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12 <br />ATTACHMENT 1 — COUNTY AND STATE <br />IMPERVIOUS SURFACE LIMITS: <br />Watershed <br />Overlay District <br />Impervious Surface Limits — <br />Residential <br />Impervious Surface Limits — <br />Non - residential <br />State Allowanoes <br />University Lake — <br />6% <br />6% <br />Low Density Option: <br />Protected <br />Lots existin g p rior to April 2, <br />Lots existin g p rior to April 2, 1990 <br />6% limit with minimum lot size <br />(STATE <br />1990 subject to sliding scale — <br />subject to sliding scale — See <br />of 1 acre <br />Classified WS -II <br />See Section 4.2.5.2 of LIDO <br />Section 4.2.5.2 of LIDO <br />OR <br />Watershed Area) <br />Density in this area is limited to <br />Density in this area is limited to 1 <br />® 12% limit with minimum lot size <br />1 dwelling unit for every 5 acres <br />dwelling unit for every 5 acres of <br />of 2 acres. <br />of property. <br />property. <br />Certain parcels in existence <br />Certain parcels in existence prior <br />High Density Option: 2 <br />prior to October 2, 1989 qualify <br />to October 2, 1989 qualify for a <br />If new development exceeds low <br />for a density bonus of a <br />density bonus of a maximum of 5 <br />density option, engineered <br />maximum of 5 dwelling units for <br />dwelling units for every 2 acres of <br />stormwater controls required with <br />every 2 acres of property with <br />property with any future <br />development limited to either 24% <br />any future development being <br />development being held to the 1 <br />to 30% impervious surface area 3 <br />held to the 1 unit for 5 acre <br />unit for 5 acre density limit. <br />A of 10% of the <br />density limit. <br />maximum <br />watershed outside of a Critical <br />Area can be developed up to 70% <br />impervious with a structural BMP. <br />University Lake — <br />6% <br />6% <br />SAME AS ABOVE <br />Critical <br />Lots existing prior to April 2, <br />Lots existing prior to April 2, 1990 <br />(STATE <br />1990 subject to sliding scale — <br />subject to sliding scale — See <br />Classified WS-11 <br />See Section 4.2.5.2 of LIDO <br />Section 4.2.5.2 of UDO <br />Watershed Area) <br />Density in this area is limited to <br />Density in this area is limited to 1 <br />1 dwelling unit for every 5 acres <br />dwelling unit for every 5 acres of <br />of property. <br />property. <br />Certain parcels in existence <br />Certain parcels in existence prior <br />prior to October 2, 1989 qualify <br />to October 12, 1989 qualify for a <br />for a density bonus of a <br />density bonus of a maximum of 5 <br />maximum of 5 dwelling units for <br />dwelling units for every 2 acres of <br />every 2 acres of property with <br />property with any future <br />any future development being <br />development being held to the 1 <br />held to the 1 unit for 5 acre <br />unit for 5 acre density limit. <br />density limit. <br />1 Property within the University Lake Protected and Critical Watershed Protection Overlay Districts is also located <br />within the Rural Buffer (RB) general use zoning district. In developing the RB zoning district, which was done prior <br />to the development and adoption of Watershed Overlay standards, the County chose to require a 2 acre minimum <br />lot size. We then chose to impose the more restrictive impervious surface limit in an effort to ensure the <br />protection of the Chapel Hill /Carrboro water source. <br />Z There was a conscious decision made as reflected in the Joint Planning Land Use Plan, Joint Planning Land Use <br />Plan Agreement, and adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan to keep the area within the RB zoning district at a low <br />density. Changing this policy will require the amendment of the aforementioned document(s). Non - residential <br />development(s) are held to the 6% impervious surface limit. <br />3 Critical areas, under high density, are limited to 24% while protected areas are limited to 30% impervious surface. <br />