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88 <br /> 0 <br /> The Actions identified below,organized by Plan Goals,will be further evaluated for <br /> prioritization by Orange County. <br /> Agriculture, Working Lands, and 8. Align the"open space"definitions in the <br /> Open Spaces Actions UDO and this Comprehensive Land Use <br /> Plan to ensure that they are consistent <br /> 1. Continue to regularly update the and agree with each other. <br /> Orange County Lands Legacy Program <br /> Action Plan and Farmland Protection 9• Conduct regular updates to the <br /> Plan. County's inventory of natural areas on a <br /> parcel scale. <br /> 2. Continue to utilize the County's Lands <br /> Legacy Program to: 10. Pursue a study to define and identify <br /> scenic resources in Orange County. <br /> a. Conserve rural land use and Establish development standards and <br /> historic farm properties. entitlement practices to protect scenic <br /> resources, including landscapes,ridgelines, <br /> b. Conserve watershed riparian meadows,and geologic features that have <br /> buffer lands and prioritize areas in special scenic character or historic or <br /> water supply watersheds. aesthetic interest or value. <br /> c. Conserve lands of historic,cultural, 11. Expand the Eno-New Hope <br /> or archaeological significance. Conservation Plan evaluation countywide <br /> 3. Amend the UDO to incorporate for identification of priority areas of the <br /> Agriculture Subdivisions as a Flexible county to be protected either through <br /> Development option. the entitlement process or acquisition of <br /> some form. <br /> 4. Continue to utilize the Voluntary <br /> Agricultural District(VAD)and Enhanced 12. Ensure that agritourism is properly <br /> Voluntary Agricultural District(EVAD) regulated for environmental health, <br /> programs to encourage the protection of land disturbance,and stormwater <br /> farmland from conversion to other uses. management,as it is exempt from zoning <br /> regulation by NC G.S.160D-903. <br /> 5. Support the development of a regional <br /> sustainable food network by supporting <br /> the protection of working farmlands and <br /> agricultural uses and supportive uses. <br /> 6. Direct incompatible development <br /> away from land that contains valuable <br /> productive resources,such as prime <br /> farmland and prime forestland <br /> Jr <br /> 7. Permanently conserve areas identified <br /> as NC Natural Heritage Program Natural 1 <br /> Areas. <br /> Pumpkin Carving with Goats <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN 2050 85 <br />