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108 <br />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 />• Criteria used to designate Critical Area <br />• 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 />• Present Atlas does not match text in some areas <br />• 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 />• From normal pool elevations of reservoirs (Class I and Class II) <br />• 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 />• Water quality <br />• Headwaters <br />• Fragile water supply <br />• Groundwater resources <br />• Aquatic environments <br />- Remove text -map Conflicts <br />