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2 <br /> 1. Non-residential Zoning Lots Identified Since <br /> the August 23, 1993 Public Hearing <br /> Seven additional existing businesses have <br /> been identified in Little River and Cedar <br /> Grove Townships since the August public <br /> hearing. The attached Tables list all of the <br /> parcels proposed to be rezoned to a non- <br /> residential zoning district with the zoning <br /> of Little River and Cedar Grove Townships. <br /> The parcels number 80 or higher and indicated <br /> by an asterisk have been identified since the <br /> August 23, 1993 public hearing, and were <br /> presented for public hearing on November 22, <br /> 1993. <br /> 2. Standards Relating to Impervious Surface and <br /> BMPs <br /> The State mandate allows a non-residential <br /> impervious surface limit of 70% in a portion <br /> of WS-II watersheds without construction of <br /> detention ponds, provided that residential <br /> development in excess of 1 dwelling unit per <br /> acre does not occur. If residential density <br /> for any project exceeds 1 du/acre, then both <br /> residential and non-residential developments <br /> which exceed 12% impervious surface are <br /> required to construct detention ponds. <br /> When the proposed amendments were initially <br /> prepared, the presence of residential <br /> Transition Area within the Back Creek <br /> watershed was not taken into account. In <br /> order to allowed for continued development of <br /> the portion of the Transition Area west of <br /> Frazier Road, the following revisions to the <br /> proposed amendments are needed: <br /> 6.23.2 The maximum density specified <br /> for the Back Creek watershed <br /> would be changed from "1 <br /> du 140,000 square feet (.92 <br /> du/ac) " to "Maximum density is <br /> as permitted by the underlying <br /> zoning district. ". <br /> 6.23.3a1 Residential development would <br /> be subject to a 30% impervious <br /> surface limit, with BMPs <br /> required when impervious surface <br /> exceeds 12%. <br />