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11 <br /> Attachment 3 <br /> STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY <br /> OF A PROPOSED ZONING ATLAS MAP AMENDMENT <br /> WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 <br /> COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> A County-initiated amendment to the Zoning Atlas has been reviewed to amend a <br /> zoning overlay district as follows: <br /> ` Parcel <br /> Owner of Proposed <br /> identificati n Tow shi Current Zon�n o n <br /> p.. 9 <br /> . : . <br /> umber <br /> Record Zonin. <br /> 9 <br /> N N <br /> ■ RB, Rural Buffer <br /> ■ Jordan Lake Change to <br /> JL-HM Unprotected Watershed <br /> Watershed Protection Protection <br /> 9851433215 Bingham Development, Overlay District <br /> LLC . University Lake Overlay <br /> Protected Watershed District <br /> Protection Overlay boundary <br /> District <br /> The Planning Board hereby finds: <br /> a. The requirements of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development <br /> Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) have <br /> been reviewed and deemed complete; and, <br /> b. Pursuant to Sections 1.1.5 Statement of Intent- Amendments, and 1.1.7 <br /> Conformance with Adopted Plans of the UDO and to Section 160D-604(d) <br /> Planning Board review and comment— Plan Consistency and 160D-605(a) <br /> Governing Board Statement— Plan Consistency of the North Carolina General <br /> Statutes, the Board finds sufficient documentation within the record denoting that <br /> the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan. <br /> c. Professional survey work completed in March 2024 revealed a discrepancy with <br /> Orange County's mapped watershed boundary lines, which are based upon the <br /> State's delineation of water supply watershed boundaries. As a matter of policy, <br /> the State advises delegated programs such as Orange County to notify the <br /> elected body of the watershed boundary change for formal recognition. Orange <br /> County Planning staff informed the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> (BOCC) of the watershed boundary change at their March 18, 2025 meeting.At <br /> that time, the Board approved an amendment to the Jordan Lake Unprotected <br /> Watershed Protection Overlay District and University Lake Protected Watershed <br /> Protection Overlay District boundary line and authorized the Planning Director to <br />