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194 <br /> STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br /> OF A PROPOSED ZONING ATLAS MAP AMENDMENT <br /> WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> An applicant-initiated amendment to the Zoning Atlas has been reviewed to rezone a parcel as <br /> follows: <br /> Parcel <br /> Identification Township Owner of Current Zoning Proposed Zoning <br /> Number Record <br /> (PIN) <br /> • AR (Agricultural • R-CD <br /> Residential); (Residential <br /> • Cane Creek Protected Conditional <br /> 9841-52-7281, Bingham Elizabeth Watershed Overlay District); <br /> 9840-79-5091 g and Daniel District. • Cane Creek <br /> Snipes Protected Watershed <br /> Overlay District. <br /> The Planning Board hereby finds: <br /> a. The requirements of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance <br /> Amendments and 2.9.1 Conditional Districts of the UDO have been deemed complete; <br /> and, <br /> b. Pursuant to Sections 1.1.5 Statement of Intent - Amendments, and 1.1.7 Conformance <br /> with Adopted Plans of the UDO and to Section 160D-604(d) Planning Board review and <br /> comment — Plan Consistency and 160D-605(a) Governing Board Statement — Plan <br /> Consistency of the North Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds sufficient <br /> documentation within the record denoting that the amendment is consistent with the <br /> adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> c.The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the following: <br /> • Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and <br /> designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br /> sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent <br /> with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br /> • Land Use Goal 2 : Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental conditions <br /> and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community <br /> character. <br /> • Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program and <br /> pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes land <br /> use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br /> • Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, efficient, <br /> and responsive. <br />