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O R A N G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 28, 1994 Action Agenda Item # 0 . L. d SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT Article 6.24 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal (NEW) Article 8.8.27 Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems (NEW) DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING _X—Yes No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Willis Extension 2583 Proposed Amendment TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough-732-8181 Durham -688-7331 Mebane -227-2031 Chapel Hill -967-9251 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to incorporate applicable provisions of the Orange County Water and Sewer Policy into the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. BACKGROUND: Land-use related provisions of the existing Water and Sewer Policy which are proposed to be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance. These provisions relate to the circumstances under which water and/or sewer lines may be extended, and to the use of alternative wastewater treatment systems. The proposed amendments do not represent any substantive change to requirements currently in effect through the Water and Sewer Policy. The Ordinance Review Committee reviewed the proposed amendment on January 19, 1994. The size restriction on water and sewer lines extended into the Rural Buffer was raised as an issue. The Water and Sewer Policy allows extensions into the Rural Buffer to serve an essential public facility or remedy a public health emergency. However, the line may be sized for that purpose only. The Ordinance Review Committee expressed concern with the size restrictions, indicating that the provision may be too restrictive, and that there could be circumstances where installation of a larger line would in the long run be more beneficial. This issue must be addressed in the Water and Sewer Policy itself in order to be