HomeMy WebLinkAboutStatement of Consistency - Permitted Use Table (approved 041619) STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY
OF A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT
WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance ( UDO )
consolidating three separate tables of permitted land uses into a central table .
The BOCC hereby approves the proposed text amendment and finds :
a . The requirements of Section 2 . 3 of the UDO have been deemed complete ; and ,
b . 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 sufficient documentation within the record
denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan .
1 . The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the
following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives :
Land Use Goal 4 - Land development regulations , guidelines , techniques
and / or incentives that promote the integrated achievement of all .
These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective by
eliminating existing redundancy in the listing of
allowable/ prohibited land uses .
Further , the amendment combines similar land uses into a single
use category , thereby ensuring consistent application of
development regulations , guidelines , and techniques .
® Land Use Goal 6 — A land use planning process that is transparent , fair ,
open , efficient , and responsive .
These amendments are consistent with this goal and objective by
creating a centralized list of permitted and prohibited land uses ,
thereby ensuring transparency in the development review process
and allowing staff to be more responsive to development inquiries .
c . The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it :
1 . Ensures legal sufficiency by establishing a centralized table of permitted uses
outlining what is permitted and prohibited within the County .
The amendments bring the current UDO into consistency with the
delineation of permitted and prohibited land uses as outlined within the
State Supreme Court in Byrd versus Franklin .
2 . Ensures legal sufficiency by eliminating conflicting terminology and references to
permitted and prohibited land uses .
These amendments ensure uniformity by eliminating three separate
tables of permitted land uses , each describing / listing uses in different
terms /formats , in favor of the creation of a centralized table .
T/hL= BOCC hereby dopts this Statement of Approval and Consistency as well as the findings
expres ed erein .
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