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35 <br />DRAFT <br />154 parcel of property. Its main purpose is to identify for health, in advance of their applying for a septic permit, what <br />155 areas can and cannot support a septic system. We use that process, that document that we produce using aerial <br />156 photography to identify these types of issues. <br />157 <br />158 Pete Hallenbeck: My experience has been that if you can get the idea across to people to go talk to the County first <br />159 you can avoid a lot of headaches and they will help you understand these Ordinances and help you work through <br />160 the numbers and look at the options. <br />161 <br />162 Michael Harvey: We've had a lot of success with the site assessment. People don't like to do it but when they find <br />163 that its free and find that we identify issues before they go spending money, they seem to be somewhat happier but <br />164 they still don't like the notion, it ultimately down to `it's my property, I'll do what I want' and unfortunately that's not <br />165 viable opinion to have in an age when zoning and land use issues are at the forefront of regulation. <br />166 <br />167 Lisa Stuckey: I can envision a person who is under the limits and goes forward and then slowly but surely they <br />168 landscape more and more over years. <br />169 <br />170 Michael Harvey: It's not a cumulative issue. Impervious surface is a cumulative issue but land disturbance is not. <br />171 Having said that if you are required to adhere to an approved stormwater management plan and disturb property <br />172 invalidating that plan, you will have to take appropriate measures to address compliance with our regulations. <br />173 <br />174 Pete Hallenbeck: There's the incremental project where you add impervious surface and there's the incremental <br />175 project where all the disturbed area from your previous project is grown over, has grass, is good and you're <br />176 disturbing a new area and those are different things. <br />177 <br />178 Michael Harvey: Right, you may recall when Terry Hackett appeared before you last April, different types of land <br />179 cover have different levels of credit for stormwater. A forest has the best and grass is not bad but it is the worst you <br />180 can have because it is just grassy field. As we continue to move forward, these regulations are going to become <br />181 somewhat more cumbersome. There are going to be more impacts on property owners and ability to develop <br />182 property and unfortunately this is the direction we are headed. <br />183 <br />184 MOTION: made by Tony Blake to accept the Planning Department's recommendation for Option C. Seconded by <br />185 Buddy Hartley. <br />186 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />187 <br />188 <br />189 AGENDA ITEM 8: COMMITTEEIADVISORY BOARD REPORTS <br />190 <br />191 a) Board of Adjustment <br />192 b) Orange Unified Transportation <br />193 <br />194 Members and staff had some general discussion regarding cell towers. <br />195 <br />196 <br />197 AGENDA ITEM 9: ADJOURNMENT <br />198 <br />199 MOTION: made by Lisa Stuckey to adjourn. Seconded by Tony Blake. <br />200 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />rd <br />