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1 2 "If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything." 3 Samuel L. Clemens 4 5 - - - -- Original Message---- - 6 From: janelsextonp_g ail.co j ailto:ianelsexto�ail.co ] 7 Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 11:12 AM 8 To: ALL _BOCC_ MANAGER _CLERK; jane1sextg2ff_g ail.co 9 Subject: Impervious surface 10 11 From: Janel Sexton 12 Phone Number: 919 - 942 -2229 13 Message: 14 Dear County Commissioners: 15 1 am writing to express my extreme frustration with Orange County's 16 policy regarding the restrictions placed on impervious surfaces. I live on a 10 acre lot and have 17 nothing in my backyard - -and am so severely restricted that I am left with hardly any "impervious 18 allowance" to even put in a patio. As a result my family, including my 4 children, has little 19 opportunity to enjoy our backyard, as it is mostly mud and weeds. We would like for you to 20 approve the use of pervious pavers so we have more options in which to develop our backyard 21 space. 22 Thank you, 23 Dr. Sexton 24 25 Dear Mr. Benedict, 26 Thank you for your responsiveness. We have begun the process of meeting with a landscaper, 27 and are trying to come up with a plan that will work. 28 We appreciate any help you can offer. We are on lot #7, at the end of Whirlaway Ln. The back 29 of our lot borders Dairyland Rd. 30 We would hope to have the option of putting in a pool someday, and are open to wood decking, 31 but we'd sure like to have a patio with space for a table and chairs, and also for our children to 32 ride around on a hard surface. 33 Thank you, 34 Janet 35 36 37 On 3/1/13 2:05 PM, "Craig Benedict" <c enedictp_orangecountync.gov> wrote: 38 39 1 have done some research on your property and subdivision and although I presently do not 40 have the solution, I wanted to let you know that my office is working on it. These impervious 41 rules were a mandate from the state, so our interpretations cannot stray too far from their 42 standards. It does make sense what your request is and I will endeavor to make it work. 43 Thank you for your patience. 44 45 Craig N. Benedict, AICP 46 47 Janet Sexton added that she has submitted a letter and a report stating that the state 48 accepts the pervious pavers. She referenced property photographs and a hydrology report 49 from the Orange County GIS website. She asked that the pavers be accepted as pervious, or 50 for a variance to be granted to allow for continued development of the property with a pool.