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1 07 Dear Property Owner: A public hearing will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 1990 at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrboro Elementary School Auditorium on Shelton Street in Carrboro, N.C. The purpose of the hearing is to receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to land use plans and development regulations which would, if approved, implement recommended actions for protecting University Lake Watershed. The items to be considered at the public hearing are listed below. Specific proposals may affect your property directly or you may be being notified because your property adjoins affected property. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS. Currently, all property within the boundaries of University Lake Watershed is designated as and subject to the requirements of one of two overlay zoning districts -the Protected Watershed II (PW-II) District or the Water Quality Critical Area (WQCA) District. The proposed amendment would remove these designations from the property and replace it with a new overlay zoning district designation - the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE The proposed amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance are as follows: 1. A proposal to establish a new overlay zoning district entitled the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District for the purpose of preventing significant water quality deterioration in University Lake. This goal may be achieved through a new set of permanent development standards for the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District. Two separate options are proposed: (1) a set of land use controls to reduce pollution by establishing a minimum required lot size of five acres and a density of no more than one unit per five acres; and (2) the installation of on-site storm water detention ponds to trap pollution with minimum lot sizes of two acres. Compliance with impervious surface standards for roads, driveways, and structures is required as well as the provision of stream buffer zones. Either of the options or some combination of the two may be selected for implementation in the watershed. Under Option #1, property owners with existing lots of record (as of October 2, 1989) less than five acres in size may develop the lots at the current size. Larger lots of record may be subdivided to create up to five lots of not less than two acres in size. The remaining land must be developed in accordance with the five-acre zoning standards above. 2. A proposal to establish a new set of temporary development standards applicable within University Lake Watershed. Under the proposed standards, community alternative treatment systems and public water extensions would not be permitted in the watershed until April 30, 1991. For public sewer extensions, two options are proposed: (1) temporary restrictiems through April 30, 1991 except to remedy a public health emergency; and (2) a permanent prohibition on extensions except to remedy a public health emergency. In the case of the temporary restrictions, studies would be undertaken during the interim period to determine the advisability of allowing such systems/services in the watershed. 3. A proposal to require that single-family dwellings and duplexes, and accessory buildings for such uses be subject to current site plan approval procedures. Individual land owners would be permitted to prepare their own site plans. In addition to the above, minor technical amendments are proposed for the purpose of incorporating the new provisions into the Zoning Ordinance.