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27 <br />Cons <br />• Added cost. <br />• Added time for permit submittal. <br />ORC COMMENTS: <br />• Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) met to review this item on January 9, 2013. <br />• Made several recommendations to address identified concerns. <br />• Modifications incorporated by staff. <br />• ORC expressed need for guidance from BOCC on proposed modifications to Section <br />2.4.1. <br />OPTIONS — Section 2.4.1: <br />— Option A: Leave as is — no change. (i.e. Only properties in the University Lake <br />Watershed impacted). <br />— Option B: Amend section as suggested requiring all watershed overlay districts <br />with a 6% impervious surface limit be treated the same (i.e. professional site <br />plan). <br />— Option C: Eliminate requirement all together and require professionally prepared <br />site plans only when stormwater thresholds are exceeded. <br />STAFF COMMENTS: <br />• Proposed amendments make existing regulations easier to follow /understand what is <br />required. <br />• Proposal provides appropriate references to stormwater standards. <br />• Contradictions are eliminated. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />1. Receive the proposed amendments. <br />2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br />the proposed amendments. <br />3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br />returned to the BOCC in time for the May 7, 2013 BOCC regular meeting. <br />4. Adjourn the public hearing until May 7, 2013 in order to receive and accept the Planning <br />Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br />