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Attachment 1 <br />4 <br />LAND USE AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) <br />AMENDMENT OUTLINE <br />UDO/ZONING 2011-02 <br />A. AMENDMENT TOPIC -VARIOUS CATEGORIES <br />1. Land Use and/or Zoning (Map and/or Text) <br />1.a Land Use Text <br />1.b Land Use Map From: To: <br />1.c Zoning Text <br />1.d Zoning Map From• Rural Residential (R-1) and Agricultural Residential (AR) <br />To• Office/Institutional (O/I) (See Map in Attachment 2) <br />2. UDO Development Standards <br />3. UDO Development Approval Processes <br />1. UDOMinorTextChanges <br />B. RATIONALE <br />• Purpose/Mission <br />In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified <br />Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, <br />the Planning Director has initiated an amendment to the Zoning Atlas to rezone <br />all undeveloped parcels of property north of Interstates 85/40, east of Mt. Willing <br />Road south of the railroad right-of-way, and west of the US 70 Connector. Four <br />undeveloped parcels and a portion of a fifth parcel totaling 112.35 acres are <br />proposed to be rezoned. <br />• Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Principle 7: Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity <br />Economic DevElopment (ED) Overarching. Goal: Viable and sustainable economic <br />development that contributes to both property and sales tax revenues, and <br />enhances high-quality employment opportunities for County residents. <br />Objective ED-2.5: Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion and growth <br />of commercial and industrial uses. <br />Objective ED-2.9: Consider industrial sites in Agricultural-Residential areas along <br />the U.S. 70/I-85 highway and rail corridor. <br />Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent <br />with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />Objective LU-1.1: Coordinate the location of higher intensity /high density residential <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />