ORD-2014-022 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments for Agricultural Support Enterprises Outside of the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification - Public Hearing Closure and Action

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.s- moo - Ordinance #: ORD- 2014 -022 S cam. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE WHEREAS, Orange County initiated amendments to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance, as established in Sections 1.1, and 1.7 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), in order to adopt a regulatory program referred to as "Agricultural Support Enterprises Outside of the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification," a program the County has been working on since 2001, and WHEREAS, the Board finds that the text amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is necessary to promote implementation of the Comprehensive Plan and the County's adopted Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan, and WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1.1.5 and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A -341 of the North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds that the amendments will carry out the intent and purpose of the adopted Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan and is internally consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan or part thereof including, but not limited to, the following: Planning Principle #5: Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern: The County's rural areas are a cherished component of the County's character. Future development should preserve and enhance the county's rural landscape. Planning Principle #8: Preservation of Community Character: Future growth and development should occur in a manner that preserves and enhances the existing character of the County, its townships, and rural crossroads communities. Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 2: Economic viability of agriculture, forestry, and horticulture and their respective lands. Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 3: Infrastructure and support systems for local and regional agriculture. Objective AG -3: Develop programs and associated infrastructure facilities to make local farms more economically viable, including local farm product processing, development of a distribution center, and marketing initiatives. and WHEREAS, the requirements of Sections 2.3 and 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) have been deemed complete, and WHEREAS, the Board has found the proposed amendments to be reasonably necessary to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare.