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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> 90 <br /> Meeting Date: February Action Agenda <br /> Item 41 AllgiLAL <br /> SUBJECT: REPORT - IMPERVIOUS SURFACE STANDARDS FOR WATERSHED <br /> PROTECTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning <br /> PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Report - Impervious Surface Marvin Collins - Extension 346 <br /> Standards for University TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Lake Watershed Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 of <br /> PURPOSE: To provide a the <br /> recommended impervious <br /> Watershed. <br /> BACKGROUND: In October, 1989, the Board of Commissioners adopted <br /> interim development standards for University Lake the <br /> watershed. The standards were based generally <br /> recommendations contained in the Final 119.22== <br /> Universitv Lake Watershed Study prepared by Camp, <br /> Dresser & McKee (CDM) for Orange Water & Sewer <br /> Authority. <br /> In November, 1989, a public hearing was conducted for <br /> the purpose of considering revisions to the interim <br /> development standards which would allow oreoncern <br /> flexibility to property owners. A specific conce of the <br /> raised at the hearing involved the applicability <br /> proposed four percent impervious surface ratio in <br /> conjunction with the five-acre minimum loCesize. Theas <br /> same concern was voiced about the six p <br /> applied to two-acre lots . <br /> The Planning �iabovermentioned present <br /> concernsfindings as <br /> related to h <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Receive as information. <br />