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1 OR AN G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 5 1990 Action Agenda Item # X —C� SUBJECT: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT SECTION IV -B -1 Lot Standards DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes X No ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Amendment Diagrams 8/10/90 Letter from Board of Health 8/30/90 Public Hearing Minutes 9/16/90 Planning Board Minutes 10/15/90 Planning Board Minutes (Draft) INFORMATION CONTACT: - Mary Scearbo ext. 2583 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 968 -4501 PURPOSE: To consider a proposed amendment to the Subdivision Regulations establishing minimum lot sizes needed to accommodate various types of wastewater disposal and water supply. BACKGROUND: The initial purpose of this amendment was to formalize a policy requiring twice the minimum lot size for a lot which provides a septic easement for another lot. During the development of the amendment, the policy was re- evaluated. The amendment also establishes a minimum lot size for lots served by public water or sewer, but not both. The attached diagrams provide examples of minimum lot sizes necessafy to meet requirements of Environmental Health, and setback and frontage requirements. It is recommended that 40,000 square feet remain the minimum lot size where a well and septic tank are used, 30,000 square feet where there is a septic tank but no well, and 15,000 square feet where there is both public water and sewer. A septic easement would require an additional 20,000 square feet. The Orange County Board of Health endorsed the proposal on July 26, 1990. The potential for increased density in the unzoned townships was identified as an issue by the Planning Board on August 20, 1990.