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2 <br /> REPORT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS IN RESPONSE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> PLANNING BOARD 'GROWTH CONTROL' LETTER OF MAY 6, 2002 <br /> PURPOSE: To direct administrallon tc research the elements to consider while <br /> evaluating interim growth controls on larger scale residential developments wiNin <br /> orange county's planning jurisdiction. <br /> BACKGROUND: On May 6, 2002 the Orange County Planning Board forwarded <br /> a letter to the Board of County Commissioners regarding options to Invoke <br /> Igrowlh] controls in large residential developments. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners and Orange County Planning Boad have <br /> discussed in joint meeting on June 6,2002, the reed to examine the impact of <br /> large development on the county while many comprehensive planning and <br /> regulatory initiatives are in progress. <br /> Important initiatives including, but not limited to, the comprehensive plan update, <br /> Schools Adequate Public Facilkies Ordinance, water resource limitations, and <br /> transportation planning are in deliberate progress. <br /> ACTION: The County Manager, County Attorney and County Planning Director <br /> is directed to: <br /> • identify the many forms of such a proposal such as defining the size and <br /> scale of a'large' residential project <br /> • determine what'plpeline' proposals would be affected <br /> • formulate the steps necessary(including public hearings)to pursue as an <br /> option a limited moratorium or other growth controls. <br /> explore legal consideration <br /> • research what other jurlsdictions have employed in other cases <br /> • research through Institute of Government and other government and land use <br /> authorities the use of moratoriums to accomplish short term goals <br />