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` - -Mir{ e Home Builders Association of Durham and Chapel Hill ve *PI re rof i a &O Ha' 20 W. Colony Place • Suite 180 • Durham, North Carolina 27705 • Phone 919/493-8899 JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN WATERSHED PROTECTION POLICY STATEMENT The Home Builders Association of Durham and Chapel Hill supports all reasonable efforts to protect the quality of water for all citizens. In protecting the quality of water, due consideration should be given to the property rights and the reasonable use to which a landowner should be able to put on his or her land. Specific comments concerning the Joint Land Use Plan and Text: 1. Concerning the rewriting of Section II Natural Environment Subsection B Water Resources: The HBA feels 2-acre zoning with on site detention ponds would allow property owners a reasonable use of their land and still ensure water quality. Also, because of the percability of the land, actual densities would probably be much lower than 2-acre on average throughout the watershed. 2 . Concerning Section V Joint Planning Operating Principals: The HBA concurs with the Town of Carrboro that a cluster alternative served by central water and sewer is the better method of protecting water quality. 3 . Concerning Section V Joint Planning Operating Principals: The HBA supports option n2 which allows 2-acre zoning with on-site stormwater detention ponds. As stated before, we feel the entire watershed will develop at densities much lower than 2-acres because of the percability of the land. 4 . Concerning Section VI Future Land Use Joint Planning Area: The HBA supports option r2 . 5. Concerning Section VII Overview of Implementation Strategies: The HBA supports a study on the possibility of allowing public water and sewer extensions in the watershed. The ' landowners who are helping to ensure water quality should be able to benefit from these efforts. . .not be penalized. i�-�l •c4. e4ffJ at of trio •/taliana`aqssocioidon of diem. S.airdtu