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ORD-2025-037 Attachment 1 3 <br /> STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY OF <br /> PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> PERTAINING TO IMPERVIOUS AREA,WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY <br /> DISTRICTS (WPODs),AND STREAM BUFFERS <br /> Orange County has initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO)to revise <br /> regulations pertaining to impervious area,watershed protection overlay districts (WPODs), and stream <br /> buffers. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendments and 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 required in <br /> UDO Section 1.9, have been met; <br /> 2. The amendments are consistent with the adopted 2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan, as <br /> prescribed by UDO Section 1.1.5 Statement of Intent—Amendments and Section 1.1.7 <br /> Conformance with Adopted Plans; <br /> 3. The amendments specifically support the following adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan Guiding <br /> Principles and Objectives: <br /> a. Planning Principle 2.2- Sustainable Growth and Development—Growth and development <br /> within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that is sustainable over <br /> the long-term; <br /> b. Planning Principle 2.6—Water Resources Preservation-The County has finite water <br /> resources to provide to future populations. The protection and management of the <br /> County's water resources should be a high priority; <br /> c. Services and Community Facilities Objective EC-1: Continue to use Best Management <br /> Practices (BMP's) for stormwater control, as outlined within the Orange County Zoning <br /> Ordinance, Stormwater Ordinance, and Sedimentation Control Ordinance, to minimize <br /> potential adverse impacts on the water quality. <br /> 4. The amendments specifically support the following adopted 2025 Strategic Plan Goals and <br /> Objectives: <br /> a. Strategic Plan Goal #1: Environmental Protection and Climate Action — Objective 6 — <br /> Protect water supply/watersheds; <br /> 5. The amendments are consistent with these principles,goals and objectives because implementation <br /> will result in improved UDO reading clarity and compliance with current General Statutes specific <br /> to impervious surface area limits and pre-existing development definitions within Watershed <br /> Protection Overlay Districts (WPODs); <br /> 6. The amendments are reasonable and in the public interest because they will make development <br /> restrictions for legacy, non-conforming lots located around Lake Orange more similar to those <br /> found elsewhere in Orange County; and bring the UDO into further compliance with State laws, <br /> specifically the changes created by North Carolina Session Law 23-137. <br />