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ORANGE COUNTY r <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 7, 2004 <br />SUBJECT: Work Session Discussion Items <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />As noted in "Background" section Craig Benedict, ext. 2592 <br />Tom Altieri, ext. 2579 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 245 -2130 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 336 - 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To reconfirm BOCC goals for the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Update <br />and discuss Update activities, components, and next steps toward completion. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />1. Reconfirmation of BOCC Goals <br />At the August 23, 2004 Joint County Commissioner /Planning Board Work Session the BOCC <br />requested a reconfirmation of their goals for the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element <br />Update, <br />Attachment 1 — Letter from Craig Benedict to County Manager and BOCC dated <br />September 2, 2004 <br />Attachment 2 — 13 Growth Management Challenges <br />2. Land Use Element Update Initiatives /Sustainability <br />a. Urban -rural boundaries and Rural Activity Nodes — differentiation between urban spaces and <br />appropriate public services and rural spaces and appropriate public services. Discussion will <br />include the role of Rural Activity Nodes in the County. <br />Attachment 3 — Growth Management System Map <br />b. Watershed protection (surface and groundwater) — In the past, water resources have been <br />protected through limitations on density and impervious surfaces. Staff is presently studying <br />Low Impact Design (LID) techniques that could be used in conjunction with the proposed <br />lowering of residential density to reach the County's watershed protection goals. Generally, LID <br />is an innovative technological approach to stormwater management and ecosystem protection <br />