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~s7 <br />In addition to numerous citizen comprised County advisory board meetings, during <br />Phase II of the update process, the County conducted public input meetings on January <br />28th, April 3`d, April 9th and April 23`d. <br />The draft Comprehensive Plan is available on the Orange County Planning Department <br />website at http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/compre_cpupdate.asp. <br />Purpose: To receive public comment on the updated Comprehensive Plan in its entirety <br />and receive direction from the Board of Commissioners as to subsequent steps. <br />Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Torn Altieri reviewed the attached items. He made <br />a PowerPoint presentation. <br />Public Hearing Purposes <br />- Receive formal public comment on the draft Comprehensive Plan and receive direction <br />from County Commissioners. <br />- Attendees hear in general what is in the draft Comprehensive Plan and how it was <br />generated. <br />Presentation Overview <br />- Purpose and Scope of Draft Plan <br />- Process and Timetable <br />- Opportunities for citizen access and input <br />- . Availability of Draft Plan <br />- Roles/Who hasbeen involved <br />- Submittal of written comments <br />- County Administration's recommendation <br />- Consultant's general tasks <br />- Overview of Draft Plan <br />Comprehensive Plan Purposes, Scope and Process <br />Purpose: <br />- Framework for long-range decision making <br />- Guides growth and development <br />- Sets goals/objectives to guide policy decisions <br />- Serves as`statutory'basis for land use regulations <br />Scope: <br />- Planning period, 20+ years. <br />- Planning for Orange County's planning jurisdiction <br />- Covers 8 major areas, known as Elements <br />- Based on BOCC Guiding Principles <br />- Includes Goals and Objectives to guide County policies and implementation action <br />strategies <br />Update Process and Timetable <br />Phase I (Oct. '06 -Sept. '07): <br />- Goals (38 in total) <br />- County Profile (data) Element <br />- Public Hearing (August 27th) <br />Phase II (Oct. '07 - August '08): <br /> <br />