing of school facilities, that meets the County’s recreation needs. Objective PR-2.1: The County will serve as the lead coordinator of regional open space and recreation facility providers in the County (including OWASA, UNC-Chapel Hill, and Duke University), and coordinate regional efforts including future parkland and recreation facility planning, acquisitions, and operations/maintenance of community, district, and regional park and recreation facilities. Objective PR-2.2: Develop a methodology to be used by regional recreational providers in determining the number of recreation and park facilities needed. The agreed upon methodology should address countywide and community-specific service areas and how needs are determined within those service areas, such as linking facility needs to population growth. Objective PR-2.3: Develop a program for land dedication/recreation payment that is effective and comprehensive. 43