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Ordinance #: ORD -201 5 -006 <br />PAf aD6 <br />Sa <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />THE ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT <br />ORDINANCE, AND ZONING ATLAS <br />WHEREAS, Orange County initiated amendment to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, <br />Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas, as established in Sections 1.1, 1.2, and 1.7 <br />of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), in order to establish two new <br />zoning overlay districts and accompanying regulations in an area of the county known as <br />Efland, and <br />WHEREAS, the Board finds that the text amendment to the Comprehensive Plan is necessary <br />to promote implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1.1.5 and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A -341 of the <br />North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds that the amendments will carry out the intent <br />and purpose of the adopted Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan and is internally consistent with <br />the 2030 Comprehensive Plan or part thereof including, but not limited to, the following: <br />Objective LU -1.1: <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential and non- <br />residential development with existing or planned locations of public <br />transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting <br />infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high -speed internet access, streets, and <br />sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. <br />This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and creating new <br />mixed -use zoning districts where adequate public services are available. (See <br />also Economic Development Objectives ED -2.1, ED -2.3, ED -2.10, and Water <br />and Wastewater Objective WW -2.) <br />Objective LU -3.7: <br />Ensure that new development patterns in non - residential nodes encourage a <br />clustered, walkable development pattern and discourage strip development. <br />Objective LU -3.8: <br />Develop a process for implementing small area plan recommendations through <br />the revision of County policies and regulations. <br />Objective LU -3.9: <br />Create new zoning district(s) which allow for a mixing of commercial and <br />residential uses, a mixing of housing types, and creates a more pedestrian <br />friendly development pattern. New districts should be applied in areas where <br />public services exist or are planned for in the future, in areas that promote <br />higher intensity and high density uses on the Future Land Use map. <br />Objective H -3.6: <br />