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-130 ,:... <br /> Planning Principle=1..Efficent and:Fscally Responsible Provision_of Public facilities <br /> and Services:- Orange County's public facilities and services should be'-delivered-in a <br /> ,manner that efficiently uses existing,capacity:.Expansions of°facilities and services <br /> - - should.be made only after-careful consideration of the costs and benefits of <br /> expansion. ` <br /> Staff Comment:. Not.applicable <br /> il <br /> Planning Principle-2. Sustainable--Growth and_Develop.ment:,-Growth arid-development <br /> within--the county-.should.occur--in a pattern, location;,and density(hat is sustainable <br /> over.°the long-term: <br /> Staff-Comment: Per.Section,18-ofthe Orange County,Unified Development <br /> Ordinance; the REDA-CD 1 district shall'be-:located consistent with-the-parcels r <br /> designated;as "Rural Economic:Development Area"'withirrthe NC Highway <br /> Speedway_.Area,Small Area Plan:.-The:existin� .parcel'is.located-within the-:Rural,' ' <br /> Economic <br /> Development, .of the NC.Highway 57:SmaII Area Plan, allowing.for the, <br /> rezoning.to be considered <br /> ,:-The parcel-has:been.designated-_for._rural.economic development-within the NC <br /> Highway Speedway Ar.-ea'rSmall Area:Plan-and=the proposed land,.use is_consistent <br /> with the recommendations detailed within theNC Highway 57 Small Area_Plan study' <br /> approved by. the County inr2007 The proposed project will remain-limited to the <br /> property::The proposed`:Storage of_Goods use is permitted in the'REDA-CD 1;'zoning <br /> district, complies with the.U_D,O.standards:,-and meets-the-standaeds of evaluations as-: <br /> reviewed bythe Planning'Board and.Board.of County-Commissioners <br /> -.Planning-Prince ie 3A. Encoura ement of Energy-Efficiency';-Lower_ Ener <br /> p 9 :9Y <br /> Consumption; and the-Use ofNon:P.olluting,,Renewable.Energy Resource: <br /> -Dec,roasing the use of-hon-renewable,-,resources and lowering energy consumption <br /> are,encouraged.i.both.public-and,prwate'activities The county's,transportation <br /> system should be'enhanced to pr-o note_more energy_efficient modes of travel-and <br /> improve air_quality. <br /> Staff Comment: The project proposes-the.use of a-solar photovoltaic system and <br /> energy-efficient lighting,and.appliances to reduce energy consumption;as detailed in,. <br /> the.applicant's,narrative-(Attachment-A)".The`conditions of:approval,also require the<. <br /> extinguishment of theaand use,rights for the adjacent go=kart track, which is a site. <br /> with uses tii-at often produce-higher,levels of carbon--emissions,.as-well As having- <br /> otherimpacts to.the local3area. <br /> Planning Principle;4'.-Natural Area Resource Protection -Protection of the.County's <br /> natural areas,-including forests;-wildlife.habitat, and-other important open-spaces <br /> should be,a�priority.-The County should;work;with-regional and local organizations, <br /> 4 .` the (owns, and private=landowners to promote and achieve.preservation.of the <br />