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2 <br /> on each parcel. The amendment was initiated by a citizen of Orange County. <br /> b. Article 4.1 - Uses Permitted by Right in All Zoning Districts (telephone/fiber <br /> optic equipment) <br /> This amendment would allow cabinetized telephone/fiber optic equipment as a <br /> use permitted by right in all'zoning districts, with the provision that front <br /> setbacks may be reduced to 20 feet in the AR, R1 and RB districts provided <br /> that the equipment is screened from view by landscape materials. The <br /> proposed amendment was initiated by the Planning Staff in response to <br /> concerns expressed by Mebtel. <br /> c. Article 6.23 - Watershed Protection Overlay Districts (setbacks from streams <br /> and reservoirs) <br /> The proposed amendment responds to recent concerns raised by property <br /> owners in the vicinity of Lake Orange, and is summarized as follows: <br /> 1) Wells would be allowed in stream buffers; and <br /> 2) Nitrification fields would continue to be located 300 feet from reservoirs <br /> and outside of stream buffers. Septic tanks and pumps could be located <br /> 150 feet from the reservoir or outside of the strewn buffer. (The setback <br /> for structures is only 150 feet. It is often necessary or preferable to <br /> locate the tank in close proximity to the residence.); and <br /> 3) Existing development would be deemed conforming with respect to <br /> watershed standards; and <br /> 4) If destroyed, existing structures could be replaced in their current <br /> location provided that there is no increase in impervious surface and no <br /> increase in any existing encroachment into buffers or setbacks. <br /> 5) Setbacks and buffers for development on pre-existing lots could be <br /> reduced if all of the following criteria were met: <br /> a) The septic system is sized for no more than four bedrooms; and <br /> b) septic area and repair can be accommodated on 20,000 square feet <br /> or less; and <br /> c) encroachment into setbacks is necessary in order to build on the <br /> lot; and <br /> d) the relative location of the well, septic system and structure <br /> maximizes the degree of watershed protection which can be <br /> obtained while allowing development of the lot; and <br /> e) the amount of encroachment is the minimum that can be obtained <br /> while meeting the above criteria; and <br /> f) there are no existing water quality problems caused by <br /> malfunctioning septic systems within 300 feet of the reservoir. <br /> 6) The requirement that the Environmental Management Commission <br /> (EMC)approve major exemptions, as required by the State mandate, is <br />