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78 <br /> ARTICLE 3: BASE ZONING DISTRICTS <br /> SECTION <br /> Division of lands under Orange County planning jurisdiction is intended to implement the policies <br /> contained in the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan,adopted on November 18,2008,and <br /> amended from time to time. The previous Orange County Comprehensive Plan was adopted on <br /> September 2, 1981,and amended from time to time. <br /> The Land Use Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan identifies land use categories in which specific <br /> types of development are encouraged and a map depicting the geographic locations of the various land <br /> use categories. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan contains a matrix identifying which zoning districts are <br /> compatible with each land use category. <br /> •N 3.2: REQUIRED CONFORMANCE • DISTRICT REGULATIONS <br /> AND PROJECTS APPROVED • <br /> 3.2.1 Required Conformance to District Regulations <br /> Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, no structure or land shall hereafter be used or <br /> occupied,and no structure,or part thereof,shall be altered,moved,erected,or built except in <br /> conformity with the regulations herein specified for the Zoning District in which the structure or <br /> land is located. <br /> 3.2.2 Projects Approved as Planned Developments or Conditional Use Districts <br /> (A) Projects approved as one of the Planned Development(PD)zoning districts(zoning <br /> districts included in the former Zoning Ordinance but no longer used)or as a <br /> Conditional Use District may continue to function under the terms and conditions <br /> approved in the Class A Special Use Permit issued as part of the Planned <br /> Development or Conditional Use District approval. <br /> (B) Planned Development(PD)and Conditional Use districts shall continue to be depicted <br /> on the Zoning Atlas but in no case shall lands be rezoned to PD or CUD in the future. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-1 <br />