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11 <br /> Slide #15 <br /> Currently Adopted <br /> Future Land Use Map <br /> ,r <br /> n' ciupernrx, + <br /> 'i <br /> Pnxa <br /> r,. a • a i Of r F� <br /> NEBAHE� � � � I L✓� Preliminary Draft <br /> • }f��/ Future Land Use Map <br /> E HIL•LS`. 19 <br /> V4N� y <br /> 4 e+ <br /> OEwSaYeBon i G-ft <br /> EraMA <br /> Cua_svalbi ad <br /> K•�.�...d /�r �91Nd!➢lln <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> " • m.da I�How NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Tom Altieri said this is a screenshot of the midsection of Orange County and is the <br /> currently adopted Future Land Use Map (FLUM). It expresses a community vision, which is largely <br /> a continuation of land use classifications included in the 1981 land use plan, which was the <br /> county's original land use plan. He said classifications like rural residential, 10 and 20-year <br /> transition areas, and activity nodes were established in the original 1981 plan and were <br /> reconfirmed through the development of the 2030 plan and have been achieved to various <br /> degrees. He explained that the economic development districts were added to the future land use <br /> map in the mid-1990s. <br /> Chair Bedford asked how the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), FLUM, and <br /> Comprehensive Land Use Plan interact. <br /> Tom Altieri explained that the FLUM has land use categories and rather short and general <br /> descriptions of each of those categories, and is part of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. He said <br /> in the appendices of the Comprehensive Plan, there is what is commonly referred to as the matrix. <br /> He explained that the matrix is a table and provides the direct linkage between the classifications <br /> that are shown on the FLUM in all the county zoning districts. He further explained that staff <br /> consults the matrix when there is a development proposal to see if an area is zoned appropriately <br /> for a particular use. He said if it is consistent with the matrix and classifications, then it is consistent <br /> with the FLUM. He explained that zoning is part of the UDO, where all the development standards <br /> are detailed. <br /> Commissioner McKee pointed out that the previous slide says the Land Use Plan will not <br /> "tie hands". He questioned how the requirements in the rural buffer don't tie the hands of people <br /> who own land there. <br /> Chair Bedford explained that the question was asked in the context of how not to tie the <br /> hands of the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Cy Stober said Perdita Holtz will speak more in detail during her portion of the <br /> presentation, but if there is to be any modification to the Rural Buffer, it must happen in the Joint <br /> Planning Agreement(JPA)and the Land Use Plan. He added more to Tom Altieri's earlier answer <br /> about zoning and the FLUM. He explained that state law speaks to all actions by a community, <br />