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07 �k � t o <br /> J 511319 ' Attachment 1 <br /> STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY <br /> OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> WITH ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY PLANS <br /> Orange County has initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> ( UDO ) in response to a complete reorganization of North Carolina ' s planning and development <br /> regulation statutes into new chapter 160D ( Local Planning and Development Regulation ) of the <br /> North Carolina General Statutes . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendment <br /> and finds : <br /> a . The requirements of Section 2 . 8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance <br /> Amendments of the UDO have been deemed complete ; and , <br /> b . Pursuant to Sections 1 . 1 . 5 Statement of Intent - Amendments , and 1 . 1 . 7 <br /> i <br /> Conformance with Adopted Plans of the UDO and to Section 160D . 604 (d ) Planning <br /> board review and comment -- Plan consistency and 160D -605 ( a ) Governing board <br /> statement — Plan consistency of the North Carolina General Statutes , the Board <br /> finds sufficient documentation within the record denoting that the amendment is <br /> consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan . <br /> c <br /> 1 . The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the <br /> following : <br /> • Land Use Goal 6 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan — A land use <br /> planning process that is transparent , fair , open , efficient , and <br /> responsive . <br /> These amendments are consistent with this goal and <br /> objective by conforming the UDO to state statutes while also <br /> maintaining the intent of existing regulations . <br /> c . The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it : <br /> 1 . Ensures legal sufficiency by conforming the County' s land development <br /> regulations to State of North Carolina General Statutes . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Approval and <br /> Consistency as well as the findings expressed hereinexit <br /> i <br /> May 18 , 2021 <br /> Renee Price , Chair Date <br />