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*'2'22.14 Amendment of Adcoted Comprehensive Plan <br />*Amended For the purpose of establishing and maintaining sound, <br />4 -4 -88 stable, and desirable development within Orange County, the <br />Comprehensive Plan or portion thereof shall not be amended <br />except as follows: <br />a) Because of changed or changing conditions in a <br />Particular area or areas of the County; <br />b) To correct an error or omission; or <br />C) In response to a change in the policies, objectives, <br />principles or standards governing the physical <br />development of the County. <br />2.2.14.1 Init ation of Amendments <br />An amendment to the Comprehensive Plan or portion thereof <br />may be initiated by: <br />a) The Board of Commissioners on its own motion; <br />b) The Planning Board; or <br />C) Application, by any person or agency, which accurately <br />and completely sets forth the reason(s) for the <br />proposed amendment as prescribed in Article 2.2.14 <br />above. <br />2.2.14.2 Classification of Amendments <br />Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan or portion thereof are <br />classified as "principal" or "secondary" amendments. <br />Principal amendments include: <br />a) Additions to or modifications of policies, objectives, <br />principles or standards; <br />b) The creation of new activity nodes or additions to <br />existing activity nodes which exceed ten (10) acres in <br />land area; or <br />C) Proposals for new freestanding plan areas or additions <br />to existing areas that exceed one hundred (100) acres <br />in land area. <br />Secondary amendments include:_ <br />a) The expansion of an activity node where the additional <br />area is contiguous to an existing node and does not <br />increase its land area by more than ten (10) acres; <br />b) The expansion of a designated plan area where the <br />additional area is contiguous to the existing plan <br />designation and does not increase its land area by <br />2 -8 <br />