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nm. ~ nm. ~ <br /> ERCD Advisory Board and Staff Revisions` ~,j `n (,j ~ <br />xk # ~ (Longer comments will be included in numbered attachments) •~, ~ m ~ <br />~ <br />g •~, O m <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br />~ d <br />~ ~m <br />~ <br />O a tim <br />~ <br />O"'wa <br /> a <br /> In 2005 the General Assembly amended the-program-Farmland Enabling Act to include an economic <br />12 6-18 31 devleo ment com onent. <br /> The Planning Department, Economic Development Commission, Cooperative Extension Service, Soil <br /> and Water Conservation District and the Environment and Resource Conservation Department i~siag- <br /> staffs have been working together to examine County <br />13 6-19 9-13 re ulations re ardin farm related uses that are outdated or unnecessaril onerous.. <br /> The County should pursue afarmer-to-farmer transfer program that would exempt the sellef buyer from <br />14) 6-20 17 the rollback if the property stays in farm use. See Attachment #4 APB 1/16/2008 <br /> Need #4 and the associated bullet should be to be linked to Need #3. Renumber remaining bullets <br />15) 6-22 7-12 accordingly. Revise Agricultural Needs Bullets as shown in Attachment #4. '' <br /> 1~is-desifahle The County needs to teach the next generation about farming and encourage some to <br />16) 6-22 23 pursue farming as an occupation.See Attachment #4 APB 6/18/2008 <br /> Objective AG-1 Replace .with, "Recognize and support <br />17 6-23 21 the ri ht to farm." APB 6/18/2008 <br /> <br /> Section 6.4.2 AIR & ENERGY (pages 6-25 to 6-34) <br /> Insert new sentence following "...the federal standard for ozone." In late 2007 however. the EPA <br /> a~ roved a request from the State to redesignate the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area to "attainment" <br /> based on a determination that the area had attained the federal ozone standard. Orange County (and <br /> the Triangle Area) is now classified as a "maintenance area" and will follow a state plan for maintaining <br />18 6-26 44 the ozone standard throu h 2017. CFE 8/11/2008 <br /> Objective AE-11 (Medium Term): Improve the energy efficiency of buildings through several action <br /> steps: 1) upgrade existing buildings, including County and school buildings; 2) educate planning and <br /> building inspection officials about the technologies and techniques of energy efficient construction; and <br />19 6-33 31-37 3 encoura a the use of "LEED Gold" ore uivalent as a standard in new construction. CFE 7/9/2008 <br /> <br /> Section 6.4.3 CULTURAL & HISTORIC RESOURCES (pages 6-35 to 6-54) <br />20 6-36 24 Word omitted in subtitle. NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES . HPC 6/23/2008 <br /> <br /> The National Register Criteria are known by their letters A-D. Change bullets to letters. "The criteria <br /> describe how properties are significant for their association with : Al important event• B) persons; C) for <br />21 6=36 36-39 their im ortance in desi nor construction or D for their otential to rovide information." HPC 4/9/2008 <br />22 6-36 45 Add footnote at the end of ara ra h linkin com lete list of NR criteria to a endix missin HPC 4/9/2008 <br /> Footnote 30 "A high-style 1850s house constructed with atwo-story porch may loese significance if it is <br />23 6-37 u dated ... " <br />This reference for map 6-3 should link to the Cultural Resources Map that was omitted from the <br /> Summary Section during the tracking process. The Cultural Resources Map is also included in the <br />24 6-38 5 Profile Element as Ma D-15. <br />25) 6-41 86 Delete source reference. <br /> <br />