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ZZ <br />IL Outreach Process <br />Following are the questions listed by topic headings. After each question, a township <br />abbreviation is provided indicating the township at which the question was posed and <br />frequency. Staffs responses can be found in Appendix E, under the same topic <br />headings shown here. <br />1) <br />a) Population <br />i) In general terms, explain the different population forecasts that are available <br />for Orange County and their varying results. (CG, Cks) <br />b) Build -out <br />I) When is build -out anticipated for Chapel Hill and Carrboro and what effects <br />could this have on Orange County? (Bigm, Hills) <br />c) Determining Acreage <br />I) How is undeveloped acreage determined by the county's Geographic <br />Information Systems (GIS)? (Cks) <br />2) Growth Management -- Sustainability <br />a) Density /Minimum Lot Size <br />i) What is the difference between density and minimum lot size? (LR) <br />ii) Do lower densities and larger lots encourage sprawl? (CG, Eno, LR) <br />iii) Would the density and minimum lot size recommendations apply if public <br />water and sewer were provided? (Cks) <br />iv) In siting a mobile home, are the same density and minimum lot size standards <br />required as those for a stick/site built home? (Cks) <br />v) Density <br />(1) How many years of data are used in the calculations that determine <br />"Historic Density? (Cks) <br />(2) If Historic, Density is low, why is Staff recommending reduced densities? <br />(LR, Hills) <br />(3) What technical tools have been considered to reduce density? (Hills) <br />(4) Why is Staff providing varying density recommendations for different areas <br />of the county? (Hills) <br />(5) Will all lots be subject to the proposed reduced density requirements even <br />if soils present on a particular tract are better than average for a septic <br />system? (Eno) <br />(6) What impacts will reducing density have on our neighboring counties? <br />(LR) <br />(7) What is the desired density within the county's Transition Areas and what <br />is the capacity to accommodate new development in these areas? (Eno) <br />(8) How do the recommendations increase density near urban areas? (Eno) <br />(9) What impacts may a reduction in density have on the mobile home <br />industry? (Cks, Eno) <br />II -D -2 <br />'Abbreviations: Bigm = Bingham; CG = Cedar Grove; CH = Chapel Hill; Cks = Cheeks; LR = Little River; <br />Hills = Hillsborough <br />