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ATTACHMENT TWO (2) -Statement of Consistency: <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 anon-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 />0 <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to BOCC <br />