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196 <br /> LAW OFFICES <br /> COLEMAN, GLEDHILL & HARGRAVE ALONZO BROWN COLEMAN,JR. <br /> GEOFFREY E.GLEDHILL <br /> 1'9 E. IRYCiN STREET DOUGLAS HARGRAVE <br /> P.O.DRAWER 1529 KIM K.STEFFAN <br /> HILLSBOROUGH,NORTH CAROLINA 27278 May 14 , 1993 JANET B.DUTTON <br /> (919)732-2196 <br /> FAX(919)732-7997 <br /> Mr. Marvin Collins <br /> Planning Director <br /> Orange County Planning Department <br /> Post Office Box 8181 <br /> Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br /> RE: Impervious Surface Requirements and Conservation <br /> Easements <br /> Dear Marvin: <br /> I have reviewed the proposed language for new Section <br /> 6 .23 . 4 .b. of the Zoning Ordinance that accompanied the referenced <br /> ordinance amendment abstract for the May 24, 1993 Planning Public <br /> Hearing. The new subsection will permit the use of land subject <br /> to a conservation easement in the calculation of impervious <br /> surface limitations . As a threshold matter, there is a policy <br /> issue which should be highlighted in the abstract and identified <br /> in the staff presentation during the public hearing. That issue <br /> is : Should Orange County take title to conservation easements to <br /> enable the further development of private land? You and I <br /> haven't discussed this issue because it hadn't occurred to me <br /> that the conservation agreements would involve the County. <br /> Rather, I envisioned the agreement to be between two private land <br /> owners . As a practical matter, however, the agreements must <br /> involve the County because of the limitations contained in the <br /> relevant enabling legislation. <br /> With respect to the ordinance amendment itself, the examplf <br /> contained in the second paragraph of paragraph b. needs to be <br /> revised. A person planning 5500 square feet of impervious <br /> surface on a 40, 000 square foot lot will need a conservation <br /> agreement covering 5833 square feet of land rather than 700 <br /> square feet. (5500 square feet is 12% of 45, 833 square feet. ) <br /> With this letter is an insert containing two paragraphs to. <br /> be added to new subsection b. to insure that the conservation <br /> agreement accomplishes its purpose. <br /> Very t ly yours , <br /> rey E Gledhill <br /> GEG/lsg <br /> Enclosure <br />