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19 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 28, 1990 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # ELI <br /> SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments - Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: _X_Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Planning Director - Extension 346 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed amendment to <br /> the Land Use Element of The Orange County Comprehensive <br /> Plan. The proposed amendment is being made to <br /> implement, in part, recommended strategies for the <br /> protection of University Lake Watershed. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 1988, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority <br /> commissioned a study to develop a range of options for <br /> protecting the University Lake watershed. The <br /> consulting firm of Camp, Dresser and McKee (CDM) , <br /> nationally recognized experts in watershed evaluation, <br /> completed the study in March, 1989 . <br /> Following the release of the Final Report, the <br /> governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill, and <br /> Carrboro adopted resolutions, requesting that the Joint <br /> Chatham-Orange Work Group review the study and provide <br /> recommended strategies for its implementation. <br /> In October, 1989, the Work Group completed a proposed <br /> 13-point agreement on University Lake watershed <br /> prptection. <br /> To implement the recommended strategies for watershed <br /> protection, the Work Group directed staff to identify <br /> needed changes to the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Only one change was found to be necessary - amend the <br /> Land Use Element Map by deleting the current "Water <br /> Quality Critical Area" surrounding University Lake. The <br /> amendment would leave the entire, watershed designated <br /> as a "Water Supply Watershed" on the Land Use Element <br /> Map, providing consistency with the Joint Planning Area <br />