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8 <br /> • <br /> PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> ORDINANCE: Zoning Ordinance <br /> Subdivision Regulations <br /> REFERENCE: 6. 15.2 Interim Development Standards Approved <br /> IV-C-2. Interim Development Standards Approved <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff !X_Planning Board <br /> �SOCC X Public <br /> Other: <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: XHigh Middle Low <br /> Comment: <br /> EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 27, 1989 <br /> PURPOSE OF. AMENDMENT: To provide more flexibility in the <br /> . administration and application of the interim development <br /> standards adopted for the University Lake water supply <br /> watershed. <br /> • <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES: In March, 1989, the Final Report = University <br /> Lake watershed Study was issued by Camp, Dresser & McKee <br /> (CDM) . Following the release of, the Final Report, the Town of <br /> Carrboro adopted a moratorium on development within that <br /> portion of its planning and zoning jurisdiction in <br /> University Lake watershed, pending a decision on water <br /> quality protection strategies. <br /> Orange County subsequently adopted interim development <br /> standards for the watershed for a six-month period, including <br /> a five-acre minimum lot size where more than five lots are <br /> created. OWASA also continued its moratorium on water and <br /> sewer extensions into the watershed. <br /> In addition to the above actions, the governing boards of <br /> Orange County, Chapel. Hill, and Carrboro adopted resolutions, <br /> .. requesting. that the Joint Chatham-Orange Work Group review <br /> . the, study and provide .recommended watershed protection <br /> strategies to its constituent jurisdictions. In October, the <br /> Work Group completed a proposed agreement on University Lake <br /> watershed protection and asked that it be circulated to the <br /> respective governing boards for comment and adoption. The <br /> proposed agreement included several provisions which, if <br /> implemented, would provide greater flexibility in the interim <br /> development standards by addressing potential hardships <br />