2024-623-E-Planning Dept-Clarion Associates-Develop a Comprehensive Land Use Plan

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8 Orange County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Task 3.1.2: Analyze Built Environment Condi�ons and Trends Clarion and County Staff will work collabora�vely to iden�fy and analyze the cri�cal built environment condi�ons and trends. This includes map-based and tabular assessments of exis�ng land use, zoning, and building permit trends by type of use. This will address joint planning areas where the County shares or has conveyed development review authority to the municipali�es and iden�fy “hot spot” future land use areas that are receiving growth pressures or are targets for change. Housing will be evaluated to iden�fy paterns with respect to housing value, type of unit, and housing asset mapping that shows areas that with and without proximate access to employment, shopping, healthcare, and transit accessibility. Deed restricted affordable housing units will also be documented, if data is available. The analysis will also include future development suitability that iden�fies places that are not limited by physical or regulatory constraints to development. An evalua�on of buildout capacity under current zoning regula�ons will be conducted to iden�fy the County’s development poten�al. Using the annual development trends, an assessment of supply and demand of land for future types of development will be assessed. This will serve as the basis for evalua�ng land use alterna�ves in Phase 4. The Clarion team will work with the County’s project manager and Director of Economic Development and others iden�fied by the County to iden�fy employment opportunity sites within suitable areas for development. If data is available, broadband service areas will be mapped to iden�fy areas that are underserved and will be considered in rela�on to equity opportunity areas. Task 3.1.3 Analyze Natural Environment, Parks and Recrea�on, and Working Lands Condi�ons and Issues Equinox will work to iden�fy current environmental condi�ons and related issues that could include, but would not be limited to, energy/sustainability ini�a�ves, water quality, working lands/farmlands, parks and recrea�on, and natural lands. An analysis of current policies, programs, plans, and mapping informa�on will tell the story of what condi�ons exist in Orange County and how the County is currently addressing those condi�ons. An example of this analysis could include a review of the County’s current stormwater and flooding policies and ordinances to recommend improvements to best achieve the intended results. Another example could be evalua�ng the County’s prime farmlands and high-value natural resource areas and analyzing the efficacy of the current level of land protec�on derived through policy. These analyses will consider the equity opportunity areas (Task 3.1.1), which can be used as an overlay upon environmentally sensi�ve areas and iden�fy cri�cal areas for focusing policy efforts. Task 3.1.4: Iden�fy Climate-related Vulnerabili�es and Natural Hazards Equinox will leverage the Orange County Climate Ac�on Plan and the Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mi�ga�on Plan to iden�fy key acute and chronic climate-related vulnerabili�es within the County. This includes vulnerabili�es to property, homes, emergency service facili�es, hospitals, roads and transporta�on, and community services. Near term, mid-term, and long-term poten�al climate changes using the NOAA Climate Explorer Tool will be summarized. The results of the most recent Eno-Haw Regional Hazard Mi�ga�on Plan’s cri�cal facili�es and loss es�ma�ons will be incorporated into this analysis. This will be accomplished by pinpoin�ng cri�cal assets in the County and their vulnerabili�es to threats from climate change. It is important to iden�fy indirect impacts as well, such as impacts due to interrup�on or loss of services. These causes and indicators will be assessed and documented. Task 3.1.5: Summarize Transporta�on Planning, Condi�ons, and Trends Docusign Envelope ID: 2F54EEBA-6C13-43F3-887E-A6D71664C723