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004 <br />areas for failing septic systems on an adjoining or <br />separate parcel. <br />4. Amend ARTICLE 22 DEFINITIONS by: <br />a. Clarifying the definition of "efficiency apartment" to <br />Permit one such dwelling unit in the principal <br />residence or a detached accessory building such as a <br />garage. An efficiency apartment must remain in the same <br />ownership as the principal dwelling and may not exceed <br />25% of the gross floor area of the principal dwelling. <br />In no case can an efficiency apartment exceed 800 <br />square feet in area. <br />b. Adding definitions of "septic tank system" and <br />"alternative septic system" to provide consistency with <br />the Laws and Rules for Orange County Ground Absorption <br />Sewage Disposal Systems of the Orange County Board of <br />Health. <br />5. Amend ARTICLE 6.15.2 INTERIM DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br />APPROVED by providing a definition of a "community <br />alternative system." Community alternative sewage <br />treatment and disposal systems are currently prohibited in <br />the University Lake watershed except to address a public <br />health emergency. <br />SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />The proposed amendments to the Orange County Subdivision <br />Regulations are as follows: , <br />1. Amend SECTION IV -B -2 -e RESOURCE PROTECTION to require <br />a subdivider to develop strategies for the protection of <br />significant natural and cultural resources from the <br />impacts of his /her development. <br />2. Amend SECTION IV- B -5--d FLAG LOTS to: <br />a. Permit flag lots which provide for the protection of <br />significant natural and cultural resources. <br />b. Permit flag lots where a road created in lieu of a <br />flag lot would not be extended or otherwise needed <br />for access. <br />3. Amend SECTION IV- B -8 -e -3 SCHEDULE OF REQUIRED LAND USE <br />BUFFERS to require buffers for proposed subdivisions <br />adjacent to significant natural and cultural resources. <br />4. Amend SECTION IV -B -10 CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS to: <br />a. Require a cluster subdivision design where <br />