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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 10, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> SUBJECT: Consultant Briefing on Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> A. Memo from Clarion Associates Tom Altieri, 919-245-2579 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive a briefing from Clarion Associates, LLC, on the Land Use Plan 2050 for <br /> discussion and feedback. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its April 30, 2024 work session, the BOCC received a presentation with an <br /> update on completed project deliverables and progress towards the development of land use <br /> alternatives to be used to test and explore policy options for the new Plan. The work session <br /> provided an opportunity for the Board to ask questions and offer input for refining land use <br /> alternatives prior to the upcoming community engagement window. Agenda materials from this <br /> work session can be viewed at: <br /> http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/72384/Page1.aspx <br /> All deliverables are also made available to the public on the project website, "Resources" tab: <br /> https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com <br /> Tonight's presentation from Clarion will include a briefing on the development and preliminary <br /> findings of four (4) modelled land use alternatives. Much of the information to be presented can <br /> be found in a recently completed project deliverable, the "Land Use Alternatives Report", available <br /> at the following link: https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com/resources <br /> Community Engagement Window #2 (three total) — A series of public workshops and targeted <br /> community meetings will provide opportunities for community members to participate and share <br /> their reactions to the four alternatives. Community reactions to various aspects of the alternatives <br /> will inform an eventual single map, the Conservation and Growth Framework (also known as a <br /> "Future Land Use Map"), which will be an important part of the overall Land Use Plan. The public <br /> survey period, including online surveys, will launch on September 18, 2024 and close on <br /> November 3, 2024. Two (2) surveys will be offered, in short-form and long-form versions, to <br /> provide options for participation and increase online participation. Two Public Workshops are <br /> scheduled as follows: <br /> Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 6:OOpm — 7:30pm <br /> Gravelly Hill Middle School Auditorium, 4801 W Ten Rd., Efland <br /> Thursday, October 3, 2024, 6:OOpm — 7:30pm, <br /> American Legion Post 6, 3700 NC Highway 54, Chapel Hill <br />