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~~~ 3 4 5 6 7 9 ~o ~~ ~~ 13 14 ~5 16 17 ~~ ~9 ~~ Z1 2~ 23 24 25 2~ 27 2S 29 3U 3~ 3Z 33 34 35 36 37 3~ 39 4~ 4~ 42 43 44 45 46 47 4~ 49 5D ~~~ ~~ GabriellaTal president of Qrange County for ~~ years} Email fron~ Jeanne Brawn Fram~ "gkneeb~aol.cam" ~gkneeb~aol~cam~ Date: ~lon, 2S Feb 20 ~ ~ p3:ofi.0~ -050" Subject: Thoughts on Unified Development Ordinance from southern Chapel Hill Orange County Commissioners: I he purpose of my letter is to express my concerns regarding the currently proposed Unified Development Ordinance JUDO} which will be discussed tonight, My family and I live in southern Chapel Hill, outside of the town limits. Our neighborhood is bordered by a large property that is zoned for low density residential use due to its inclusion in the Jordan Lake watershed district. There are many such properties in sauthern Orange County. [t is properties, like the one bordering our neighborhood, that maintain the rural character of the county and continue to provide protection to the water resources that are important to our growing community. At present, Jordan Lake is out of compliance with federal water quality regulations. Df major concern is the [and-use water pollution in areas such as the Haw watershed district --which includes southern Chapel Hill and sauthern Orange County. Given this situation, it is important that all new legislation include the strongest protections far sensitive watershed properties. I am concerned about the apparent lack of verbiage in this document to profect the watershed areas. This has been mentioned in the resolution presented to you by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen !anticipate that the Town of Chapel Hill will express similar concerns, l am also concerned about the uncertainty that the new conditional zones will place on homeowners and neighborhoods. Then purchasing homes, my husband and [have always abided by the "Caveat emptar"Buyer Beware} motto. while we understand that there are times when rezoning of a property maybe necessary, we feel that a robust public process should always be part of rezoning to insure that fair decisions are made. Laws and processes established by county and town officials should provide far a process that is objective and inclusive. [t appears that there are many instances in which the currently proposed UDD may favor developers and would exclude Public input. For my family, neighbors and me, that is unacceptable, It appears thatthe UDD needs further consideration and amendment before it meets the standards to which it should be held.