Agenda 09-04-2025; 6-b - Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 – Board Request for Additional Information

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2 UNC School of Government, Development Finance Initiative (DFI) — For market analysis of rural activity nodes, countywide housing needs, and countywide residential supply/demand. Services include a written final report. $45,100 Randall Arendt— For additional expertise on conservation subdivisions. Includes two days on- site to meet with staff, tour the County's landscape, and present. How conservation subdivisions could be designed to accommodate workforce housing is to be a focus. ($8,500 plus travel est.) $12,000 Sub-Total $59,350 Clarion Associates: For continuity purposes, it would be helpful to have a staff person from Clarion Associates attend the meetings for hearing presentations, Board discussions, and for note taking of items that will require changes to the draft Land Use Plan 2050 prior to its release for public review and comment during Community Engagement Window (CEW) #3. (4 work sessions and 2 retreats) $4,020 Meeting Facilitator: True North Performance Group (TNPG) — It may be helpful for a professional meeting facilitator, with practical experience with governing boards and planning, to work with the BOCC at two key stages of draft Plan development. First, to help the Board identify any changes to the draft Plan prior to scheduling CEW #3 and second, after CEW#3 to inform the public hearing version of the draft Plan. The deliverables would include customized agendas and facilitations plans, facilitation of two retreats, and summary reports. $17,500 Total $80,870 Staff can provide additional information about the services associated with each quote above at the meeting. Why does Orange County Need to Update its Land Use Plan? - In North Carolina, local governments that apply "...zoning regulations... shall adopt and reasonably maintain a comprehensive plan or land-use plan (North Carolina General Statute 160D-501(a)). This statute requires that zoning regulations are "in accordance with a comprehensive plan" and requires that local governments make statements of consistency when making rezoning decisions on a development application. The existing Orange County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in November 2008. Additional information about the project, including e-mail sign-up for project updates, is available on the project website: .https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com. Completed project deliverables, including Fact Book; outreach summaries; and more, are also available on the project website: https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com/resources Next Steps with the BOCC — Planning staff proposes to present an agenda item covering aspects of County demographics, the planning process, plan implementation, watershed regulations, and planning agreements at the September 9, 2025 BOCC Work Session.