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30 <br /> Board of Commissioners. Upon completion of the public hearing, and <br /> following receipt of the Planning Board's recommendation, the Board of <br /> Commissioners may adopt Option #1, Option #2 or some combination of the <br /> two. <br /> The specific wording proposed for various sections of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance is listed below. Explanatory comments appear after the <br /> ordinance proposals in [italics] . <br /> A. Amend Article 4.2 .27 Protected Watershed II (PW-II), District by <br /> rewriting subsection b) 1 . to read as follows: <br /> 1. This district will be applied to the zoned portions of Cane <br /> Creek and the Upper Eno watersheds as designated on the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> [The proposed amendment does not apply the provisions of the PW-II <br /> district to any additional watershed areas. Rather, it deletes an <br /> existing reference to "University Lake" watershed, thus removing <br /> •University Lake from the requirements of the PW-II district. ] <br /> B. Amend Article 4.2 .28 Water Quality Critical Area (WOCA) District <br /> by rewriting subsection b) 1 . to read as follows: <br /> 1 . This district will be applied to the zoned portions of Cane <br /> Creek and the Upper Eno watersheds as designated on the <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> [The proposed amendment does not apply the provisions of the WQCA <br /> district to any additional watershed areas. Rather, it deletes an <br /> existing reference to "University Lake" watershed, thus removing <br /> University Lake from the requirements of the WQCA district. ] <br /> C. Amend Article 4.2 . 30 Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) <br /> District by renumbering, the Article to 4.2 . 31 . <br /> [The proposed amendment provides space for a new Article 4.2. 30 <br /> establishing the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District. ] <br /> D. Amend Article 4 by adding a new Article 4.2 . 30 University Lake <br /> Watershed (ULW) District to read as follows: <br /> a. Intent <br /> The purpose of the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District <br /> is to prevent significant future water quality deterioration <br /> in University Lake, a reservoir supplying drinking water to <br /> the people of southeastern Orange County. Based on a study <br /> entitled Final Report - University Lake Watershed Study and <br /> dated March, 1989, the lake already exhibits some water <br /> quality deterioration. Unless additional protective actions <br /> are taken, University Lake is vulnerable to additional <br /> pollution from eutrophication (nutrient enrichment) , <br /> toxicants, and sedimentation. <br />