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<br /> <br /> <br /> Ordinance #: <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br /> THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has received and processed a petition seeking to amend the <br />Orange County Zoning Atlas, as established in Section 1.2 of the Orange County Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO), and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, This petition, submitted by Ms. Maria Keizer and Mr. Ronald Keizer, seeks to <br />rezone 2 parcels of property totaling approximately 16.1 acres located east and south of 3604 <br />Southern Drive further identified utilizing Orange County Parcel Identification Number (PIN) <br />9844-87-7368 and 9844-86-7573 to Light Industrial (I-1), and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the properties to be rezoned are identified further as follows: <br /> <br />Being all of Lots Number One (1) and Two (2) containing a total of 16.1 acres <br />more or less and shown on a plat entitled “Final Plat – Re-division of Lot 1, First <br />South Bank, INC” dated May 6, 1985 as drawn by K. Gary Simmons, RL, of <br />Simmons Engineering & Surveying INC. and recorded in the Office of the <br />Register of Deeds for Orange County, NC in Plat Book 74 Page 168. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />have been deemed complete, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 1.1.5 and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A-341 of <br />the North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds that the rezoning will carry out the intent <br />and purpose of the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan or part thereof including, but not limited <br />to, the following: <br />a. The Future Land Use Map. <br />b. Principle 7: Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity. <br />c. Economic Development (ED) Overarching Goal: Viable and sustainable <br />economic development that contributes to both property and sales tax revenues, <br />and enhances high-quality employment opportunities for County residents. <br />d. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County’s population and economy <br />consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />e. Objective LU-1.1: Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density <br />residential and non-residential development with existing or planned locations of <br />public transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate <br />supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-speed internet access, <br />streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural <br />resources. This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and <br />ATTACHMENT 3 <br />28