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STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY <br /> OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance ( UDO ) <br /> consolidating three separate tables of permitted land uses into a central table . <br /> The BOCC hereby approves the proposed text amendment and finds : <br /> a . The requirements of Section 2 . 3 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 North <br /> Carolina General Statutes , the Board finds sufficient documentation within the record <br /> denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 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 4 - Land development regulations , guidelines , techniques <br /> and / or incentives that promote the integrated achievement of all . <br /> These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective by <br /> eliminating existing redundancy in the listing of <br /> allowable/ prohibited land uses . <br /> Further , the amendment combines similar land uses into a single <br /> use category , thereby ensuring consistent application of <br /> development regulations , guidelines , and techniques . <br /> ® Land Use Goal 6 — A land use planning process that is transparent , fair , <br /> open , efficient , and responsive . <br /> These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective by <br /> creating a centralized list of permitted and prohibited land uses , <br /> thereby ensuring transparency in the development review process <br /> and allowing staff to be more responsive to development inquiries . <br /> c . The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it : <br /> 1 . Ensures legal sufficiency by establishing a centralized table of permitted uses <br /> outlining what is permitted and prohibited within the County . <br /> The amendments bring the current UDO into consistency with the <br /> delineation of permitted and prohibited land uses as outlined within the <br /> State Supreme Court in Byrd versus Franklin . <br /> 2 . Ensures legal sufficiency by eliminating conflicting terminology and references to <br /> permitted and prohibited land uses . <br /> These amendments ensure uniformity by eliminating three separate <br /> tables of permitted land uses , each describing / listing uses in different <br /> terms /formats , in favor of the creation of a centralized table . <br /> T/hL= BOCC hereby dopts this Statement of Approval and Consistency as well as the findings <br /> expres ed erein . <br /> r` <br /> i <br /> Ilk <br /> �i <br /> enny Rich , Chair Date <br />