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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.10: Variances Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-30 (G) Effect of Approval (1) Approval of a CZD is binding on the property and the development and use of the subject property shall be governed by the Ordinance requirements applicable to the specific CZD district and all approved conditions. (2) The applicant shall comply with all requirements established in the CZD Ordinance. Only those uses and structures included in the CZD Ordinance and approved site plan shall be allowed on the subject property. (H) Zoning Atlas Designation Following approval of the CZD district by the Board of County Commissioners, the subject property shall be identified on the Zoning Atlas by the appropriate district designation. (I) Alterations to an Approved CZD (1) Except as provided in Section 6.7.2 for MPD-CZ projects, changes to approved plans and conditions of development shall be treated as changes to the zoning atlas and shall be processed as an amendment to such as contained in this Article. (2) The Planning Director may approve minor changes without going through the amendment process. The Planning Director, at his/her discretion, may elect not to allow any proposal as a minor change and will forward the detailed application for changes to the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioners for consideration in accordance with the procedures outlined herein. (3) A minor change is one that will not: (a) Alter the basic relationship of the proposed development to adjacent property, (b) Alter the approved land uses, (c) Increase the density or intensity of development, and/or (d) Decrease the off-street parking ratio or reduce the buffer yards provided at the boundary of the site. 2.9.3 Public Hearing and Notification Requirements – CUD and CZD The requirement for a public hearing shall follow the procedures for a Zoning Atlas Amendment in Section 2.8.6. Notice of the public hearing shall follow the procedures in Section 2.8.7. SECTION 2.10: VARIANCES 2.10.1 Purpose The procedures of this section authorize the Board of Adjustment to modify or vary regulations of this Ordinance when strict compliance with the regulation or standard would result in practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships upon the subject property.1 2.10.2 Application Requirements (A) Applications for a Variance shall be submitted on forms provided by the Planning Department in accordance with Section 2.2 of this Ordinance. Ten copies of the application and supporting documentation shall be submitted. (B) Applications shall include: (1) The section reference, and copy of the existing regulatory language, that is the subject of the application, 1 Language is recommended for deletion in order to be consistent with recent modificaitons to State law. 59