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3 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY OF <br /> A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> PERTAINING TO TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES WITH ADOPTED <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANS <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to <br /> revise regulations pertaining to telecommunication facilities to modernize the standards and <br /> comply with Federal and State laws. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendment and issues <br /> this Statement of Consistency pursuant to NCGS § 160D-605 Governing board statement. The <br /> Board finds: <br /> 1. The requirements of UDO Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance <br /> Amendments, including review by the Development Advisory Committee (DAC), as <br /> required in UDO Section 1.9, have been met; <br /> 2. The amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan, <br /> as prescribed by UDO Section 1.1.5 Statement of Intent—Amendments and Section 1.1.7 <br /> Conformance with Adopted Plans, and will revise the regulations in response to changed <br /> conditions; the regulations pertaining to telecommunications facilities have not been <br /> substantially revised since before 2011; <br /> 3. The amendment specifically supports the following adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan <br /> Guiding Principles and Objectives: <br /> a. Guiding Principle 2.2 Sustainable Growth and Development, Growth and <br /> development within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that <br /> is sustainable over the long-term; <br /> b. Guiding Principle 2.2.7 Promotion of Economic Development and Diversity; <br /> c. Economic Development Goal 1: Public-private sector partnerships that create a <br /> stronger business climate; <br /> d. Economic Objective 3.2 Infrastructure that supports desired development; and <br /> e. Economic Objective 3.2.11 Establish adequate information networks throughout <br /> the towns and County. <br /> 4. The amendment supports the Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives. Specifically, Goal #2: <br /> Healthy Community, Objectives 6 and 7; and Goal #6: Diverse and Vibrant Economy, <br /> Objective 2, 4, and 6; <br /> 5. The amendment is consistent with this principle and these goals and objectives because <br /> implementation will result in more telecommunications options in Orange County; and <br /> 6. The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it brings the County's <br /> telecommunication facilities standards into compliance with Federal and North Carolina <br /> State laws while providing for more options to benefit the public. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Approval and <br /> Consistency and the findings expressed herein. <br /> Jamezetta Bedford, Chair Date <br />