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( - 0, 1 <br /> Attachment 1 <br /> STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY OF <br /> A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT WITH <br /> ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY PLANS <br /> G <br /> f <br /> Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to <br /> revise its requirements for Efficiency Apartments . <br /> The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendment and <br /> issues this Statement of Consistency pursuant to NC GS § 160D - 605 (a) Governing Board <br /> Statement. The Board of County Commissioners finds : <br /> C <br /> 1 . The requirements of UDO Section 2 . 8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development <br /> Ordinance Amendments, including review by the Development Advisory Committee <br /> (DAC) , as 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; <br /> i <br /> 3 . The amendment supports the following goals in the plan : <br /> ide range of types and densities of quality housing a. Housing Element Goal 1 : A w <br /> affordable to all in all parts of the County . <br /> f <br /> b . Housing Element Objective 114 . 6 : Promote innovative approaches to housing <br /> that are responsive to the needs of Orange County, maintain quality and human <br /> scale, increase energy efficiency, and reduce construction and maintenance costs . <br /> C . Housing Element Goal 4 : Development ordinances and incentives that promote <br /> inclusionary practices and housing options for all income levels . <br /> d . Housing Element Objective 11 4 . 1 : Continue to permit HUD code - compliant <br /> manufactured housing as a form of affordable housing in the County . <br /> e . Housing Element Objective LU4 . 1 : Support the use of individual manufactured <br /> housing units as a useful housing resource in the County by increasing the <br /> opportunities where these units can locate by-right . <br /> f. Housing Element Objective 114 . 1 Expand assistance for elderly households <br /> that have difficulty affording their home property tax . <br /> g . Housing Element Objective LU4 . 4 : Encourage the provision of a range of <br /> affordable and suitable low and moderate income housing by means of <br />