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<br />STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br />OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE MAP AMENDMENT <br />WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />An owner initiated amendment to the Zoning Atlas to rezone 16.45 acres consisting of Rural <br />Residential (R-1) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) to all General Commercial (GC-4). <br />The following parcel is affected by this proposal: <br />Parcel <br />Identification <br />Number (PIN) <br />Township Owner on Record Current <br />Zoning District <br />Proposed Zoning <br />District <br />9834-25-2573 Cheeks Clarence Wayne Doby R-1 <br />(+/-14.57 acres) <br />and <br />NC-2 <br />(+/-1.88 acres) <br />Rezone entire 16.45 <br />acre parcel to GC-4 <br />Note: No modifications are being proposed to the boundaries of the Major Transportation <br />Corridor (MTC) Overlay District, which will continue to apply to the property. <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 />Objective ED-2.5: <br />Identify lands suitable to accommodate the expansion and growth of commercial <br />and industrial uses in the County. <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 />Land Use Goal 4: Land development regulations, guidelines, techniques and/or <br />incentives that promote the integrated achievement of all Comprehensive Plan <br />goals. <br />c. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it: <br />1. Modifies existing non-residential zoning boundaries in an attempt to make <br />existing operations more conforming to local land use regulations. <br />Attachment 4 <br /> 22