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—Add text to Zoning Ordinance regarding hypothetical "Upper Eno above McGowan Creek" reservoir, or —Delete Critical Area associated with this reservoir from overlay on maps —Additionally, text should be added to the Zoning Ordinance to specifically protect a %2 mile buffer from the centerline of the Upper Eno River and Seven Mile Creek •Recent developments in other jurisdictions suggest the County should take the map changes through the formal procedure to amend the Land Use Element Map and the Zoning Atlas •Amend the Critical Area watershed overlay district boundaries on the Land Use Element Map and Zoning Atlas •Notification in accordance with Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance Suggesting placement on the February 2010 Quarterly Public Hearing agenda Commissioner Yuhasz asked that when staff looks at areas to be added to the primary service area, if it includes most if not all of the area that is going to be removed from the Water Quality Critical Area. He does not understand why the area that is east of the 85/70 connector is being suggested for removal from the primary service area. Perdita Holtz said that the existing County plans (the Land Use Element map and the small area plan) do not contemplate anything other than AR in that area east of the connector. Discussion ensued about utilities. Commissioner Yuhasz said that it does not make sense to him that they would allow utilities on one side of the road and not the other. Craig Benedict said that one of the reasons for that is that the land use plan did not show an urbanizing area on one side of the road. The actual boundary agreement was not in sync with the land use plan, so some of the corrections are to make it in sync with the land use plan. Regarding the 70/85 connector, he said that it would be difficult to service because it is flowing farther east towards the Eno and not towards the Efland area. He said that this area will be highlighted as a decision point. Commissioner Pelissier said that it looks like most of the acreage proposed to be taken out is not within the Efland-Mebane SAP except the portion in the critical watershed. She asked if this was not in the SAP because it was in the critical watershed and Craig Benedict said yes and that the County did not designate any areas of urban growth if it was in a critical area. Commissioner Jacobs said that he thought that the 70 expressway was used as a dividing line and just east of the soccer center could not be a service area due to gravity. He said that it looks as if it was added back. Craig Benedict said that there is a super regional lift station that Mebane has installed and this will be able to handle a lot of sewage flow and development in this service area. Commissioner Jacobs asked about Attachments 4 and 5. He said that it looks like the Tree Creek and Rocky Run that flow directly into Seven Mile Creek and the Eno River are not going to be protected. Craig Benedict said that it is still the intent to protect these areas. Commissioner Jacobs said that if this is going to public hearing, it may confuse people and he would hope that what they just discussed would be reflected in the maps. Commissioner Gordon said that it is not clear what the specific changes are that are being proposed. She asked that the maps in the attachments be made clearer.