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Planning Director Craig Benedict made a PowerPoint presentation and made an <br /> introduction of the notices. He said that for the people that received a post card, there will be no <br /> changes to their land. Of the other people that were noticed, about 300 people were notified <br /> that they could be potentially included in the new critical area and about 300 people were <br /> notified that they would be excluded based on the new definition. <br /> Upper Eno Watershed Critical Area Amendments <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> February 22, 2010 <br /> What's Being Proposed? <br /> - Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments <br /> o Criteria used to designate Critical Area <br /> o Definitions <br /> - Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments <br /> o Ensure consistency <br /> - Zoning Atlas (map) and Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map Amendments <br /> o Depiect new definitions/criteria with a redefined overlay map <br /> Why Change? <br /> - Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan calls for re-evaluation of Seven Mile Creek area <br /> - Zoning Ordinance Text and Atlas need to match <br /> o Present Atlas does not match text in some areas <br /> o Can lead to disputes <br /> - Potential reservoirs protected in 1994 are no longer suggested <br /> - Focused economic development growth areas <br /> Proposed Criteria <br /> - Based on straight-line distances: <br /> o From normal pool elevations of reservoirs (Class I and Class II) <br /> o From centerline of third order and higher streams for a specified distance <br /> - Excludes areas designated as "Transition Areas" (i.e., growth areas) on the <br /> Comprehensive Plan Land use Element Map <br /> Rationale for Change <br /> - Town of Hillsborough has built its West Fork reservoir. Future Phase II is permitted <br /> - No plans by Town or County for additional reservoirs so delete language <br /> - Clarify that there are State-Required and County-Designated Critical Areas (same <br /> regulations— density, lot size, impervious surface) <br /> - Removes from "critical Area" designation lands in Efland area designated for <br /> growth/economic development <br /> Why Change? (continued) <br /> - Continue to protect: <br /> o Water quality <br /> o Headwaters <br /> o Fragile water supply <br /> o Groundwater resources <br /> o Aquatic environments <br /> - Remove text-map Conflicts <br />