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21 <br /> A77ACHMENT 2 ; CPLUC HANDBOOK DRAFT 4 <br /> Welcome and thank you for agreeing to serve on the Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br /> Land Use Committee . This handbook will offer some thoughts and guidelines on being a <br /> Committee Member , including what to expect and what is expected of you . <br /> OVERVIEW OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE COMMITTEE ( CPLUC ) <br /> 1 . Background . The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has directed the Planning and <br /> Inspections Department to prepare a countywide Comprehensive Flan , IneiudIng an update <br /> of the. 1981 Land Use Element . The Plan should recommend actions and strategies which ,, <br /> when combined , will ensure environmental quality and sustainability , economio viability, <br /> and the ability to keep up with demands for Infrastricture and services throughout Orange <br /> County . The plan should also deal primarily With areas of countywide importanue , <br /> coordinate with regional efforts , and reflect the uniqueness of each area within the County . <br /> At a minimum , the Plan should address these five aspen of growth , amount and density , <br /> location , rite and timing , oost , and quality . Finally , the Plan should recornmend specific <br /> tools needed to implement it . in order to create the Plan . the Comprehensive Plan Land <br /> Use Committee ( CPLUC ) has been established by the BOCO to offer guidanm to the <br /> process . . <br /> 2 . Charge and Purpose . The change and purpose of the GPLUG Is to ; <br /> a . Be a "sounding board " during the first stage of the Comprehensive Planning process , <br /> with all materials being forwarded to the BOCC ; <br /> b . Review background data on current lard use oonditlons , analysis of countywide <br /> developme nt tr en d s , and d emogra ph is cha ng es ; <br /> c . Identify constraints to future growth ; <br /> d . Review the various future growth scenarios ; and <br /> e . Offer perspectives , based on their areas of interest , on the pros and cons of addressing <br /> and resolving land use and growth issues through a system of Coals , Objectives , <br /> Policies , and Implementation Regulations . <br /> 3 . Composition . The OPLUC will consist of representatives from the following CornmiSslons <br /> and Boards : <br /> Board of County Commissioners — 2 members <br /> Planning Board - - 2 members <br /> Beard of Health / Environmental Health — 1 member <br /> Comrnlssion for Environment — 1 member <br /> Agriculture Preservation Board — I member <br /> +► Water Resource Committee — 1 member <br /> Economic Development Commission — 1 member <br /> YOUR ROLE AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER <br /> Your role as a CommftWe Member is fundamental to the success of the Orange bounty <br /> Comprehensive Planning Process . During this process you will be asked to fulfill the following <br /> roles : <br />