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4 <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE/PLAN AMENDMENT <br /> ORDINANCE/PLAN: Zoning -Ordinance <br /> REFERENCE: Article 6 . 23 . 4 - Impervious Surface Regulated in Protected <br /> .Watersheds <br /> Article 6 . 24 . 6 - Impervious Surface' Regulated in Water <br /> Quality Critical Areas <br /> Article 6 . 25. 4 - Impervious Surface Regulated [ULW] <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: _X_Staff Planning Board BOCC X Citizen <br /> Other: <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: _X_High Middle Low <br /> PUBLIC HEARING DATE: May 24 , 1993 <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT <br /> To provide a method of satisfying the impervious surface ratios <br /> required in protected watersheds. <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES <br /> In November, 1984 , Orange County's watershed protection standards <br /> were updated. Included among the revisions were changes to required <br /> impervious surface ratios. The schedule of ratios adopted in 1984 is <br /> contained in Table 6. 23 . 4 and were revised based on the recommendations <br /> of TJCOG. <br /> One year later, another amendment was adopted to address the <br /> difficulties experienced by some property owners in meeting the ratios <br /> contained in Table 6. 23 . 4 . Provisions were added which would permit <br /> individual property owners to apply for a modification of the impervious <br /> surface ratios. The specific provisions applicable to such situations <br /> are contained in Article 8 . 8 . 26 . <br /> One situation which prompted the amendment was that of the Orange <br /> Grove Volunteer Fire Department. In June of 1985, the Board of <br /> Adjustment had denied a request by the Fire Department for a variance of <br /> the impervious surface ratio and percentage of undisturbed area <br /> applicable in Cane Creek Watershed. The subsequent amendment which added <br /> Article 8 . 8 . 26 did nothing to assist the Fire Department in terms of its <br /> expansion plans. <br /> Near the end of 1990, the situation involving the Orange Grove Fire <br /> Department was brought to the attention of the Planning Department <br /> again. Representatives of the Fire Department asked the Planning Staff <br /> to review its plans to determine if anything could be done which would <br /> permit the expansion. After considerable study, two alternatives were <br /> suggested. The first alternative involved amending the ordinance <br /> provisions to allow a waiver of impervious surface ratios for <br /> governmental protective and emergency service agencies. The second <br />