Agenda 11-11-2025; 1 - Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 – Board Request for Additional Information

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37 e) Additional residential? What types? RURAL ACTIVITY NODE (RAN) Description Rural Activity Nodes are key intersections of larger rural roads and state highways that can or do already serve the surrounding community with commercial retail and service uses Nodes are located at strategic crossroads to provide daily commercial and service Y needs within a short drive of rural neighborhoods and home sites in the county.Existing development varies greatly by location but generally includes single-family homes, r'Y neighborhood-scale commercial uses such as service stations and convenience stores, fam'ts,forestry,and undeveloped parcels Character.Pattem,and Land Use Vision •The intent of Rural Activity Nodes Is to provide small-scale rural growth and non-reEidcrttial activity centers to provide servlc,es and goods for low-densly residential communities These locations are Ideal for the establishment • of restaurants,service stallions,convenience stores,or maker spaces and recreational activities. IVC Nk� way54,White-Cross,Orange County„N1CIGoogle Maps lmage7 •Non-msldential uses such as neighborhood-scale ctlmmercial retail and service operations that nquire additional Infrastructure such as workshops and storage buildings are encouraged.These developments support both the immediate community and the region at large,by allowing residents and owners to monetize PUPAL ACTIVITY NODE BUILDING BLOCKS and utilize their properties in ways that are not possible in urian or suburban environments • Linn ted commercial retail and service operations •Locations were selected to provide access to underserved and/or under- . IrstMAaor al services and offices P Primer Uses resourced communities and the county's growing senior population,minlmize • y detactlell nousing or reduce vehicle miles traveled,and strive to provide an equitable distrl buts on of •Two-family housing iduplex) goods and services throughout the county. •.AOLe35firy dwelling units •The existing development at the Win Ito Cross location on Highway 54 provides an Ideal example of what these places may become over time and their potential Secondary Uses'' • Multi-famllyhousing to cultivate rural communities that include entertainment,restaurants,small Home-eased businesses grocery stores,service stations and small co-located businesses,all surrounded Infrastructure to Serve Waterand Wastewater.Private wellsand septic systems,and community Development systems •In addition to the non-residential components of the node,the development of Jurisdictional flexible subdivisions{conservation subdivislons)with clustered homes and shared Collaboration WA resources is encouraged here to place more residents within convenient distance Agricultural Resldemial IAR1 Rural Residential IR-11 Low-intensity of these amenities and create complete neighborhoods. Applicabl€-Zoning ResldentlairLZ,Nelglhtsorhood Commercial INC-Zi,Community •Water and wastewater wells and systems may be located off--site,beyond the Districts" CcmnterclallCC-3i General Commercial IGC-41 Office/Research and MarrufacturH�ry{IDIRPw1► areas they serve and are included wlthln nodes when site conditions prohibit on- site location. Residential Densbty 1-2 units f l acm "Seheets and relth-bawd mganlrethd aro Tom•ede Mywldeaeross al lard use eategoles �l:entlltldsel dsiriets rruey be ullired�Orange Ceunlp In certain elreumetssees One such eYnmstarser Is when a eanwrntlenal distHctdeslgnethn w ddmt he epp'pi5atr reraeeHaln hulass��eelhererkd ueeperrn"tted wtV�N th dlstrlek n ldhc enrtsestenl with the LIDO addle etlo4vdted tentl use plrry Fen -,einirsstarrea.end nwe YSTarrnstlors en hew these err Jlllleed. seetheOrerweCoiwtY Mrw'Yem Skmnacrlwss Dr�mfeW dk VMt" 36 PUBLDGREVIEW DRAFT #� ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN 20sO 37