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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 20, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C.3 <br />-SUBJECT: Upper Eno Critical Area Zoning Text Amendments <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Watershed Options <br />2. Issues relating to mapping of the <br />Upper Eno Critical Watershed Area <br />3. Proposed Zoning text amendments <br />4. Minutes of the August 2, and <br />September 6, 2006 Planning Board <br />meetings <br />5. Map — Upper Eno Critical Area 2006 <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, 245 2592 <br />Glenn Bowles, 245 2577 <br />Michael Harvey, 245 2607 <br />PURPOSE: To consider making amendments to the Zoning Ordinance text regarding the <br />Upper Eno Critical Watershed Areas. <br />BACKGROUND: At their regular meetings of August 2 and September 6, 2006 the Planning <br />Board discussed issues relating to mapping concerns in the Upper Eno Critical Watershed <br />Area. This was requested by the Board of Adjustment whom recently reviewed a case <br />regarding the ambiguity of the watershed text and maps. In addition this issue was to be <br />forwarded to the BOCC. <br />Existing Zoning Ordinance text does not correspond to the map of what the BOCC actually <br />viewed in 1994, when the original watershed regulations were adopted. <br />The Planning Board recommended that the BOCC consider the text revisions, which more <br />accurately reflect the Upper Eno Critical Watershed Area maps adopted in 1994 and also to <br />eventually use the best available technology to change the maps when updating the mapped <br />watershed boundaries. Due to other ongoing comprehensive planning land use research, <br />watershed boundary mapping is not proposed to be considered at this time. <br />Options 1, 2, and 3 were discussed with the Planning Board. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct economic impact. Staff time has been accounted for <br />in the departmental budget. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the proposed text <br />amendments (Option 2) be referred to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be <br />returned to the County Board of Commissioners no sooner than February 6, 2007. <br />v:s:'c>rnprehe:;;si: t NMIItiag v'dv;:v `b GPH%!7Pi;r; En:: Teri[ AlrOir;l"_ 1: .1 <br />