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Ordinance #: 2012 -004 Attachment 2 9 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY WHEREAS, Orange County would like to more strongly encourage quality, non- residential development in its designated growth areas while balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent properties and the environment, and WHEREAS, County staff has conducted a review of development regulations contained in the Unified Development Ordinance and it has been determined that some development regulations limit development potential in growth areas intended for economic development, and WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and terminology used therein have necessitated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance in order to ensure consistency, and WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have been deemed complete, and WHEREAS, the County has found the proposed text amendments to be reasonably necessary to promote public health, safety and general welfare and to achieve the purposes of the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A -341 and Section 1.1.7 of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County has found the proposed text amendments to be consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached pages. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. Upon motion of Commissioner seconded by Commissioner , the foregoing ordinance was adopted this day of , 2012. I, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said