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13 <br />Orange County Senior Centers Development Plan. He stated that the County <br />does not have a long range development plan in place at this time. This <br />committee will develop a plan based on an historical perspective as well as <br />projected future needs. This proposal will be taken to the centers for <br />discussion and comments and will open up a discussion about the <br />effectiveness of current programs as well as possible future directions for <br />the Centers. <br />Chair Carey suggested that the Advisory Board on Aging be added to <br />the review process at two junctures prior to the proposal being returned to <br />the Board of Commissioners. The Advisory Board will be asked for feedback <br />on when they believe their review would be most effective. <br />Commissioner Insko asked that attention be focused on the <br />demographics of the proposed Board members. It was agreed that the <br />proposed membership will be reviewed with attention given to include a <br />sufficient number of northern Orange County residents and returned to the <br />Board of Commissioners for approval at a future meeting. <br />The Board of Commissioners stated support for this process. This <br />item was tabled. The revised membership list for the Advisory Board will <br />be placed on the next agenda. <br />I. PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT - WATERSHED PROTECTION <br />OVERLAY DISTRICTS <br />NOTE: PUBLIC COMMENTS WERE HEARD AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON FEB. 28 <br />This amendment to the Zoning Ordinance will allow for a <br />reduction in the 150' building setback and 300' septic system setback <br />adjacent to reservoirs and/or streams for lots created prior to January 1, <br />1994. <br />Ed Holland, Director of Planning and Development of OWASA, reminded <br />the Board of OWASA's request that setback requirements for buildings and <br />septic systems remain at the current standards for University Lake and Cane <br />Creek Watersheds. They respectfully disagree with the staff analysis. He <br />indicated that there is a substantive technical basis for maintaining the <br />present 300' and 150' setbacks in Cane Creek and University Lake. Also, <br />there is an important symbolic value to maintaining these higher standards. <br />The Camp, Dresser & McKee University Lake report mentioned a 300' "zone of <br />influence" around septic systems and streams. It indicated that the impact <br />zone, or the zone of influence, for failing septic tanks was assumed to be <br />limited to areas within 300' of the stream. This is based on overland flow <br />lengths characteristic of Piedmont Watersheds. This was in a section of <br />the report which analyzed the overall effect of septic systems on the <br />University Lake Watershed. <br />Commissioner Willhoit asked if the staff had considered separating <br />Lake Orange from this amendment request? <br />Gledhill stated that the only legal basis for distinguishing one <br />watershed from another is the number of lots in the watersheds. <br />