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6 <br /> easements" patterned after agricultural use-value • <br /> assessments;. <br /> 3. Determining the location of the majority of two- <br /> acre acre and smaller lots and the use of structural <br /> BMP's in sub-basins serving existing small lot <br /> subdivisions; i.e. , East Prices Creek (Heritage <br /> Hills) and West Prices Creek (Chatham County) ; and <br /> 4. Proceeding with the review and implementation of <br /> the 13-point agreement. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the <br /> amendments as proposed by the Planning Director but <br /> with the following revision as recommended by the <br /> Planning Board: <br /> 1 . Revision of the sliding scale of impervious surface <br /> ratios to allow 4% coverage for seven-acre lots <br /> instead of six-acre lots as proposed by the <br /> Planning Director. <br /> The Administration also supports the resolution adopted <br /> by the Planning Board and recommends that the proposals <br /> therein be pursued through the Intergovernmental <br /> Watershed Work Group. <br /> The Administration recognizes that lot size and <br /> 4110 <br /> impervious surface averaging as well as the use of <br /> runoff coefficients provides flexibility. However, the <br /> impact of such proposals on the watershed has not been <br /> fully determined. Until such impacts are evaluated, the <br /> Administration believes that the basic strategy <br /> recommended by the Planning Director provides an <br /> approach assuring compliance and ease of <br /> administration. <br /> 411 <br />