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or on-site septic system or an individual on-site <br /> alternative disposal system approved by the Orange <br /> County Health Department shall be allowed in the <br /> University Lake Watershed (ULW) District. No new septic <br /> tanks and their nitrification fields shall be located <br /> within a designated stream buffer zone or within one <br /> hundred (100 ) feet of a perennial or intermittent stream <br /> as shown on the USGS quadrangle maps for Orange County, <br /> whichever is the greater distance. <br /> In addition, no public water distribution or sewage <br /> collection system shall be allowed in the ULW District <br /> except to address a public health hazard as determined <br /> by the Orange County Health Department. <br /> OPTION #2 <br /> 6 . 25 Development Standards for the University Lake Watershed <br /> (ULW) District <br /> Within the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District, <br /> significant water quality deterioration may be avoided <br /> by preventing substantial portions of the pollution <br /> generated by future development from reaching University <br /> Lake. Since a major source of toxicants and nutrients <br /> are impervious surfaces such as roads, roof tops, and <br /> driveways, structural devices such as stormwater <br /> detention ponds can trap pollution near the point of <br /> origin. For this reason, the new use of any land or any <br /> new structure within the ULW district shall comply with <br /> the following development standards : <br /> 6 .25 . 1 Minimum Lot Size Regulated <br /> The minimum required lot size for any use in the <br /> University Lake Watershed (ULW) District shall be two <br /> (2 ) acres except as may be permitted in Article 6 .25.2 <br /> or Article 6 .25 . 3 . In addition, no residential <br /> development shall exceed a density of one ( 1) dwelling <br /> unit per two (2 ) acres except as may be permitted in <br /> Article 6 . 25 . 2 . <br /> 6. 25 .2 Existing Lots of Record <br /> Existing lots of record as of October 2, 1989 that are <br /> less than two (2 ) acres in size can be developed by the <br /> owner at the current lot size. <br /> 6 .25. 3 Cluster Alternative <br /> Cluster developments are permitted, provided the minimum <br /> lot size for each lot in the development is not less <br /> than one ( 1) acre, and the overall density of the <br /> development, including the land area saved by lot size <br />