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<br /> <br /> <br />STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br />OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE AND <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> Orange County has initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) and the Comprehensive Plan to modify and retitle the Mobile Home Park Conditional <br />Zoning (MHP-CZ) district. <br /> <br />Proposed UDO changes seek to modify existing development requirements, review <br />processes, and permitted uses to provide additional opportunities for various residential <br />housing types. <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 />Chapter 2 Planning Principles of the Comprehensive Plan: <br />• Principle 2 – Sustainable Growth and Development: Growth and <br />development within the county should occur in a pattern, location, <br />and density that is sustainable over the long-term. <br />These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective as it clarifies <br />required utility hook-up and design standards for temporary housing units <br />and, addressing issues of sustainability, and encourages/promotes the use <br />of said units in areas of the County where a need has been established. <br /> <br />Chapter 4 Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan: <br />• Housing Goal 1 – A wide-range of types and densities of quality <br />housing affordable to all in all parts of the County. <br />• Housing Goal 4 - Development ordinances and incentives that <br />promote inclusionary practices and housing options for all income <br />levels. <br />These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective because it <br />promotes greater flexibility with respect to the use of temporary housing <br />units within mobile home parks and provide a mechanism for their permitting <br />thereby expanding the types and densities or housing options. <br /> <br />Chapter 5 Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan: <br />• Land Use Goal 1 – Fiscally and environmentally responsible, <br />sustainable growth consistent with the provision of adequate <br />services and facilities and a high quality of life. <br />Attachment 4 <br /> 41