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20 <br /> 1 Commissioner Yuhasz said that it could be approved as a conditional use and not as a <br /> 2 use by right. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz <br /> 5 to refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to <br /> 6 the BOCC no sooner than April 17, 2012 BOCC regular meeting; and adjourn the public hearing <br /> 7 until April 17, 2012 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and <br /> 8 any submitted written comments. <br /> 9 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 10 <br /> 11 7. Unified Development Ordinance(UDO) Text Amendments-To review government- <br /> 12 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO to revise several Sections pertaining to <br /> 13 stormwater. These amendments are required by the State of North Carolina to meet the <br /> 14 Falls Lake and Jordan Lake New Development Rules. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Stormwater Resource Officer Terry Hackett made a PowerPoint presentation. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Unified Development Ordinance <br /> 21 Proposed Text Amendments <br /> 22 Stormwater Requirements for <br /> 23 New Development <br /> 24 (UDO/Zoning 2012-08) <br /> 25 February 27, 2012 <br /> 26 Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> 27 Item C.7 <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Purpose <br /> 30 Modify stormwater development standards to meet the state required Falls Lake and Jordan <br /> 31 Lake New Development stormwater rules. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Background <br /> 34 ➢ Both Falls Lake and Jordan Lake considered polluted due to excessive nutrient input <br /> 35 ➢ Nutrients include Nitrogen and Phosphorous <br /> 36 ➢ Stormwater runoff is one of the major sources <br /> 37 ➢ The State designated both lakes/watersheds as Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW) <br /> 38 ➢ State legislature required new rule making, mandating nutrient reductions entering lakes <br /> 39 Jordan Lake Rules became effective...August 11, 2009 <br /> 40 Falls Lake Rules became effective...January 15, 2011 <br /> 41 ➢ Both rules require new development to meet nutrient limits in stormwater runoff <br /> 42 Significant Changes <br /> 43 ➢ Section 6.14.5 <br /> 44 Applicability <br /> 45 Based on land disturbance <br /> 46 ➢ Section 6.14.6 <br /> 47 Review Criteria <br /> 48 Includes peak flow, volume control and nutrient requirements <br /> 49 ➢ Section 6.14.7 <br />