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Z3 <br />IL Outreach Process <br />vi) Minimum Lot Size <br />(1) Does the methodology used in the Water Resources Report, which <br />supports a countywide 2 -ac minimum lot size average, take groundwater <br />recharge from septic fields into consideration? (Hills) <br />(2) Will larger lots decrease land value? How will this affect property- owners <br />who depend on the equity in their land? (CG) <br />(3) Will existing lots less than 2 acres in size become "non- conforming" if <br />Staffs recommendations are adopted? (CG) <br />(4) What is the difference between a lot and a farm? (LR) <br />b) TDRs <br />i) When will a Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program be available in <br />Orange County? (Cks, Eno) <br />ii) Where in the county could a receiving area for Transfer of Development <br />Rights (TDR) be applied? (CH) <br />c) Zoning <br />i) Has Staff considered creating any agriculturally exclusive zoning districts? <br />(CH) <br />ii) Has Staff considered creating a zoning district that would allow agricultural <br />subdivisions or "farmettes'? (CH) <br />d) Transit <br />i) What are the plans for public commuter rail through Orange County? (Hills) <br />ii) Are there plans for public transportation in the Efland- Cheeks area? (Cks) <br />3) Development atanuarus - nvw 0uZ)LaJJJ0uJV ���•y••� <br />a) Subdivision Type and Design <br />i) Conventional <br />(1) Is Staff proposing that the county do away with the conventional <br />development option? (CH) <br />ii) Dev. Nodes <br />(1) What is a "Rural Activity Node" and what are the recommended uses <br />within them? (Bigm) <br />(2) What is the process and what are the requirements to create a new or <br />expand an existing Commercial Node? (Eno) <br />iii) Multifamily <br />(1) Where in the county can multi- family development be accommodated? <br />(Eno) <br />iv) Major, Minor, & Exempt <br />(1) Will the definitions of Minor and Major Subdivisions and their respective <br />approval processes remain the same? (Eno) <br />(2) Is the minor subdivision process the same for those who are subdividing <br />for relatives and those subdividing for profit? (Bigm, Cks, Eno) <br />(3) Is there any way to expedite the minor subdivision approval process? <br />(Bigm, Cks) <br />(4) Will the proposed recommendations encourage exempt, 10 -acre lot, <br />subdivisions? (CH) <br />11 -D -3 <br />*Abbreviations: Bigm = Bingham; CG = Cedar Grove; CH = Chapel Hill; Cks = Cheeks; LR = Little River; <br />Hills = Hillsborough <br />