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71 <br /> 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 "[/]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 "[/]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 and non- <br /> conforming, seasonal uses of the 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 />