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ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDATION 10 <br /> Orange County Zoning Ordinance <br /> 6.23.10 APPLICABILITY <br /> c) Existing Lots <br /> Stream buffers as required by Article 6.23.7, and setbacks for septic systems as' <br /> required by Article 6.23.8 may be reduced to .the extent necessary to allow <br /> development of the lot, provided that all of the following criteria are met: <br /> 1. The septic system is sized to serve no more than four bedrooms; and <br /> 2. The septic. tank, drainfield and repair area (where required) can. be <br /> accommodated on 20,000 square feet of area or less;..and <br /> 3. The Orange County Planning Staff, in consultation with Orange County <br /> Environmental Health and/or the Orange County Engineer has determined <br /> that encroachment of the structure into the: stream buffer and/or <br /> encroachment, of the septic system or repair area into the stream buffer <br /> or reservoir setback is necessary in :order to provide adequate area for <br /> septic disposal and repair while maintaining required separations between <br /> wells, septic systems, structures and property lines; and . <br /> 4. The Orange County Planning Staff, in consultation with Orange County <br /> Environmental . Health and/or the Orange County Engineer, has <br /> determined that the relative locations of the well, septic system and <br /> structure maximize the amount of watershed protection that can -be <br /> achieved while allowing development of the lot. Generally, an exception <br /> to setbacks for repair area is preferable to-an exception for the initial <br /> septic system, and encroachment of structures or gravity septic systems <br /> into the_setback is preferable to the installation of a septic system pump. <br /> 5. The amount of encroachment into the stream or reservoir buffer is the <br /> minimum amount which can be obtained while meeting the above criteria. <br /> g:W ctamend\canecrklzamend_n.doc110-6-99W <br />