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85 <br />^ 1) Farmers own most of the property in the northern county-thee land is their `retirement;' 2) <br />Concerned about definitions of watershed critical areas and how they are applied - e.g. 1/z <br />mile measurement from water; 3) Wants to remove 7-mile creek critical areas from. map; 4). <br />Comprehensive Plan should be flexible enough to allow new technology to meet rules. <br />^ Supports Orange County Comprehensive Plan Coalition. 1) Supports ideas to designate <br />specific areas for development to drive costs down; 2) Need a separate review process for <br />expedited economic/industrial projects; 3) Need incentives for workforce housing in county; <br />4) Recreation and Parks facilities need also to be considered when planning for growth. <br />^ 1) Balance and equitable distribution of housing within County; 2) The Comprehensive Plan <br />is a guide -there maybe conflicts between elements but the process should continue. <br />^ 1) Vast majority of undeveloped property is in Northern Orange County; 2) Need greater <br />representation from Northern residents in the process; 3) Agricultural land is not parkland for <br />others. <br />^ 1) Underscore link between land use and transportation; 2) Need transit-oriented <br />development including rail, bus, bike, pedestrian, for regional connectivity. This area has <br />high sprawl; 3) People need to expand their notion of desirable places to live. <br />^ 1) Greater interest and demand for local foods is important for a sustainable future; 2) People <br />have to be able to afford to keep their land in farming - i.e. lower tax rates; 3) Agricultural <br />land is in transition, small farms are expanding; 4) Proponent of dense development near <br />towns to avoid nuisance complaints on farm activities. (See additional letter provided by Mr. <br />Dawson.) <br />^ Concerned about affordable housing. <br />^ Problems arise as farmland converted to housing subdivisions; for example, restrictive <br />covenants wouldn't allow chickens as pets. <br />^ 1) Concerned about neighborhoods destroyed by cluster development and growth; 2) Don't <br />feel like people are being .listened to in land use situations; 3) Wants more public input in <br />land use decisions. <br />1) Technology/Irmovation -codes and planning process need to be flexible to allow for <br />changes in technology, such as gray water reclamation and low flow toilets; 2) Mixed Use <br />developments are beneficial to the community; 3) Public investment in projects can bring <br />positive rewards to the community- good schools/ soccer field- the Buckhorn example. <br />^ 1) Farmers are aging out and family farms are not being passed down. Need ways of <br />preserving farmland for futures; 2) Community ownership. of land is an idea with training for <br />future farmers; 3) Building and land use regulations discourage ability to promote <br />apprenticeships with on-site housing for apprentices <br />^ As these ideas come to fruition, the county may run into NIlVIBY situations and clashes of <br />goals and personal values. Need to be flexible but keep pushing for the community good -1) <br />Village Clusters; 2) Economics. <br />^ Site landfills and waste facilities in Orange County. <br />3 of 4 <br />