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Ordinance #: 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS WHEREAS, Orange County has received and processed a petition seeking to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas, as established in Section 1.2 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and WHEREAS, This petition, submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Donald and Donna Easterlin, seeks to rezone an approximately 12 acre property located at 5908 U.S. 70 Business, and WHEREAS, the property to be rezoned is identified further as follows: Beginning at an iron stake in the northern right-of-way line of U.S.70, which point is located N 72’54’09” W 1478.10’ of the centerline intersection of U.S. 70 and N.C. 751; then N 04’21’41’’E 637.53’ to an iron stake; then N.85’38’19” W 304.2’ to a point; then S 04’37’23” W 771.68’to an iron stake in the northern right-of-way line of U.S. 70; then S. 73’32’48’E 313.77’ to the point of beginning. WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) have been deemed complete, 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 rezoning will carry out the intent and purpose of the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan or part thereof including, but not limited to, the following: a. The Future Land Use Map. b. Principle 7: Promotion of Economic Prosperity and Diversity. c. Economic Development (ED) Overarching Goal: Viable and sustainable economic development that contributes to both property and sales tax revenues, and enhances high-quality employment opportunities for County residents. d. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County’s population and economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. e. Objective LU-1.1: Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential and non-residential development with existing or planned locations of public transportation, commercial and community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., water and sewer, high-speed internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. This could be achieved by increasing allowable densities and ATTACHMENT 2 82