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2 <br /> 1 Planning staff continues its coordination with the Home Builders Association (HBA) of Durham, <br /> 2 Orange, and Chatham County for the purpose of obtaining developer input for the Land Use Plan <br /> 3 2050. The HBA provided a letter (Attachment D) to the BOCC in August of this year with some <br /> 4 preliminary input. The HBA staff has also indicated a willingness to help inform its membership <br /> 5 of engagement opportunities, when scheduled. Following BOCC authorization to proceed, the <br /> 6 next phase of the Land Use Plan 2050 process is Community Engagement Window#3, to unveil <br /> 7 a draft Land Use Plan 2050, and is anticipated to occur next spring. Additional information, <br /> 8 including robust public notification, will be forthcoming closer to the opening of engagement. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Additional information about the project, including e-mail sign-up for project updates, are available <br /> 11 on the project website: https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Completed project deliverables, including Fact Book; outreach summaries; and more, are also <br /> 14 available on the project website: <br /> 15 https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com/resources <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Why does Orange County Need to Update its Land Use Plan? - In North Carolina, local <br /> 18 governments that apply "...zoning regulations... shall adopt and reasonably maintain a <br /> 19 comprehensive plan or land-use plan (G.S. 160D-501(a)). This statute requires that zoning <br /> 20 regulations are "in accordance with a comprehensive plan" and requires that local governments <br /> 21 make statements of consistency when making rezoning decisions on a development application. <br /> 22 The existing Orange County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in November 2008. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 Cy Stober, Planning and Inspections Director, made the following presentation: <br /> 25 <br /> 26 Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Orange County Land Use Plan 2050- Board <br /> Request for Additional Information <br /> 27 <br /> 28 <br />