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Attachment 2 <br /> Ordinance # O RD -2021 - 011 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE and <br /> 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Whereas , In July 2019 , the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation that <br /> entailed the first major recodification and modernization of city and county development <br /> regulations since 1905 and codified land use and zoning statutes into a new chapter , 160D <br /> ( Local Planning and Development Regulation ) , of the North Carolina General Statutes , and <br /> Whereas , all local governments that exercise zoning authority in North Carolina are <br /> required to conform their ordinances to NCGS Chapter 160D by July 1 , 2021 , and <br /> Whereas , County staff has completed necessary amendments to the Orange County <br /> Unified Development Ordinance and 2030 Comprehensive Plan , and <br /> Whereas , the requirements of Section 2 . 3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Section <br /> 2 . 8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development <br /> Ordinance have been deemed complete , and <br /> Whereas , the Orange County Planning Board has recommended approval of the proposed <br /> text amendments , and <br /> Whereas , the County has held the required public hearing and has found the proposed <br /> text amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive <br /> Plan . <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance and 2030 Comprehensive Plan of Orange County are hereby <br /> amended as depicted in the attached pages . <br /> Be it further ordained that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances <br /> and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption . <br /> Upon motion of Commissioner � , seconded by Commissioner <br /> the foregoing ordinance was adopted this day of <br /> 2021 . <br />