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37 <br /> STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY OF <br /> A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> PERTAINING TO IMPERVIOUS AREA,WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY <br /> DISTRICTS (WPODs), AND STREAM BUFFERS <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment 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 Planning Board hereby recommends approval of the proposed text amendment and issues this <br /> Statement of Consistency pursuant to NCGS § 160D-604(d) Planning board review and comments— <br /> Plan consistency. The Planning 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 required in <br /> UDO Section 1.9, have been met; <br /> 2. The amendment is 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 amendment specifically supports 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 amendment specifically supports the following adopted 2025 Strategic Plan Goal and <br /> Objective: <br /> a. Strategic Plan Goal #1: Environmental Protection and Climate Action — Objective 6 — <br /> Protect water supply/watersheds; <br /> 5. The amendment is 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 amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it 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 />