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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts <br />Section 4.2:WatershedProtection <br />Watersupply Watershed Protection Act of 1989NCGS § 143-214.5. In accordance with <br />the State Mandate, 13 Watershed Protection District Overlays, as listed in the table in <br />subsection (D), are hereby established. <br />(C)Areas designated as “Critical Area” under the Orange County designation are hereby <br />established using the following criteria: <br />(1)The land area in the Upper Eno watershed (straight line distance) within one-half <br />mile of the normal pool elevation (NPE), or nearest available contour line used <br />for the calculation, of an existing Class I or Class II reservoir or proposed water <br />supply reservoir designated for protection, or the ridgeline of the sub-watershed, <br />whichever is less; and <br />(2)The land area within one-half mile on each side for an upstream distance of 2.5 <br />miles (straight line distance) of any fifth order or higher stream flowing into a <br />Class I reservoir, or the ridgeline of the sub-watershed, whichever is less; and <br />(3)The land area within one-half mile on each side of a fourth order or higher stream <br />flowing between any Class II and Class I reservoir; and <br />(4)The land area within one-half mile on each side for an upstream distance of 1.5 <br />miles (straight line distance) of a third or fourth order stream flowing directly into <br />any Class I reservoir; and <br />(5)The land area within one-half mile on each side for an upstream distance of 1.0 <br />mile (straight line distance) of a third or fourth order stream flowing into a fourth <br />order or higher stream that is within 1.0 miles (straight line distance) of a Class I <br />reservoir; and <br />(6)Any isolated areas within the overall critical area boundary that drain into any of <br />the streams listed above. <br />(7)Areas designated as Transition Areas on the Land Use Element Map of the <br />Orange County Comprehensive Planare excluded from designation as a Critical <br />Area, except for land areas located within one-half mile from the normal pool <br />elevation of a Class I reservoir. <br />(8)The land area north of the centerline of West Ten Road and west of the <br />centerline of the Interstate 85/U.S. 70 Connector is excluded from designation as <br />a Critical Area, except for land areas located within one-half mile from the normal <br />pool elevation of a Class I reservoir. <br />(D)The designation of “Protected” applies to areas of watersheds classified as WS-II, WSIII, <br />or WS-IV outside of areas designated as “Critical Area.” <br />(E)General Locations of Watershed ProtectionOverlay Districts <br />T4.2.2.E:WPOD <br />ABLE ATERSHED ROTECTIONVERLAY ISTRICTS <br />DGL <br />ISTRICTENERAL OCATION <br />University Lake Critical One-half mile from the normal pool elevationof University Lake, or to <br />UNIV-CA <br />Areathe ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. <br />University Lake <br />The portion of the drainage basin of University Lake not covered by <br />UNIV-PWProtected Watershed <br />UNIV-CA. <br />Overlay District <br />Cane Creek Critical Area One-half mile from the normal pool elevation of Cane Creek Reservoir, <br />CANE-CA <br />Overlay Districtor to the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. <br />Cane Creek Protected <br />The portion of the drainage basin of Cane Creek Reservoir not <br />CANE-PWWatershed Overlay <br />covered by CANE-CA. <br />District <br />One-half mile from the normal pool elevation, or to the ridgeline of the <br />watershed, whichever is less, of the following Class I reservoirs: <br />Upper Eno Critical Area <br />U-ENO-CACorporation Lake (538’ actual NPE, 540’ contour line used) and Lake <br />Overlay District <br />Ben Johnson (515’ NPE and contour line used). One-half mile (straight <br />line measurement) from the normal pool elevation, or to the ridgeline <br />Orange County, North Carolina –Unified Development Ordinance <br />Page 4-2 <br /> <br />