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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: March 3, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Upper Eno Watershed Critical Area - Zoning Ordinance and Atlas Amendment <br />and Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Text and Map Amendment <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed Zoning Ordinance Text and <br />Map Amendments <br />2. Proposed Comprehensive Plan Text and <br />Land Use Element Map Amendments <br />3. Various Maps <br />4. Document Regarding Water Supply <br />Watershed Protection in Orange County <br />5. Planning Board Ordinance Review <br />Committee Summary Notes <br />6. Relevant Supporting Objectives of the <br />2030 Comprehensive Plan <br />7. Memo from ERCD (Environment and <br />Resource Conservation Department) <br />8. Information on Stream Orders <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III <br />245 -2592 <br />245 -2578 <br />119 <br />PURPOSE: To make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on <br />the County initiated amendments to certain Sections of the Zoning Ordinance, the Zoning Atlas, <br />and Chapter 5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Text and Map. Specifically, <br />the following portions of the Zoning Ordinance text are proposed for amendment: <br />• Section 4.2.27 (Watershed Protection Overlay Districts) <br />• Section 6.23.3 (Stormwater Infiltration and Detention) <br />• Article 22 (Definitions) <br />Application of the text amendments will result in changes to the Watershed Protection Overlay <br />District boundary depicted on the official Zoning Atlas and on the Land Use Element Map of the <br />2030 Comprehensive Plan. The proposed text changes in "Track Changes" format are included <br />in Attachments 1 and 2. The existing and proposed Critical. Area boundaries are depicted on <br />Map 3.1 in Attachment 3.. Map 3.2 depicts areas proposed for inclusion into or removal from the <br />Critical Area designation. <br />BACKGROUND: At the August 24, 2009 Quarterly Public hearing (non - public hearing portion <br />of the agenda), staff presented the proposed work plan to begin implementation of the adopted <br />small area plans. Changes to the "Critical Area" of the Upper Eno watershed is one of the <br />higher priority items to accomplish further implementation of the Efland- Mebane Small Area <br />Plan which calls for a re- evaluation of the Critical Area boundary for Seven Mile Creek. <br />