HomeMy WebLinkAboutOTHER-2021-003 Statement of Consistency 1
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STATEMENT OF CONSISTENCY
OF A PROPOSED ZONING ATLAS MAP AMENDMENT
WITH THE ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
An applicant- initiated amendment to the Zoning Atlas to rezone a parcel as follows :
Parcel
Identification . Owner of
Township Current Zoning Proposed Zoning
Number Record
( PIN )
• NC Highway 57
Speedway Area —
Rural Economic NC Highway 57
Development Area Speedway Area —
Conditional Zoning Rural Economic
( REDA- CZ- 1 ) Development Area
Conditional Zoning
Rougemont ' Agricultural ( REDA- CZ- 1 )
0910 -23 - Little River Storage Residential (AR)
7159 Center , LLC Little River Protected
• Little River Watershed Overlay
Protected District
Watershed Overlay
District Flat River Protected
Watershed Overlay
• Flat River Protected District
Watershed Overlay
District
The BOCC finds : `
1 . The requirements of Section 2 . 8 of the UDO have been deemed complete ; and ,
2 . 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 BOCC finds sufficient documentation within the record
denoting that the amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 Comprehensive
Plan .
a . The amendment is consistent with applicable plans because it supports the
following 2030 Comprehensive Plan goals and objectives :
i . Land Use Overarching Goal : Coordination of the amount, location, pattern,
and designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and
facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and
economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and
objectives.
ii . Land Use Goal 2 : Land uses that are appropriate to on -site environmental
conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural
resources, and community character.
iii . Land Use Goal 3 : A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a
program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural
character, minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and
balanced transportation system .
iv. Objective LU - 3 . 1 : Discourage urban sprawl, encourage a separation of
urban and rural land uses, and direct new development into areas where
necessary community facilities and services exist through periodic updates
to the Land Use Plan .
The atlas amendment is consistent with these goals and objectives as approval
allows for development consistent with the previously approved NC Highway 57
Small Area Plan study .
This study , now incorporated by reference within the Comprehensive Plan , called
for expanding economic development opportities i un n the Little River Township
along NC Highway 57 and Mile Branch Road near the existing Orange County
Speedway .
The subject parcel was part of that study , and in 2012 the County approved
development of a self-storage operation on a portion of the property with the
approval of a zoning atlas amendment package .
Approval of this request will allow the entire property to be used for a recognized
allowable use consistent with the provisions of the Unified Development
Ordinance ( UDO ) and the Comprehensive Plan .
b . The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it :
1 . Expands economic development prospects within the County , while
continuing to protect adjacent and nearby land uses , consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan as well as the adopted Small Area Plan for the area .
The atlas amendment involves expansion of a previously approved
REDZ- CZ- 1 Conditional Zoning district allowing for expansion of an
existing self- storage operation .
The area in question has been designated as being viable for rural
economic development within the Comprehensive Plan , and the
proposed land use is consistent with the recommendations)
detailed within the NC Highway 57 Small Area Plan study ,
approved by the County in 2007 .
The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Consistency and
findings expressed herein .
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Renee Price , Chair Date