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2 <br /> • Potential opportunities for Orange County <br /> Agenda Item 2 — OWASA Utility Service Capacity and Limitations (Attachment D) <br /> Todd Taylor, Orange Water and Sewer Authority, Executive Director, will provide a presentation <br /> to the Board on water and sewer capacities, constraints, ability to serve residential development <br /> in the future. <br /> Agenda Item 3 — Roundtable Discussion with Affordable Housing Partners, Chambers of <br /> Commerce, and Homebuilders Association <br /> The following organizations have been invited to attend the Retreat and participate in the <br /> discussion: CASA (Community Alternatives for Supportive Abodes); Community Home Trust; <br /> DHIC; EMPOWERment; Habitat for Humanity; Hillsborough-Orange County Chamber of <br /> Commerce; Homebuilders Association of Durham, Orange, and Chatham Counties; The <br /> Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro; Orange County Affordable Housing Advisory Board; <br /> and Pee Wee Homes. <br /> Following are some questions that have been previously posed by the BOCC that may be helpful <br /> for generating discussion among the group: <br /> • What do developers suggest for building more housing? <br /> • Types of housing? <br /> • Chamber for a Greater Chapel Hill-Carrboro "big bold ideas" summary: <br /> http://www.bigboldideas.org/ <br /> • What may be different for non-profit developers? <br /> • How can Orange County work collaboratively to better serve the need for attainable <br /> housing? <br /> Additional information about the project, including e-mail sign-up for project updates, are available <br /> on the project website: .https://www.orangecountVIanduseplan.com. <br /> Completed project deliverables, including Fact Book; outreach summaries; and more, are also <br /> available on the project website: https://www.orangecountylanduseplan.com/resources <br /> Why does Orange County Need to Update its Land Use Plan? - In North Carolina, local <br /> governments that apply "...zoning regulations... shall adopt and reasonably maintain a <br /> comprehensive plan or land-use plan (G.S. 160D-501(a)). This statute requires that zoning <br /> regulations are "in accordance with a comprehensive plan" and requires that local governments <br /> make statements of consistency when making rezoning decisions on a development application. <br /> The existing Orange County Comprehensive Plan was adopted in November 2008. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: At its August 26, 2025 Business meeting, the BOCC received cost <br /> estimates for information/presentations requested from independent experts (Attachment B) and <br /> directed staff on which to pursue. Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Amendment #3, approved at the <br /> October 21 Business Meeting, included funding for the additional professional services. <br /> ALIGNMENT WITH STRATEGIC PLAN: This item supports: <br /> • GOAL 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE ACTION <br />