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12 <br />ADDRESSING ORANGE COUNTY'S GROWTH MANAGEMENT <br />CHALLENGES <br />I. At the CPLUC meeting on August 19, the following basic overarching goals for a new <br />Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan were presented by staff in a PowerPoint <br />presentation: <br />1. Minimize Sprawl <br />2. Protect (and maximize) Open Space <br />3. Protect Watersheds <br />There are other objectives that are intertwined within these goal areas. This report <br />responds to a set of growth management tools identified by the CPLUC to address <br />those goals and proposes a Planning staff strategy for the new plan. <br />Background <br />Discussions by the CPLUC over the last six, months have focused on the 13 growth <br />management challenges listed in Table 1. A thorough examination of the challenges <br />(along with an extensive array of possible tools) was included in the August 19 CPLUC <br />agenda (maize- colored paper). <br />Table 1: GROWTH MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES <br />1 <br />Efficient Provision of Public Services <br />2 <br />Protection of Rural Community Character <br />3 <br />Preserve Farmland and a Viable Local Farm Economy <br />4 <br />Protect Water Resources —Watershed and Groundwater <br />5 <br />Traffic Reduction <br />6 <br />Reduction of the Fiscal Impacts of Development <br />7 <br />Hazard Mitigation —. Reduction of Storm water Runoff and Flooding <br />8 <br />Protection of Natural Resources <br />9 <br />Reduction of Air Pollution <br />10 <br />Development Location and Type <br />11 <br />Economic Prosperity and Diversity. <br />12 <br />Affordable Housing <br />13 <br />Preservation of Community Character - Neighborhoods and Historic /Cultural <br />Features <br />II. On November 20, the CPLUC identified the following tools for additional discussion <br />and consideration: <br />1. Density Reduction (through rezoning) <br />2. Encouraging Mixed Use Development <br />3. Enterprise Zones <br />4. Overlay District (zoning) <br />5. Partnerships (Intergovernmental Coordination) <br />6. Transfer of Development Rights <br />7. Urban Growth Boundary/Service Boundary <br />8. Watershed Management Plan <br />