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//• 1p f • a -el / 7-- <br />Ordinance 2012-047 cz <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan encourages the use and <br />development of alternative, renewable energy resources throughout the County, and <br />WHEREAS, there has been in increase in requests to allow for the development of <br />solar arrays within the County, and <br />WHEREAS, the County has identified a need to improve and clarify existing <br />regulations governing the development of solar arrays, and <br />WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance <br />have been deemed complete, and <br />WHEREAS, the County has found the proposed text amendments to be reasonably <br />necessary to promote public health, safety and general welfare and to achieve the <br />purposes of the adopted Comprehensive Plan, and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-341 and Section 1.1.7 <br />of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County <br />has found the proposed text amendments to be consistent with the goals and policies of <br />the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br />Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br />pages. <br />BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance be placed in the book of <br />published ordinances and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. <br />Upon motion f Commissioner A hu seconded by <br />Com issioner the foregoing ordinance was adopted this <br />day of 1"12. <br />