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1 <br /> 12 <br /> University Lake watershed as recommended by Camp, <br /> Dresser and McKee. <br /> Two options are presented for consideration. Option <br /> #1 is based on the land use control strategy <br /> recommended by CDM and the Joint Watershed Work <br /> Group. The basic provision of Option #1 includes a <br /> minimum lot size requirement of five (5) acres and <br /> a maximum density of one ( 1) unit per five (5 ) <br /> acres for, any development. <br /> Option #2 is based on the structural best <br /> management practice approach recommended by CDM. <br /> It includes a minimum lot size of two (2 ) acres and <br /> a maximum density of one ( 1) unit per two (2) <br /> acres . In addition, on-site stormwater detention <br /> basins or ponds are recommended to trap pollutants <br /> on the site rather than allowing them to travel <br /> through drainage tributaries to the University Lake <br /> reservoir. <br /> 2 . A proposed amendment providing for a new land use <br /> plan overlay category - the University Lake <br /> Watershed Area - and alternative development <br /> patterns based on the recommended options contained <br /> in the University Lake Watershed Study. <br /> 3 . A proposed amendment to reflect current County <br /> water and sewer extension policies and identify <br /> refinements being contemplated by the Joint <br /> Planning Area jurisdictions . <br /> 4 . A proposed amendment to provide consistency between <br /> the wording of the Joint Planning Area Land Use <br /> Plan Text and Agreement by deleting the reference <br /> to the "overlay district designated Water Quality <br /> Critical Area" and substituting "overlay district <br /> designated University Lake Watershed Area" . <br /> A full description of the proposed changes is included <br /> in the attached information. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Directors of Orange County, Chapel Hill, <br /> and Carrboro recommend approval of the proposed <br /> amendments, including Option #1, the recommended land <br /> use control strategy. Option #2 is not preferred, since <br /> it would result in a proliferation of on-site (and <br /> possibly regional) wet water detention ponds which are <br /> expensive to build and maintain. <br />