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1 A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br /> 2 Commissioner Insko, to 'refer this item to the Planning Board to <br /> 3 be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than January <br /> 4 17, 1995. <br /> 5 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 6 <br /> 7 1. Amendments Related to Watershed Protection Overlay <br /> 8 Districts <br /> 9 b. Article 6.23 .7b - Permitted Use in Stream Buffers <br /> 10 C. Article 6. 23 .8 - Water Supply/Sewage Disposal <br /> 11 Facilities <br /> 12 d. Article 6.23.10a - Applicability/Existing <br /> 13 Development <br /> 14 e. Article 6.23 . 10c - Applicability/Existing Lots <br /> 15 f. Article 6.23.11 - Administration <br /> 16 Items C1 (b-f) were presented by Mary Willis in order <br /> 17 to receive citizen comments on proposed amendments which would <br /> 18 allow for the reduction of setbacks adjacent to streams and <br /> 19 reservoirs to the extent necessary to allow development of an <br /> 20 existing lot of record. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR PLANNING <br /> 23 BOARD <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Commissioner Willhoit requested statistics on the frequency <br /> 26 of pump failures and on the length of time between failure and <br /> 27 completion of repairs. The localized effect from leaking tanks <br /> 28 and/or nitrification fields needs to be considered. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Mary Willis indicated that she would request this <br /> 31 information from the Health Department and forward to the <br /> 32 Commissioners. She commented that current Health Department <br /> 33 standards require the septic tank and nitrification field to be <br /> 34 100 feet from the reservoir which exceeds the state standards. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Kent Scott indicated that each pump is equipped with an <br /> 37 alarm which sounds when there is a failure. This is intended to <br /> 38 immediately advise homeowners of the failure of their system. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 QUESTIONS AND/OR COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS <br /> 41 <br /> 42 MOLLIE S. JOHNSON, a Lake Orange homeowner, thanked the <br /> 43 Orange County Planning Staff, Health Department and Board of <br /> 44 Adjustment for their work on this project. She urged that these <br /> 45 amendments be approved. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 GARY LUBARSKY, a Lake Orange homeowner, spoke in support of <br /> 48 these proposed amendments. He indicated that on January 1, 1994 <br /> 49 the existing structures and undeveloped lots on Lake Orange <br /> 50 became non-compliant. Property owners were upset about the <br /> 51 prospect of being required to use the Board of Adjustment process <br /> 52 with the resultant fees included. He believes that these proposed <br />