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20 <br /> Slide #11 <br /> Communicating About New Projects with <br /> Developers <br /> • There is limited capacity for development projects that will use a large <br /> amount of water/sewer, at this time <br /> • Utilities will evaluate potential available capacity for projects at the pre- <br /> development meeting, but capacity is not guaranteed until a Water and <br /> Sewer Extension Contract is executed (construction drawings) <br /> • There are options for developer cost sharing and/or modifying scheduled <br /> water/sewer improvements with developers through conditional zoning <br /> and development agreements <br /> • Properties that want to develop immediately, located on the edges of town <br /> may look to evaluate cost/benefit of developing in the County with <br /> well/septic vs. annexation into the town <br /> Shannan Campbell said they will have to keep working together on the land use map <br /> update. She said they are trying to have the same messaging as the county and projects are <br /> being evaluated on a case-by-case basis. <br /> Slide #12 <br /> Orange County Land Use Plan Updates <br /> • What information should the town be aware of regarding Orange <br /> County's in-progress land use plan updates? <br /> Commissioner Carter asked if the five-year changes would help address the hydraulic <br /> challenges in wet weather events. <br /> Matt Efird said yes. He said they are working on improving older and leakier basins. He <br /> said that the work is happening along the same time as the new capacity projects. <br /> Commissioner Carter asked if that would help the release of nutrient events into the river. <br /> Matt Efird said it will reduce the flow into the system, which reduces the outflow. <br />