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86 <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The true value of planning lies ultimately approves a rezoning request that is not <br /> in the implementation of community- consistent with the comprehensive <br /> supported ideas.This chapter establishes plan,the zoning amendment shall have <br /> the relationship between the Land Use the effect of also amending any future <br /> Plan 2050 and other Orange County land use map (e.g.,the Conservation and <br /> planning efforts,such as the Strategic Growth Map) in the approved plan,and <br /> Plan,which are instrumental in achieving no additional request or application for <br /> Plan implementation.This chapter also a plan amendment shall be required <br /> details the legal context,the updating per the statute.The Board of County <br /> and amending process,the monitoring Commissioners is also required to <br /> and reporting steps,and implementation adopt a statement on plan consistency <br /> actions that the County will take to before adopting or rejecting any zoning <br /> implement the Plan's Policies and achieve amendment. <br /> the Plan's Vision Themes and Goals. <br /> The Orange County Planning Board is <br /> responsible for the recommendation <br /> of the plan to the Board of County <br /> CONTEXTLEGAL Commissioners,who ultimately vote on <br /> the adoption of the plan.The Unified <br /> Orange County's ability to adopt and Development Ordinance(UDO),the land <br /> implement a comprehensive plan is use regulations of Orange County, is a <br /> drawn from its state authorized general critical implementation tool that can be <br /> police power to "define, regulate, prohibit, updated following adoption of the Land <br /> or abate acts,omissions,or conditions Use Plan. In addition,the UDO provides <br /> detrimental to the health,safety,or the authorization and legal framework <br /> welfare of its citizens" per North Carolina for development and adoption of a <br /> General Statute §153A121.The municipal comprehensive plan.The ordinance states <br /> and county planning and zoning enabling that the plan "shall constitute an internally <br /> statute (G.S.160D) requires that local consistent and compatible statement <br /> governments adopt a comprehensive plan of policies for the long-term physical <br /> or land use plan if they have an adopted development" of the County.The UDO <br /> zoning ordinance. Per the statute,these also outlines certain elements that the <br /> plans "set goals, policies,and programs land use plan should include in Section <br /> intended to guide the present and 1.7.2,which have been incorporated into <br /> future physical,social,and economic the Conservation and Growth Framework <br /> development of the jurisdiction"and these of this Land Use Plan. <br /> plans are to be "reasonably maintained" <br /> with occasional updates. <br /> This statute also requires that zoning be <br /> "in accordance with a comprehensive <br /> plan" and that local governments adopt <br /> statements of consistency when making <br /> rezoning decisions on development <br /> applications. If a local government <br /> ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN 2050 83 <br />