HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-197 Statement of Consistency of Proposed Comprehensive Plan and UDO Amendments with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and/or other Adopted County Plans PRF 5 5-abr5
STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY 60-
OF PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE
AMENDMENTS WITH THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND/OR OTHER ADOPTED
COUNTY PLANS
Orange County has initiated text amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and Unified
Development Ordinance to potentially allow appropriate agricultural support enterprise uses in
the Rural Buffer land use classification.
The Board of County Commissioners finds:
• The requirements of Sections 2.3 and 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
have been deemed complete, and
• Pursuant to Sections 1.1.5, and 1.1.7 of the UDO and to Section 153A-341 of the North
Carolina General Statutes, the Board finds documentation within the record denoting that
the rezoning is consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan and/or other
adopted County plans.
The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it:
• Supports the following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives:
Planning Principle #5: Preservation of Rural Land Use Pattern
Planning Principle #8: Preservation of Community Character
Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 2: Economic viability of agriculture, forestry, and
horticulture and their respective lands.
Natural and Cultural Systems Goal 3: Infrastructure and support systems for local and
regional agriculture.
Objective AG-3: Develop programs and associated infrastructure facilities to make local
farms more economically viable, including local farm product processing, development
of a distribution center, and marketing initiatives.
• Achieves completion of the ASE zoning program as recommended in the County's
adopted Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection Plan (2009).
The amendments are reasonable and in the public interest because:
• The proposed amendments potentially allow for the location of uses related to agriculture
in a rural area of Orange County, thereby helping to strengthen the rural community by
possibly providing additional income sources for farmers or other rural interests and by
providing a "rural infrastructure" in areas of the county with few non-residential
opportunities.
• The proposed amendments achieve a reasonable balance of protecting existing land
uses while allowing for appropriate development by instituting use-specific standards on
most of the additional uses or by requiring a rezoning to a conditional zoning district which
will allow for the imposition of conditions that would mitigate any adverse impacts of
development.
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• The proposed amendments provide for public participation in the development review
process by requiring a rezoning to a conditional zoning district or a special use permit for
all but the least-intensive uses.
• The proposed amendments promote public health, safety, and general welfare by
furthering the goals and objectives of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, including
implementation of the County's adopted Agricultural Development and Farmland
Protection Plan (2009).
The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Consistency and
findings expressed herein.
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Earl McKee, Chair Date