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ploln f)I rg- <br /> STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br /> OF PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> WITH THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO) to revise existing regulations governing the development of sexually oriented <br /> businesses. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners finds: <br /> a. The requirements of Section 2.8 of the UDO have been deemed complete; and, <br /> b. 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 sufficient documentation within <br /> the record denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 1. The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the <br /> following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives: <br /> • Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site <br /> environmental conditions and features, and that protect natural <br /> resources, cultural resources, and community character. <br /> • Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated <br /> within a program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves <br /> community and rural character, minimizes land use conflicts, <br /> supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br /> • Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, <br /> fair, open, efficient, and responsive. <br /> c. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it: <br /> 1. Establishes legally defensible, content neutral, regulations designed to <br /> mitigate the identified secondary impacts associated with sexually oriented <br /> businesses, including: <br /> a. Studies referenced at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public <br /> Hearing found the clustering of sexually oriented businesses in a <br /> given area could attract an undesirable quantity and quality of <br /> transients adversely impacting property values, creating blight for <br /> adjacent properties, cause an increase in crime and encourage <br /> residents and businesses to move elsewhere. <br /> These studies recommended the establishment of setback <br /> standards requiring sexually oriented businesses to be separated <br /> from identified sensitive uses. <br /> b. Studies referenced at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public <br /> Hearing indicate that alcohol is identified as contributing factor in <br /> attracting an undesirable quantity and quality of transients <br /> adversely impacting property values, creating blight, and causing <br /> an increase in crime. Courts have found, most notably Fay versus <br /> I <br />