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5 `1 <br /> 2 . 2 . 11 Specific Powers and Duties <br /> In furtherance of sub - section 2 . 2 . 10 the Planning Board is <br /> authorized and directed to : <br /> a ) Gather maps and aerial photographs of man - made and <br /> natural physical features of the area , statistics on <br /> past trends and present conditions with respect to <br /> populations , property values , the economic base of the <br /> area , land use , and such other information as is <br /> important or likely to be important in determining the <br /> amount , direction and kind of development to be <br /> expected in Orange County and its various parts as <br /> background for its Comprehensive Plan and any <br /> ordinances it may prepare . <br /> b ) Make , cause to be made , or obtain special studies on <br /> the location , condition , and adequacy of specific <br /> facilities , which may include but are not limited to <br /> studies of housing ; commercial and industrial <br /> facilities ; parks , playgrounds , and recreational <br /> facilities , public and private utilities , traffic , <br /> transportation , parking facilities ; environmentally <br /> critical areas and important natural resources ; all <br /> county officials shall , upon request , furnish to the <br /> Planning Board such available records or information <br /> as it may require in its work ; <br /> c ) Approve and recommend for adoption by the Board of <br /> Commissioners a Comprehensive Plan for the development <br /> of the County , as well as amendments hereto ; <br /> d ) Consider for approval , approval with modification or <br /> disapproval proposed plats of subdivisions as <br /> specified in the Orange County Subdivision <br /> Regulations ; <br /> e ) To make , recommendations , upon referral , on all <br /> proposed amendments to this ordinance in accord with <br /> Article 20 . <br /> f ) Make recommendations to the Board of Commissioners and <br /> the Board of Adjustment , as appropriate , on <br /> applications for approval of Planned Developments and <br /> Special Uses in accord with Articles 7 and 8 ; <br /> g ) Prepare and recommend to the Board of Commissioners <br /> new ordinance or amendments to existing ordinances <br /> which will have the effect of implementing the <br /> Comprehensive Plan ; <br /> h ) Engage in a program of information dissemination to <br /> the public and officials ; <br /> i ) Recommend to the Board of County Commissioners the <br /> establishment and / or continuation of Township Advisory <br /> Councils . Cooperate with these Councils to the end <br /> 2 - 5 <br />