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2 <br /> 2. Where the minimum lot size is 40,000 square feet(excluding right- <br /> of-way), require also that the minimum lot area inclusive of right- <br /> of-way be a full acre (43,560). <br /> 3. Reduce the proposed minimum lot size in the Flat River Watershed <br /> to one acre. Maintain the 2-acre minimum lot size proposed in the <br /> Little River Watershed. <br /> 4. Increase the proposed minimum lot size in the portion of the Cane <br /> Creek Watershed outside of the critical Area from 40,000 square <br /> feet to 2 acres. <br /> 5. Eliminate the existing requirement that septic systems and <br /> structures be setback 300 feet and 150 feet, respectively, from <br /> streams in Critical Areas. Septic systems would be required to be <br /> located outside of any stream buffers, or 100' from the stream, <br /> whichever is farther. Structures must be located outside of the <br /> stream buffer. <br /> 6. Change the upper limit for non-residential impervious surface in <br /> WS-IV watersheds from 50% to 70% to correctly reflect the <br /> amount allowed by the State mandate. <br /> 7. Correct the definition of Critical Area in Article 22 to reflect a <br /> distance of 1/2 mile from the normal pool of the reservoir or the <br /> ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less. <br /> 8. Other clarifications of and references to standards which are <br /> already in place. <br /> Differences between Planning Staff Recommendation and Planning Board <br /> Recommendation <br /> The only issue where the Planning Board action differed from the staff <br /> recommendation involved the sliding scale for impervious surface. The <br /> Planning Board was concerned that the sliding scale proposed by the <br /> Planning Staff allows fewer square feet of impervious surface in some <br /> cases as lot size increases. For example, 13,231 square feet of <br /> impervious surface would be allowed on a 4.5-acre lot, but only 11,761 <br /> square feet would be allowed on a 6.0 acre lot. The Planning Board <br /> proposed alternatives sliding scales to address the decrease in square <br /> footage on lots from 4.5 to 6.0 acres. <br /> November 1. 1993 Board of Commissioners Meeting <br /> The proposed amendments were presented to the Board of Commissioners <br />