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ATTACHMENT TWO (2) —Statement of Consistency: <br /> 0 <br /> STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br /> OF THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> PURSUANT TO NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL STATUTE 153A-341 <br /> REGARDING A APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY <br /> ZONING ATLAS FOR <br /> DENNIS AND TRACY JONES <br /> Orange County has received and reviewed a Zoning Atlas Petition, submitted by Dennis and <br /> Tracy Jones, (the "Applicant") to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas to rezone a two point <br /> eight (2.8) acre parcel of real property from Existing Commercial Five (EC-5) to Rural <br /> Residential One (R-1). The parcel is identified more particularly in the application for <br /> amendment submitted by the Applicant. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners has determined that the amendment requested, if <br /> approved, will be consistent with Orange County's adopted Comprehensive Plan and the Board <br /> of Commissioners proposed action on the amendment applied for is reasonable and in the public <br /> interest for the following reasons: <br /> 1) The proposed Amendment will allow for the development of a parcel of property <br /> within the County consistent with existing overall policies and development strategies <br /> embodied within the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, specifically: <br /> a. The proposed Amendment will eliminate a non-residential zoning designation <br /> on a parcel of real property where there currently is no non-residential land <br /> use in operation consistent with the policies and goals of the Orange County <br /> Comprehensive Plan, and <br /> b. The proposed Amendment will allow for the continued use of the property <br /> consistent with the land use category designation identified for the area within <br /> the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Adopted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners this day of <br /> 2009. <br /> Ayes: <br /> Noes: <br /> Donna Baker, Clerk to BOCC <br />