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035 <br /> D ce) <br /> OR AN G E C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 26, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # 4 a <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 6.23. 11 Watershed Protection Overlay Districts <br /> (Administration) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING x Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Mary Willis <br /> Proposed amendment Extension 2583 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough-732-8181 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill -967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed <br /> amendment which would authorize the Board of <br /> Adjustment to grant variances to allow the use of <br /> septic easements in watersupply watersheds. <br /> BACKGROUND On November 13, 1995, the Board of Adjustment <br /> considered a variance request for a septic <br /> easement. The lot in question contained 10 acres <br /> Because the lot was part of a plat which was <br /> exempt from subdivision regulations, a soils <br /> analysis was not required prior to creation of <br /> the lot. It has been determined by Environmental <br /> Health that the lot does not contain soils <br /> suitable for septic disposal. A residence cannot <br /> be build on the Freshwater parcel unless <br /> wastewater disposal can occur on an easement on <br /> the adjacent parcel. <br /> Article 6.23.8 (Watershed Protection Overlay <br /> Districts - Water Supply/Wastewater Disposal) of <br /> the Zoning Ordinance prohibits the use of off- <br /> site septic easements in all water supply <br /> watersheds. Article 6.23. 11 (Watershed <br />