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Article 1: Administration <br /> Section 1.1: General Provisions <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-2 <br /> <br />04-C141P, 07-04-6156R, and 08-04-1666P and Summary of Map Amendment <br />#115-CWG (C) dated May 16, 2008and, <br />(3) November 17, 2017 which with accompanying supporting data, including Letters <br />of Map Amendment or Revision and Summary of Map Amendments, were <br />adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this Ordinance as part of the <br />Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District, which was eliminated with the <br />adoption of the aforementionedrevised FIS and DFIRMs with an effective date of <br />November 17, 2017.2 <br />1.1.4 Purpose and Intent <br />(A) In order to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of the County and <br />its residents, this Ordinance is hereby adopted by the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />(B) The purpose of the regulations set out in this Ordinance shall be to accomplish <br />compatible development of the land within Orange County in a manner which will best <br />promote the health, safety, and general welfare, as well as to: <br />(1) Provide for efficiency and economy in the process of development; <br />(2) Make adequate provisions for traffic; <br />(3) Secure safety from fire, panic, and other hazards; <br />(4) Provide for light and air; <br />(5) Prevent the overcrowding of land; <br />(6) Avoid undue concentration of populations; <br />(7) Facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, <br />parks, and other public requirements; <br />(8) Provide for the protection of the surface and underground water resources of the <br />County; <br />(9) Provide for efficient use of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy; <br />(10) Promote desirable living conditions and the sustained stability of neighborhoods; <br />(11) Protect property against blight and depreciation; and <br />(12) For other purposes in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for the County. <br />(C) It is the further purpose that all material included herein by reference and all material <br />used for the administration of this Ordinance, does not take any property, does not <br />unduly restrict property rights or use, nor convert any of these to public use except by <br />due process of law. <br />(D) The Ordinance is further designed to provide for residential, commercial, and industrial <br />growth in Orange County by the establishment of districts within which each type use can <br />develop properly and profitably and not interfere with the use of land in adjacent parcels <br />or districts. <br />1.1.5 Statement of Intent - Amendments <br />For the purpose of establishing and maintaining sound, stable and desirable development within <br />Orange County this Ordinance shall not be amended except to: <br />(A) Correct a manifest error in the Ordinance, or <br /> <br />2 Staff is recommending modifying existing language in an attempt to make it more user friendly and easier to  <br />follow for the reader.  <br />8