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STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br />OF PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> WITH THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <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 /> <br />The Planning Board 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 /> 52Attachment 2