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2 On October 18, 1993, the Planning Board considered the proposed amendments and recommended approval of the amendments presented at public hearing on August 23, 1993, with the following changes: (see attached Comments and Issues for discussion). 1. Adopt a new sliding scale for impervious surface ratios to apply to all existing and new lots in WS-II and WS-III watershed • (except for new lots in UNIV-PW and UNIV-CA). The proposed scale would require a 12% impervious surface limit for one-acre lots, and 10.5% for two-acre lots, and 6.0% for lots five acres or more. 2. Where the minimum lot size is 40,000 square feet (excluding right-of-way), require also that the minimum lot area inclusive of right-of-way be a full acre (43,560). 3. Reduce the proposed minimum lot size in the Flat River Watershed to one acre. Maintain the 2-acre minimum lot size proposed in the Little River Watershed. 4. Increase the proposed minimum lot size in the portion of the Cane Creek Watershed outside of the critical Area from 40,000 square feet to 2 acres. 5. Eliminate the existing requirement that septic systems and structures be setback 300 feet and 150 feet, respectively, from streams in Critical Areas. Septic systems would be required to be located outside of any stream buffers, or 100' from the stream, whichever is farther. Structures must be located outside of the stream buffer. 6. Change the upper limit for non-residential impervious surface in WS-IV watersheds from 50% to 70% to correctly reflect the amount allowed by the State mandate. 7. Correct the definition of Critical Area in Article 22 to reflect a distance of 1/2 mile from the normal pool of the reservoir or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. 8. Other clarifications of and references to standards which are already in place. Differences between Planning Staff Recommendation and Planning Board Recommendation The only issue where the Planning Board action differed from the staff