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270 <br />- Linkages to other elements <br />- Key documents <br />- Intergovernmental coordination <br />Chapter Highlights <br />Chapter 1. Plan Overview <br />- Background information and plan organization <br />- Sustainability <br />- Administration and implementation guidelines <br />- Monitoring and evaluation procedures <br />- Amendments <br />Chapter 2. BOCC Planning Principles <br />- Representative of the Board's values <br />Chapter 3. Economic Development Element <br />- Economy anchored by institutional uses, RTP <br />- Importance of Agriculture to economy <br />- Need to encourage non-residential development <br />- Need to encourage development in targeted areas <br />- Focus on Economic Development Districts <br />Chapter 4. Housing Element: <br />- Need more housing for future residents <br />- Affordability and "workforce" housing <br />- Wide-range of new housing in the right places <br />- Network of non-profit housing organizations <br />Chapter 5. Land Use Element: <br />- Coordination with municipalities <br />- Promote mixed-use development <br />- Promote development in targeted areas <br />- Protect environmentally sensitive land <br />- Preserve open space and agriculture <br />- Implementation will need to include amendments to land use plan and ordinances <br />Chapter 6. Natural/Cultural Systems Element <br />- Agricultural Resources <br />- Air and Energy Resources <br />- Cultural Resources <br />- Historic Preservation <br />- Natural Areas <br />- Water Resources <br />- Strategies to preserve and be good stewards <br />Chapter 7. Parks and Recreation Element <br />- Summarizes existing and planned facilities <br />- Recognizes a growing population <br />- Identifies need for countywide assessment of recreation and parks facilities, programs, <br />and resources <br />- Emphasizes coordination with municipalities and school districts <br />~ i,:SU'~I '7l:'::w7i!gii l;lS: ~~;j ass):'Il :'.n <br />