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Attachment 1
STATEMENT OF APPROVAL AND CONSISTENCY OF
A PROPOSED UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT
PERTAINING TO SOLAR USES WITH ADOPTED ORANGE COUNTY PLANS
Orange County has initiated an amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to revise
regulations pertaining to solar use to modernize their standards and encourage the development and
implementation of accessory solar uses .
The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves the proposed text amendment and issues
this Statement of Consistency pursuant to NCGS § 160D . 605 Governing board statement. The
Board finds :
1 . The requirements of UDO Section 2 . 8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance
Amendments, including review by the Development Advisory Committee (DAC), as required in
UDO Section 1 . 9, have been met;
2 . The amendment is consistent with the adopted 2030 Orange County Comprehensive Plan, as
prescribed by UDO Section 1 . 1 . 5 Statement of Intent — Amendments and Section 1 . 1 . 7
Conformance with Adopted Plans, and will revise the regulations in response to changed
conditions ; the regulations pertaining to telecommunications facilities have not been substantially
revised since before 2011 ;
3 . The amendment specifically supports the following adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan Guiding
Principles and Objectives :
a . Guiding Principle 2 .2 Sustainable Growth and Development, Growth and development
within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that is sustainable over
the long-term ;
b . Guiding Principle 2 . 3 . A . Encouragement of energy efficiency, lower energy consumption
and the use of non- polluting renewable Energy resources ;
c . Economic Objective 3 .2 Infrastructure that supports desired development; and
4 . The amendment supports the Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives . Specifically, Goal # 1 :
Environmental Protection and Climate Action, Objectives 1 and 8 ; and Goal #3 : Housing for All,
Objective 5 ;
5 . The amendment is consistent with this principle and these goals and objectives because
implementation will result in more solar opportunities in the Orange County;
6 . The amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because it encourages the development of
alternative, renewable energy sources .
7 . The amendment is consistent with this principle and these goals and objectives because
implementation will result in more solar options in Orange County;
The Board of County Commissioners hereby adopts this Statement of Approval and
Consistency and the findings expressed herein .
Jamezetta Bedfofq,, Chair Dake