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205 <br /> Rather than adding further homes to the property and exacerbating sprawl, the <br /> proposed development will create a destination to serve community needs and <br /> relieve the recreational needs of the local and regional community. The <br /> development standards (e.g. landscaping) ensure conformance and compatibility <br /> with the surrounding community character, and NCDOT's evaluation has ensured <br /> that the required transportation improvements will be "efficient and balanced". The <br /> requested zoning district, MPD-CD (Master Plan Development - Conditional <br /> District), is consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, Appendix F, <br /> Relationships Between Land Use Classifications and Zoning Districts <br /> • Land Use Goal 5.6 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan - Land Use Overarching Goal: <br /> Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and designation of future land uses, <br /> with availability of County services and facilities sufficient to meet the needs of <br /> Orange County's population and economy consistent with other Comprehensive <br /> Plan element goals and objectives. <br /> The site of the proposed development will allow for recreational and educational <br /> uses in an area that currently does not have ready access to these amenities and <br /> facilities. The proposed uses will create an active recreation and educational <br /> destination for residents in the local and regional areas rather than residential <br /> development currently allowed by-right that would exacerbate sprawl. Its location in <br /> the 20 Year Transition Area highlights that this area was anticipated to be <br /> developed by 2028 and the proposed development will introduce a non-residential <br /> amenity use to serve residents' needs rather than further residential development, <br /> and do so with standards to ensure conformance and compatibility with the <br /> surrounding area. <br /> • Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, <br /> efficient, and responsive. <br /> The Orange County staff has noticed the public regarding this application, as <br /> required by Sections 2.8.7, 2.9.1(D), and 2.9.2 of the UDO, and including a required <br /> Neighborhood Information Meeting, mailings to neighboring property owners, <br /> posting of the property, and advertisement in the local newspapers. Additionally, <br /> staff have provided all application documents on the Active Development Projects <br /> webpage, responded to public inquiries, posted social media notices on the project, <br /> featured it in the weekly newsletter, communicated and made both the BOCC and <br /> Planning Board available for public emails concerning the application. <br /> • Appendix G, Land Use Classification and Overlay Locational Criteria: 20-Year <br /> Transition Areas are land located in areas that are in the process of changing from <br /> rural to urban, that are suitable for urban-type densities and should be provided with <br /> public utilities and services within the second 10-year phase of the Comprehensive <br /> Plan. <br /> The proposed uses will introduce a more intensive land use that will serve public <br /> needs and purposes on a currently undeveloped property. Both the recreation <br /> facilities and schools will be open to the public, though managed by a non-profit <br /> organization and a charter school board(s), respectively. The schools are proposed <br /> to be served with Town water and sewer, as regulated by NCGS 115C-521(1). The <br /> site will have a private street internal to the property and all improvements to <br /> NCDOT roads are subject to NCDOT approval and regulation. NCDOT has <br /> prohibited the construction of sidewalks on its public road network due to the lack <br />