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32 new West Campus County Office Building at 131 West Margaret Lane in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The meeting will be held in the Lower Level Conference Room from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. with a staff presentation scheduled for 5:30. Free parking for persons conducting business with the County is located either in front of the building or in spaces 40 through 80 of the adjacent parking deck. If you cannot attend the Public Information Meeting on February 17 and the website does not answer your questions about the proposed amendments, you may call (9 19) 245 -2575 during regular business hours and you will be directed to a staff person who can assist you. Sincerely, Craig N. Benedict, AICP Planning Director Zoning Ordinance Sections proposed for amendment: • Section 4.2.27 (Watershed Protection Overlay Districts) • Article 22 (Definitions) The purpose of the amendments is to: A. Revise the Watershed Protection Overlay Districts pertaining to "Critical Area." B. Revise and add definitions pertaining to watersheds, critical area, and water supply reservoirs. C. Use best available technology to map written descriptions of Watershed Critical Areas. D. Correct general typographical errors in Section 4.2.27. Application of the proposed revised criteria in Section 4.2.27 will change existing boundaries of Critical Areas in the Upper Eno watershed on the Zoning Atlas and Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map. Comprehensive Plan proposed amendment: Chapter 5., Land Use Element of the Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan: revise existing Conservation Land Use Categories and add additional Categodes/Definitions to be consistent with the changes proposed for water supply watersheds, reservoirs, and critical area in the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, the Land Use Element Map is proposed to be amended to reflect the changes in Critical Area boundaries.