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category designated University Lake Watershed Area. In addition, the subsection "Water Quality Critical Area" is deleted and, in its place, following new subsection is substituted: UNIVERSITY LAKE WATERSHED AREA The University Lake Watershed Area includes all lands which drain into the University Lake reservoir. Based on a preferred watershed protection strategy of land use controls as recommended by Camp, Dresser and McKee in the University Lake Watershed Study, only low- density residential uses are permitted. A minimum lot size of five (5) acres and a maximum density of one (1) unit per five (5) acres is required for any development. Cluster subdivisions with lot sizes of not less than one (1) acre are also allowed as well as the creation of a limited number (5) of two-acre lots. A final change to Section VI innvolved the subsection "Rural Residential" and redrafting the third papagraph to read as follows: To the west of Carrboro, Rural Residential development is also expected in University Lake watershed. However, only low-density residential uses are anticipated. For this reason, residential development will continue to rely on wells and septic tanks for water supply and sewage disposal. F. Amend Section VII Overview of Implementation Strategies by rewriting the last paragraph of the subsection "Sewer and Water Extension Policy" to read as follows: The Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) is the provider of water and sewer in the Joint Planning Area. OWASA policy is to extend water and sewer in accordance with the adopted policies of the applicable local governments. Current Orange County policy is to":" approve water and sewer extensions generally only to recognized Transition Areas, and, outside of Transition Areas, to approve extensions of water or sewer systems only to provide service to an essential public service, such as a school, or to remedy a public health emergency, such as a failing septic tank or failing package treatment plant. Refinements to this policy have.been recommended as part of Joint Planning Area implementation strategies. Under consideration currently is a temporary prohibition on public water extensions in University Lake watershed until a study can be undertaken of the advisability of extending such service. Furthermore, either an out-right prohibition or a temporary prohibition on public sewer extensions appears likely, excepting.sewer service extensions to remedy a public health emergency. If a temporary prohibition is adopted, the provision of sewer service in the watershed would be reconsidered following a study regarding the advisability of such extensions. The amendment to the Joint Planning Agreement is as follows: 1. Amend the definition of "Rural Buffer" in Section 1.2 Definitions by deleting the reference to the "overlay district designated Water Quality Critical Area" and substituting "overlay district designated University Lake Watershed Area". The Administration further recommends that the Board of Commissioners authorize the chair to sign a Joint Planning Agreement containing the amendments referenced above. The revised Agreement will then be forwarded to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for consideration. A final recommendation is that the following proposals of Commissioner Willhoit and the Planning Board be pursued through the Intergovernmental Watershed Work