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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 /> <br />Parcel <br />Identification <br />Number (PIN) <br />Township Owner of <br />Record Current Zoning Proposed Zoning <br />9871-50-3254 Chapel Hill Acer LLC <br /> Rural Buffer (RB) <br /> Jordan Lake <br />Unprotected Watershed <br /> Agricultural Support <br />Enterprises Conditional <br />District (ASE-CD) <br /> Jordan Lake <br />Unprotected Watershed <br /> <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 reviewed and, due to <br />the property being surrounded by use-restricted properties that are highly unlikely to be <br />developed for residential purposes, the following standards deviations have been deemed <br />acceptable: <br />- Placement of wood chips, stumps and logs, branches and similar wood by- <br />products within 100 feet of the residentially-zoned property boundaries; <br /> <br />- Allowance for changes in the exact placement of features and structures within the <br />limits of disturbance and designated “activity area” on the site plan, subject to staff <br />review and approval; <br /> <br />- Allowance for lighting plan to be altered from what is submitted, provided that all <br />outdoor pole lights not to exceed 14’ and not be located outside the proposed <br />“activity area” on the site plan, subject to staff review and approval; and, <br /> <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 /> <br />c. The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the following: <br /> <br /> Planning Principle 2. Sustainable Growth and Development: Growth and development <br />within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that is sustainable <br />Attachment 6 <br />142