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Analysis Staff Analysis As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the application. In analyzing this request, the Planning Director offers a full analysis of the application’s consistency with the adopted Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan. See the drafted Statement of Consistency (Attachment 6) in which the relevant Goals and Objectives of the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan have been analyzed in full detail. 1. The application is complete in accordance with the requirements of the UDO. Staff review determined that the application is complete and all submitted materials are in compliance with the following applicable sections of the UDO:  Section 2.8, Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments  Section 2.9, Conditional Districts  Section 5.8.4, School Preparatory In accordance with Section 2.9.1(F), Approval and Conditions, the applicant has submitted conditions which are to be reviewed by the Board of County Commissioners for a determination as to whether such conditions will afford protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. “School: Preparatory” is defined as Use #22 in the Table of Permitted Uses and within Article 10, Definitions of the UDO as: “A land use providing academic courses designed to satisfy curriculum requirements/standards established by the State of North Carolina Department of Public Instruction including pre-school through 12th grade/pre-college activities provided by either public or private institutions. The term includes kindergarten, elementary/secondary and high schools, schools for the mentally and/or physically disabled, military academies, schools for the deaf or visually impaired, and alternative schools.” Section 5.2, Table of Permitted Uses of the UDO identifies “School: Preparatory” as a permitted use within the NR-CD zoning district. 2. Staff review of the application included considerations for how the request relates to the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan. The staff analysis outlines elements of the Plan which staff identified as relevant to the consideration of this request. 3. The requested zoning district, NR-CD (Non-Residential - Conditional District), is consistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, Appendix F, Relationships Between Land Use Classifications and Zoning Districts. 4. The 2030 Comprehensive Plan identifies 10-Year Transition as land located in areas that are in the process of changing from rural to urban densities and/or intensities, that are suitable for higher densities and/or intensities and could be provided with public utilities and services within the first 10-year phase of the Plan update or where such utilities and services are already present or planned. Nonresidential uses implemented in accordance with small area plans and/or overlay districts may be appropriate. 5. The applicant has provided a basic environmental assessment as part of this submittal. Staff has reviewed and determined no significant environmental impact is expected from this project based on existing conditions. The proposed development is consistent with existing/anticipated development within the area and the land use associated with the project is compatible with various 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals. 52