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f 3 Each variance request would result in additional staff time in preparing/presenting reports to the Board of Adjustment; and Each variance would be advertised in a local newspaper, at an estimated cost of $250. Over time, this cost alone could range from $12,500 (50 variances) to $17,500 (70 variances) . Board of Commissioners Action - May 17, 1994 At its meeting on May 17, the Board of Commissioners voted to delay a decision on the proposed amendment to consider the possibility of providing a distinction in the Zoning Ordinance between Class I and Class II reservoirs, and using that distinction as a basis for applying the proposed amendment to only to land surrounding Class I reservoirs. Reservoirs are defined as Class I, II or III in the NC Administrative Code Title 15A (Dept. of Environment, Health and Natural Resources) Subchapter 18C (Water Supplies) Sections .0100 through .2100 (Rules Governing Public Water Supplies) . Class I reservoirs are those from which water is directly drawn for treatment. Cane Creek is a Class I reservoir. Class II reservoirs are from which water is not drawn directly, but from a downstream reservoir or stream intake. Lake Orange is a Class II reservoir. Class III reservoirs serve a purpose such as flood control or the generation of electric power, in addition to serving as a raw water source. Requirements found in the Rules include standards related to lot size and septic system setbacks on land surrounding public water supplies. The same standards are applied to Class II reservoirs as are applied to Class I reservoirs. Neither the minimum watershed protection standards mandated by Division of Environmental Management nor the watershed standards considered or adopted by Orange County distinguish between Class I and Class II reservoirs for the purpose of determining the land use controls needed to protect water quality. From the standpoint of the State mandate, equal protection is provided to all reservoirs within watersheds of a particular classification (e.g. WS- II) , regardless of whether water is drawn directly from or downstream from any given reservoir. Similarly, it has always been the approach of the County to provide equal protection to all water supplies by applying development standards to all land area upstream from a water supply. The water supply itself may be a stream intake or reservoir. The upstream area where the land use-related watershed protection measures are required may include upstream reservoirs such as Lake Orange. RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the designation of a