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served, by public water and sewer systems.” By supporting the rezoning and <br />redevelopment of these properties in Efland, the owners can provide for goods and <br />services in an area designated to do so, filling a market need without encroaching <br />into rural areas. <br />•Planning Principle 8. Preservation of Community Character: Future growth and <br />development should occur in a manner that preserves and enhances the existing <br />character of the County, its townships, and rural crossroads communities <br />The properties are located in the CITAN on the FLUM, and is defined in the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan as “[l]and focused on designated road intersections within <br />either a 10-year or 20-year transition area that is appropriate for retail and other <br />commercial uses and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses.” It is also located <br />in the Efland Village Zoning Overlay District, which is defined in the UDO as “…an <br />urban village style of development in an area of the county served, or intended to be <br />served, by public water and sewer systems.” <br />By supporting the rezoning and redevelopment of these properties in Efland, the <br />owners can provide for goods and services in an area designated to do so, filling a <br />market need without encroaching into rural areas. It also has the potential to enhance <br />the Efland community, providing for convenient location to realize more and better <br />goods and services than currently available in the community. <br />•Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County’s population and economy consistent <br />with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />The properties are located in the CITAN on the FLUM, and is defined in the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan as “[l]and focused on designated road intersections within <br />either a 10-year or 20-year transition area that is appropriate for retail and other <br />commercial uses and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses.” It is also located <br />in the Efland Village Zoning Overlay District, which is defined in the UDO as “…an <br />urban village style of development in an area of the county served, or intended to be <br />served, by public water and sewer systems.” A rezoning to GC-4 is more consistent <br />with these stated goals and objectives than the current R-1 zoning of the <br />properties. <br />•Land Use Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth, <br />consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and a high quality of <br />life. <br />The Efland Village Zoning Overlay District, which is defined in the UDO as “…an <br />urban village style of development in an area of the county served, or intended to be <br />served, by public water and sewer systems.” The rezoning of these properties will <br />enable their redevelopment for commercial purposes, which is how they have been <br />historically used, so that they may better serve the needs of the Efland community. <br />Redevelopment of existing impervious area will result in no new impacts to the <br />watershed or receiving waters, should the redevelopment occur within this existing <br />impervious area. Development exceeding that developed area would be subject to <br />regulation under the County’s stormwater and water supply watershed regulations; <br />83