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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 43 <br /> 306F REVERE ROAD <br /> HILLSBOROUGH,NORTH CAROLINA 27278 <br /> ff <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO Orange County Planning Board <br /> CC: Craig Benedict, Planning Director <br /> FROM: Karen Lincoln, Planner III <br /> DATE: August 26, 1999 <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Text Amendments (Cane Creek Watershed). <br /> At the July 13, 1999, meeting the Planning Board had many questions regarding <br /> the proposed text amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and <br /> Orange County Subdivision Regulations to implement new watershed protection <br /> measures within Cane Creek watershed. The following lists questions posed by <br /> the board and staff response to those questions. <br /> 1. What is the total acreage that will be affected by the proposed changes to <br /> the zoning.ordinance? , <br /> Approximately 18,502 acres (90%) of the 20,227 acre watershed. is in <br /> Bingham and Cheeks Townships, Orange County. <br /> 2. What is typical acreage of existing properties in Cane Creek watershed? <br /> RANGE NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE TOTAL PERCENTAGE <br /> (ACRES) PROPERTIES OF TOTAL LOTS ACREAGE IN OF TOTAL <br /> WS* ACREAGE <br /> 0 - 10 678 64% 2,500 16% <br /> 10+ - 20 187 18% 2,503 15% <br /> 20+ - 50 103 10°10 3,296 19% <br /> 50+ - 100 49 5% 3,422 20% <br /> >100 35 3% 5,163 31% <br /> TOTALS: 1052 100% 16,884 100% <br /> * Represents about 80%of the watershed area and does not include OWASA owned <br /> property,Alamance County.parcels, and a limited number of Bingham Twp.Parcels <br /> located along the northern township border or parcels with significant area outside <br /> the watershed. <br />