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20 <br /> Disadvantages <br /> Adoption of significantly more restrictive regulations pending completion of a <br /> technical study is inconsistent with the approach to watershed protection used by <br /> Orange County in the past. <br /> Orange County has received no data specific to Cane Creek which indicates a need <br /> for interim standards. <br /> - An average of 8 lots per year have been approved through the Minor Subdivision <br /> process since 1985. Up to five lots can be created with a Minor Subdivision. Since <br /> ULW Standards allow five 2-acre lots to be created before the five acre lot size <br /> applies, it is anticipated that all Minor Subdivisions would be subject to a only a <br /> two-acre minimum. Therefore interim standards would have no affect on Minor <br /> Subdivisions. <br /> Three Major Subdivisions have been approved in the Cane Creek Watershed since <br /> 1985, containing an average of 63 acres and 24 lots. Each lot averages 2.7 acres. <br /> Given this trend, one could expect one major subdivision within the next two years, <br /> the time frame within which it is expected that the Cane Creek study will be <br /> completed and recommendations prepared. <br /> If interim standards were adopted, then the "average" subdivision described above <br /> could contain five 2.7-acre lots and ten five-acre lots could be created on the <br /> remainder of the tract, for a total of 15 lots. <br /> Thus it is expected that interim standards would result in nine fewer lots being <br /> created in the watershed than would otherwise occur. The restrictiveness of the 5- <br /> acre interim standard and its impact on individual property owners in disproportional <br /> to the benefit to water quality. <br /> The property-owners in Cane Creek Watershed will not use the water which will be <br /> protected in large part by density restrictions on their land. <br /> 9. Given the location of Treyburn, what advantages and disadvantages result from <br /> establishment of a two-acre lot size standard in Little River Watershed? <br /> Wastewater and stormwater from the Treyburn development is pumped out of the watershed, <br /> and it is the opinion of the Durham County staff that there is little impact on the quality of <br /> water in the Little River Reservoir. (Refer to Memorandum from Dave Stancil to <br /> Commissioner Alice Gordon dated October 28, 1994, and distributed with the November 1, <br /> 1993 Board of Commissioners Agenda) <br /> Advantages <br /> The two-acre minimum lot size is recommended by a technical study prepared by <br /> Camp Dresser and McKee for Durham. Adoption of recommendations put forth by <br />