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.~ ~ ^;~ adapted 8/28/89 -,~. A RESOLUTION OFFERING COMMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION OF WATER SUPPLY WATERSHEDS (89-8--28/R-3) WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, Carrboro Board of Aldermen and Chapel Hill Town Council entered into a Joint Planning Agreement on Nov. 2, 1987 which provides in part that the local governments jointly discuss watershed. protection procedures and standards following studies of the University Lake and Cane Creek watersheds; and WHEREAS, representatives of local governments are discussing implementation of watershed protection measures. on the basis of the Camp Dresser McKee report; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners has scheduled a public hearing on interim standards for water supply watersheds; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council offers the following comments for consideration: Fi-.rte. the Commissioners are requested to adopt two objectives as the basis for development standards: (a) Protection of public health and safety is the most important consideration in watershed protection and related regulations. (b) The~~water quality goal for the University Lake watershed is mini~aal degradation or preventing significant future deterioration in water quality" as stated in the Camp Dresser McKee report. [page 9-1] seconder the Commissioners are requested to include the following in interim County standards for University Lake watershed: (a) A dive-acre minimum lat size with a 4%- limit on impervious surface. We believe the lot size exception far certain previously approved subdivisions ahd for developments with 5 or fewer lots is acceptable oro„ vided there is also a recorded prohibition, as part of all subdivisian approvals in the interim period, on further subdivision to less than 5-acre lots. The 5-acre/impervious surface standard ..is the optimum restriction far jurisdictions which elect to rely in whale or in part upon land use controls." [page 9-4 of the Camp Dresser McKee report].