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1 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 001 <br /> October 18, 1983 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tues- <br /> day, October 18, 1,983 at 7:30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Old Post Office <br /> Building, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> Commissioners Present: Richard E. Whitted, Chair, and Commissioners Ben <br /> Lloyd, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willhoit. <br /> A. BOARD COMMENTS <br /> Commissioner Whitted noted he had an announcement to make. <br /> Commissioner Willhoit requested a Fire Ordinance Permit be added to the <br /> agenda. ' <br /> B. &UMNCE- COMMENTS <br /> 1. Matters on the Printed Agenda <br /> There were no comments. <br /> 2. Flatters not on the Printed. Ac_{�D <br /> There were no comments. <br /> C. ITEMS f QR DO.1&p DECISION <br /> 1. Renzi r ' h2_5adiWDtatio0 <br /> and Erosion Control Ordinance (see pages for this Ordinance) <br /> Mr. Steve Rose, Member, Carrboro Board of Aldermen and Chair of the <br /> Carrboro Water Quality Task Force, stated that in Carrboro's extraterritorial <br /> jurisdiction, two-thirds of University Lake plus the surrounding shore line is <br /> in the planning jurisdiction. Carrboro also has the minority portion of the <br /> watershed under zoning control. To the extent that Carrboro has made the com- <br /> mitment to adopt other portions of the plan, it has contributed, for the sake <br /> of the community, tax dollars. One of the trade-offs this report makes is <br /> limitation of density in the watershed in order to protect the drinking water <br /> supply which reduces the value of the tax base that would have been Carrboro's. <br /> He requested the Board keep in perspective that to the extent the County is <br /> requested to participate in the enforcement of this plan, it must first be done <br /> by state law, and secondly, Carrboro is contributing more funds in this waters- <br /> shed than any government entity. This Ordinance affects the drinking water of <br /> 60,000 people now and possibly 120,000 Orange County residents in the future. <br /> Fir. Rose presented the Board with a partial comprehensive approach to protect <br /> the watershed which Carrboro has approved. The zoning map and land use <br /> ordinance have been amended. But, because it all works together, the effective <br /> date for completing everything is when the County adopts the sedimentation and <br /> control portion of the ordinance. <br /> Attorney Mike Brough noted ome concerns: <br /> (1) Section 22.1t- the s1'to�n.propo►q 4 a� <br /> sal specifies additional requirements for <br /> one part of the Countyr and the expansion of enforcement necessary would place <br /> considerable pressure on County personnel, however, an enormous new burden is <br /> not expected; (2) a definition of tracts suggest enforcement will be <br /> substantially different from County enforcement basis which is by tax audit; <br /> (3) relative to the exclusions within the University Lake watershed, this item <br /> supplies an exception from the requirement to get a permit. Under minor <br /> circumstances there is no need to come in for a permit at all; (4) general <br /> requirements - Section 6.1 calls for approval of an erosion control plan for <br /> every land disturbing activity with more than 10,000 square feet. The Countv <br />