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234 <br /> ■ Planning Principle 5. Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern: The County's rural <br /> areas are a cherished component of the County's character. Future development <br /> should preserve and enhance the county's rural landscape. <br /> ■ Planning Principle 6. Water Resources Preservation: The County has finite water <br /> resources to provide to future populations. The protection and management of the <br /> County's water resources should be a high priority. <br /> ■ Planning Principle 8. Preservation of Community Character: Future growth and <br /> development should occur in a manner that preserves and enhances the existing <br /> character of the County, its townships, and rural crossroads communities. <br /> ■ Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and <br /> designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br /> sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent <br /> with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br /> ■ Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental conditions <br /> and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community <br /> character. <br /> ■ Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program and <br /> pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes land <br /> use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br /> ■ Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, <br /> efficient, and responsive. <br /> ■ Appendix F, Land Use Classification Description for Rural Industrial Activity Node: <br /> Land focused on designated road intersections within the rural area that is <br /> appropriate for small scale industrial uses which do not require urban type services. <br /> Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan <br /> ■ Mixed Residential Neighborhood Future Land Use Classification <br /> The dominant land use in any proposed development is expected to be residential <br /> based on square footage of proposed structures. Developments may contain a single <br /> or variety of dwelling types and densities or may integrate a variety of supportive <br /> commercial, public and semi-public uses and open or public space. Small <br /> developments that provide only supportive non-residential land uses in an infill <br /> arrangement serving more than 50 dwelling units in a walkable manner may also be <br /> considered. <br /> a. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it furthers the goals of <br /> the adopted Comprehensive Plan and is located in an area designated on the Future Land <br /> Use Map as "Rural Industrial Activity Node." <br />