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Attachment 4 <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 Owner of Proposed <br /> Identification Township Current Zoning <br /> Number ( PIN) Record Zoning <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 Board of County Commissioners hereby finds : <br /> a . The requirements of the Unified Development Ordinance ( UDO ) ' s Section 2 . 8 <br /> Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments have been <br /> reviewed and deemed complete by staff; 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 of North Carolina 's delineation of water supply watershed boundaries . As a <br /> matter of policy, the State advises delegated programs such as Orange County to <br /> notify the elected body of the watershed boundary change for formal recognition . <br /> Orange County Planning staff informed the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners ( Board ) of the watershed boundary change at their March 18 , <br /> 2025 meeting . At that time , the Board approved an amendment to the Jordan <br /> Lake Unprotected Watershed Protection Overlay District and University Lake <br /> Protected Watershed Protection Overlay District boundary line and authorized the <br />