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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 to ensure that County regulations are : Consistent with NC General Statute ( NCGS ) <br /> Chapter 160D - 804 . 1 ( Performance Guarantees ) ; NC Administrative Code ( NCAC ) Title 15A <br /> Subchapter . 0277 ( Falls Reservoir Water Supply Nutrient Strategy) ; NCAC Title 15A <br /> Subchapter 02B . 0711 ( Neuse Nutrient Strategy) ; NCAC Title 15A Chapter 04 ( Sedimentation <br /> Control ) ; NCAC Title 15A Subchapter 02H . 1000 through . 1063 ( Stormwater Management) ; <br /> the North Carolina State Sedimentation Control Commission ' s ( SCC ) most current Model Local <br /> Ordinance for Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control ; and the North Carolina Division of j <br /> Water Resources ' ( NCDWR ' s ) most current Model Stormwater Ordinances . <br /> c <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 j <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 /> 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 /> r <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 /> 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 j <br /> planning process that is transparent, fair, open, efficient, and <br /> responsive . <br /> These amendments are consistent with this goal and <br /> objective by ensuring that County regulations are consistent <br /> with the most current State laws and State guidance <br /> documents pertaining to erosion and sedimentation control <br /> and stormwater management while also maintaining the <br /> intent of existing regulations . By adopting the amendment , <br /> the County will be operating in accordance with the <br /> authorities granted to it by the State . <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 and guidance <br /> documents . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Approval and <br /> Consistency as well as the findings expressed herein . j <br /> Renee Price , Chair Date <br />