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1 ~ ~~ <br />How do these location factors influence "long-term sustainability of the housing stock"? <br />p.4-2 thru 4-4 (Recent Housing Studies) <br />Clarify for each study whether it included municipalities or was just of unincorporated Orange. <br />p.4-6, line 24 <br />"In 2000, the majority of homes..." <br />"Homes" connotes single-family dwelling units. Would either of the terms "dwelling units" or "housing <br />units" be more appropriate? <br />p.4-10, Figure 4-5 <br />Can figures for unincorporated Orange County also be presented? <br />p.4-1 D, Figure 4-6 <br />Clarify that figures are for County as whole, including municipalities <br />p.4- l2, -ines 39-42 <br />"Appropriate areas for future development to provide new housing that are proximate to schools, <br />employment centers, and needed commercial and social services, will need to be identified;..." <br />This is an interesting statement considering the fact that most of the services mentioned are located in OC <br />municipalities, some of which are surrounded by an urban growth boundary. It would be better if the <br />County were planning for all of these things in conjunction with one another, rather than sequentially or <br />in a reactionary fashion, as this language implies (i.e., wherever the services happen to be, that's where <br />we'll put the housing). It's on the right track, but this doesn't yet sound like a coordinated, integrated <br />approach to ensuring that growth is smart and well managed. <br />p.4- l 3, lines 24-25 <br />Edit the bullet as shown: <br />"Land use planning efforts need to provide opportunities and incentives for the joint location of <br />housing and employment centers" <br />p.4-14, Objective H-1.5 <br />Edit the bullet as shown: <br />"Ensure that a variety of housing types can be developed throughout the County in a <br />sustainable manner that locates housing near and within employment centers and commercial <br />centers..." <br />p.4-15, Objective H-3.6 <br />"Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing policies <br />which may be at odds with historic preservation goals,..." <br />Recast: <br />"Work within the Orange County government system to identify and resolve existing policies <br />which may be at odds with goals related to preservation of historic structures and community <br />character, .. . <br />5: Land Use Element <br />p.5-1 (Orange Covnty Board of Commissioners Planning Principles) <br />Principle #5, "Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern" should not be applied to 100% of the county, <br />particularly those areas that no longer have a true historic rural land use pattern. <br />The Village Project • PO Box fi85 • Carrbaro NC 27510 • 919-942-61 I4 • wwwthevillageproject.com <br />