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1� <br /> � <br /> & <br /> 4 /� 1 <br /> /~/ MINUTES ��� <br /> 0aAmGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ���^ <br /> k <br /> U 7 October 18, 19$3 <br /> 9 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Tues- <br /> day, October 18, 1983 at 7"30 p.m. in the Courtroom of the Old Post Office <br /> Building, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <br /> Commissioners Present: Richard E. Whitted, Chair, and Commissioners Ben <br /> Lloyd, Shirley E. Marshall, Norman Walker and Don Willboit. <br /> A. BOARD C0m3aaa <br /> Commissioner nbitted noted he had an announcement to make. <br /> Commissioner Wlllboit requested a Fire Ordinance Permit be added to the <br /> agenda. <br /> B. 8DIIE0Co COMMENTS <br /> 1. Matters on the Printxu5 Agenda <br /> There were no comments. <br /> 2. Mattero-ooI-oo-1bu:_Frioted AZmoan <br /> There were no comments. <br /> C. ITEMS FD8 BOARD DECISION <br /> l. Rc=maiLezation of Caxzuuz" ` ' °,� '" ^,"^' " be-aedimeotxtjQn <br /> and Erosion Control Ordinance (see pages foc this Ordinance) <br /> Mr. Steve Rose, Member, Carrboro Board of Aldermen and Chair of the <br /> Carrboro Water Quality Task Force, stated that in Carrboro's extraterritorial <br /> juziadiotiuo/ two-thirds of University Lake plus the surrounding shore line is <br /> in the planning jurisdiction. Carrboro also has the minority portion of the <br /> watershed under zoning control. To the extent that Carrboro has made the com- <br /> mitment to adopt other portions of the plan, it has contributed, for the sake <br /> of the community, tax dollars. One of the trade-offs this report makes is <br /> limitation of density in the watershed in order to protect the drinking water <br /> supply which reduces the value of the tax base that would have been Cncz6ozo's, <br /> He requested the Board keep in perspective that to the extent the County is <br /> requested to participate in the enforcement of this plan, it must first be done <br /> by state law, and secondly, Carrboro is contributing more funds in this waters- <br /> shed than any government entity. This Ordinance affects the drinking water of <br /> 60,000 people now and possibly 120,000 Orange County residents in the future. <br /> mz. Rose presented the Board with a partial comprehensive approach to protect <br /> the watershed which Carrboro has approved. The zoning map and land use <br /> ordinance have been amended. But, because it all works together, the effective <br /> date for completing everything is when the County adopts the sedimentation and <br /> control portion of the ordinance. <br /> Attorney Mike Brough noted some concerns: <br /> (1) Section 2.1 4- the ~^proposal specifies additional requirements for <br /> one part of the County, and the expansion of enforcement necessary would place <br /> considerable pressure on County personnel, however, an enormous new burden is <br /> not expected; (2) a definition of tracts suggest enforcement will be <br /> substantially different from County enforcement basis which is by tax audit; <br /> (3) relative to the exclusions within the University Lake watershed, this item <br /> supplies an exception from the requirement to get a permit. Under minor <br /> circumstances there is no need to come in for a permit at all; (4) general <br /> requirements - Section 6,1 calls for approval of an erosion control plan for <br /> every land disturbing activity with more than 10,000 square feet. The County <br />