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" ,}11111bZ3 Original Nov. 24, 1981 Revised Dec. 1, 1981 Proposed Watershed Zoning Amendments Revised Jan. 18, 1981 Revised Nay 6, 3,981 Public Hearing :lay 24, 1081 4.2.26 RESERVED 4.2.27 Protected Watershed II (Pti-II) District a) Intent It is the intent of Orange County to regulate the uses of land and structues in watersheds which drain to reservoirs sunoly- ing drinking water to the people of :/range County. The quality of water in these water supply watersheds can he affected by the activities of man including farming, construction of highways and rural subdivisions and the growth of towns and industrial development. Types of water pollutants resulting from these activities include sediment, bacterial contamisation. heavy metals, synthetic organic compounds and low-level radioactivity. A '.ask force appointed by the County Comnissicners has studied the problems of water pollution. They have documented their findings in a report entitled Report of the Orange Count, Water Resources Task Force arid dated say, 1981. That statsnent of oroblpms and needs is included by reference. The intent of the Protected. Watershed II (PT-II) district is to apply a set of regulations for watershed protection to portions of water- supply watersheds in the County which are oresently mostly undeveloped and where it is desireable to maintain the rural undeveloped character of the watershed in the future. b) application Criteria The ProtectedWatershed II (PW-II) district is established as a district which overlays other zoning districts established in this ordinance. The new use of any land or any new structure within the Protected Watershed II (PW-II) district shall comply with use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well as the requirements of the P7-II district. 1. This district will be applied to all protected water supply watersheds kr the Land Use Plan, in areas designated in the Land Use Plan as agricultural residential in protected watersheds.