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ORANGE COUNTY
NORTH +CAROLINA
P1-ANNING and INSPECTIONS
Cy Stober,AICP,Director I cstober@orangecountync.gov 1 131 W.Margaret Lane,Hillsborough,NC 27278 1919.245.2575
MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 4, 2023
TO: Orange County Board of County Commissioners
Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager
Travis Myren, Orange County Deputy Manager
CC: Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director
FROM: Tom Altieri, Senior Planner
RE: Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 — Update from Clarion Associates
ATT: Memo from Clarion Associates
The purpose of this Information Item is to provide an update to the Board on the Orange
County Land Use Plan 2050 project.
Representatives from Clarion Associates attended the BOCC Work Session on
November 9, 2023, and presented an overview of work completed, preliminary
outcomes of the first community workshop, and next steps.
Please see the attached memo from Leigh Anne King, Director, Clarion Associates with
a more recent update on the planning process, including information about upcoming
community meetings scheduled:
Friday, January 19th, 2:30 - 4:00 pm, Cedar Grove Community Center
- Saturday, January 20th, 10:30 am — 12 pm, Southern Human Services Center
Homestead Rd
The consultant and county staff will also be the plenary speakers at the Orange County
Ag Summit on February 19, 2024.
The next consultant briefing to the Board will take place at the February 15, 2024, Work
Session.
Please feel free to contact Tom Altieri, Orange County Senior Planner, with any
questions at taltieri orangegecountync.gov or 919-245-2579.
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CLARION
Clarion Associates
919.967.9188
101 Market Street, Suite D
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
www.clarionassociates.com
MEMORANDUM
TO: Tom Altieri, Senior Planner, Long-Range Planning and Administration, Planning & Inspections
Department
FROM: Leigh Anne King, Director& Emily Gvino, Project Planner, Clarion Associates
DATE: December 4, 2023
RE: Orange County Land Use Plan 2050—Update from Clarion Associates
This memorandum represents an information item regarding project updates on the Orange County Land Use Plan
2050, shared with the Board of County Commissioners for inclusion in their agenda packet for the January 16, 2023
meeting.
1. The Project Team is almost done with Phase 2 and making progress on Phase 3 tasks.The remaining tasks in
Phase 2 involve the advertisement,facilitation,and reporting on the community meetings scheduled for January
19 and 20th and development of the New Issues and Opportunities Report.
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2. Two project deliverables are now available on the project website:
a. The Stakeholder Summary Report:summarizes inputs collected from stakeholders interviewed during
Phase 1 of the project. These insights were used in the development of the Community Engagement
Window#1 activities and polling questions.
b. The Community Policy Profile: an existing policy summary document that synthesizes the policy
guidance included in relevant plans.
3. The Project Team has scheduled two community meetings in January 2024 (dates/times below) and is
coordinating public notification, including a combined notice in English and Spanish,as well as a short handout
to help peak interest in the project and direct the public to the project website to learn more, participate in on-
line engagement,and sign up to receive e-mail updates throughout the planning process.
Scheduled Community Meetings:
a. Friday,January 191h, Cedar Grove Community Center, 2:30-4:00 pm
b. Saturday,January 20th,Southern Human Services Center Homestead Rd, 10:30 am—12 pm
Following the first engagement opportunity in October 2023,these community meetings are part of Community
Engagement Window#1 (CEW#1). In addition, the Project Team will be attending the Agricultural Summit on
February 12th. A full report summarizing the responses from all participants will be shared when the CEW#1
activities have been completed.
4. Concurrently with Phase 2 work,the Project team is evaluating the planning influences facing Orange County as
part of Phase 3 work.The final product will be the Fact Book,which will address the full range of planning topics
and can be used throughout the process.The Project Team will be collaborating on the Fact Book with the Staff
Work Group in order to finalize the document and share it with the public.
5. The Project Team will brief the BOCC on Thursday, February 15th on the outcomes of Community Engagement
Window#1,engagement at the Ag Summit,the New Issues and Opportunities Report,and the technical analyses
provided in the Factbook.
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