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6 <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ <br />attention? <br /> <br />1. Rural Enterprises: Determine need to address innovative water & sewage <br />disposal issues in the Rural Activity Nodes to encourage development in <br />these nodes. Evaluate non-residential acreage thresholds and determine if <br />changes are necessary. <br />2. Continue Training for Planning Board Members: In response to Planning <br />Board member requests, Planning staff offered 10 training sessions in 2018, <br />which were held from 6-7 p.m. the evening of regular meetings. Several <br />Planning Board members are interested in continuing training in 2019 and <br />staff is exploring the possibility of holding additional training on a quarterly <br />basis in 2019. <br />3. Nuisance Ordinance: Consider a nuisance ordinance addressing junked <br />cars and unkempt property (old tires, etc.) for Economic Development, <br />Commercial, and Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Nodes and areas <br />adjacent to these land use classifications to “protect” these areas slated for <br />economic development projects. In addition, consider these “city-like” rules in <br />“urban” transition land use classifications of the county to protect existing <br />community value. <br />4. Transportation Issues: Evaluate the need for better public transit in rural <br />areas, including senior citizen mobility, transit dependent and commuter <br />populations. Determine if rural “transit oriented development” could be hubs <br />of transit located in the rural community nodes. Accent focus on transit <br />dependent populations and their connection to other transit infrastructure. <br />5. Wireless and Broadband Access: The County (IT Department) completed <br />a study regarding wireless and broadband access in rural areas and is in the <br />beginning stages of partnering with providers to implement a program, which <br />will begin in the northern portion of the county. Coordinate with EMS for <br />comingled use of towers for public safety, private use (with revenue), and <br />public wireless augmentation. <br />6. Long-Term Planning for Potable Water and Waste Disposal: Planning for <br />potable water and waste (wastewater and solid waste) should continue to be <br />a topic for study (i.e., supportive infrastructure analysis) and discussion as <br />growth in Orange County continues. <br />7. Mass Gathering/Special Events: Revisions to UDO regarding mass <br />gathering and special events (must wait until after Emergency <br />Services/Attorney’s Office enacts a Mass Gathering Ordinance) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 17