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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 25, 2008 <br />Agenda <br />Item No. C.2 <br />SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Update Phase II <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) YO <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />(Draft Comprehensive Plan received with <br />May 19, 2008 Public Hearing materials) <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor, 245-2579 <br />1) Courtesy Review letters <br />2) Element Lead Advisory Board comments <br />3) Written public comments 5/19/08 - 8/13/08 <br />4) General Characteristics of 1981 Land Use <br />Plan and 2008 Draft Comprehensive Plan <br />PURPOSE: To provide an additional opportunity to receive public comment on the updated <br />Comprehensive Plan in its entirety and receive direction from the Board of Commissioners as to <br />subsequent steps. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />What is the Comprehensive Plan? <br />The Comprehensive Plan is an official public document that will serve to guide development <br />and the preservation of resources within the unincorporated areas of the County. This version <br />of the Plan will focus on pulling together the County's goals and objectives in a variety of <br />substantive areas (Economic Development, Housing, Land Use, Natural and Cultural Systems, <br />Parks and Recreation, Services and Community Facilities, and Transportation). By setting <br />goals and objectives, County officials can use the document to guide future policy decisions. <br />The adopted Plan will also serve as the statutory basis for many of Orange County's land use <br />regulations as well as the application of zoning districts. <br />Process <br />On October 3, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a process for <br />updating the County's Comprehensive Plan in two phases as follows: <br />Phase I, to include the development of Comprehensive Plan goals and County Profile <br />Element; and <br />Phase II, to include the remaining seven (7) Elements of the updated Comprehensive Plan. <br />Phase I was completed by the County in September 2007 and Phase II was initiated <br />immediately thereafter. <br />