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31 <br /> OPTION 11 <br /> FIVE-ACRE MINIMUM LOT SIZES <br /> The intent of the University Lake Watershed (ULw) District is <br /> to apply a set of regulations involving land use management <br /> practices which protect the watershed by reducing the <br /> pollution generated by future development. Since a major <br /> source of toxicants and nutrients are impervious surfaces <br /> such as roads, roof tops, and driveways, land use management <br /> practices involving minimum lot size and impervious surface <br /> restrictions control the amount and location of such <br /> surfaces. <br /> OPTION 42 <br /> TWO-ACRE LOTS WITH STORMWATER DETENTION PONDS <br /> The intent of the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District is <br /> to apply a set of regulations involving the use of structural <br /> devices which protect the watershed by preventing substantial <br /> portions of the pollution generated by future development <br /> from reaching University Lake. Since a major source of <br /> toxicants and nutrients are impervious surfaces such as <br /> roads, roof tops, and driveways, structural devices such as <br /> stormwater detention ponds trap pollution near the point of <br /> origin. <br /> b. Application Criteria <br /> The University Lake Watershed (ULW) District is established <br /> as a district which overlays other zoning districts <br /> established in this ordinance. The new use of any land or any <br /> new structure within the ULW district shall comply with those <br /> regulations applicable to the underlying zoning districts as <br /> well as the requirements of the ULW district. Where the <br /> regulations of the ULW district differ from those of the <br /> underlying districts or from other development standards <br /> contained in this ordinance, the more restrictive shall <br /> apply. <br /> 1 . This district will be applied to all land located within <br /> the University Lake Watershed as designated in the <br /> Lard.Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. <br /> [The proposed amendment creates a new overlay zoning district - <br /> the University Lake Watershed (ULW) District - and sets forth the <br /> reasons for establishing the district. An overlay district is <br /> proposed to provide consistency with the overlay approach used for <br /> other watersheds and with the Rural Buffer concepts embodied in <br /> the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement. ] <br /> E. Amend Article 6. 15.2 Interim Development Standards Approved by <br /> rewriting subsection a to read as follows: <br />