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18 <br /> - Ratio of developed and undeveloped land (measures rural development) <br /> - Permanently protected land (measure protection from rural development) <br /> - Prime forests unfragmented acreage (measure protection from rural development) <br /> (others to consider) <br /> - Loss of farmland (total and percentage of newly developed land) <br /> - Public investment in rural growth promotion vs . in targeted growth areas <br /> (care needs to be taken in crafting this so that it doesn 't encourage ignoring the needs of rural <br /> population) <br /> - Incentive program usage (e . g . , # conservation easements , TDRs , etc . used) <br /> Action Strategies : <br /> A . Create an intergovernmental " Growth Management Board " that is chartered with the <br /> responsibility to : <br /> 1 ) develop a 5 - year growth management plan in conjunction with affected Orange County <br /> jurisdictions that plans public facilities based on growth targets ; and <br /> 2 ) review development activity within the affected jurisdictions and , based upon adequate public <br /> facilities plans , reject any development proposal that does not comply with the public facilities <br /> and growth management plans . <br /> To carry out this charter , the GMB is delegated authority from the affected jurisdictions to <br /> coordinate cross jurisdiction planning of growth management targets and public facilities and to <br /> determine if proposed development will fit within the constraints of the growth management and <br /> public facilities plans . <br />