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<br /> <br /> <br />STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br />OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br />WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) to modify some development standards, types of permitted uses, and use standards <br />within the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD). <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 />Objective ED-1.5: <br />Identify barriers to development of desirable businesses and local businesses, and <br />mitigate these barriers. <br /> <br />Objective ED-2.1: <br />Encourage compact and higher density development in areas served by water and <br />sewer. (See also Land Use Objective LU-1.1 and Water and Wastewater Objective <br />WW-5.) <br /> <br />Objective ED-2.5: <br />Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial <br />and industrial uses in the County. <br /> <br />Objective ED-2.7: <br />Select industrial sites in Economic Development Areas based on present and <br />planned supporting systems, such as public water and sewer, access to adequate <br />highway, rail, or public transportation infrastructures, and minimize detrimental <br />environmental or negative social outcomes. (See also Water and Wastewater <br />Objective WW-15.) <br /> <br />Land Use Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth, <br />consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and a high quality <br />of life. <br /> <br /> Objective LU-1.1: <br />Coordinate the location of higher intensity / high density residential and non- <br />residential development with existing or planned locations of public transportation, <br />commercial and community services, and adequate supporting infrastructure (i.e., <br />water and sewer, high-speed internet access, streets, and sidewalks), while <br />avoiding areas with protected natural and cultural resources. This could be <br />achieved by increasing allowable densities and creating new mixed-use zoning <br />districts where adequate public services are available. (See also Economic <br />Development Objectives ED-2.1, ED-2.3, ED-2.10, and Water and Wastewater <br />Objective WW-2.) <br /> <br />Attachment 2 <br /> 18