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Attachment 1 • Neal asked if the rule applies to commercial developments, such as shopping centers. Harvey said such developments are allowed up to 70% impervious surfaces as long as there are stormwater BMPs installed to hold the runoff. Benedict noted that his staff is also considering developing some variation of a transfer of development rights program —or in this case a transfer of impervious surfaces. • Sassaman said he is aware of a product ( "Ecoraster') used for construction of roads and driveways that requires little maintenance over 20 years. He showed a small prototype model of the product. Harvey said he is familiar with "GeoWeb" and other products that could be used if they were certified by an engineer. • Gronback asked what incentive would landowners and developers have to use pervious concrete or similar products. Harvey said they would be permitted to develop more parts of their property than would otherwise be allowed. He said this rule change would provide landowners with more options. Harvey said the intent is not to provide incentives to do the right thing for protecting water quality. Harvey said Planning staff would be making similar presentations to OWASA and the towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill. They plan to take the draft rule change to the May 26 quarterly public hearing, then back to the Planning Board in June or July, and finally back to the board of county commissioners for consideration and potential approval. Harvey said he and the Planning staff would welcome comments from the CFE. Sassaman asked staff to prepare a summary of this presentation and discussion for CFE consideration and development of potential comments at the May meeting. The CFE thanked Harvey and Benedict for their presentation. VII. Public Outreach — CFE members reviewed plans to share information from State of Environment report with the general public. Shaw reported that he had sent the initial article about hydrilla in the Eno River to the Chapel Hill News and to The News of Orange County. Shaw noted that the calendar (Attachment 10) was incorrect because CFE had decided to change the subject of the May article from solar energy projects to the County's new electric vehicle fast charger stations. Sassaman asked staff to update the calendar. Bouma said he will provide a draft of the article for review and approval. VIII. Updates and Information Items — Information on the following subjects was provided in the meeting package; selected items were highlighted for discussion: a) BOCC response to CFE annual report and work plan, b) Earth Evening (April 24, Hillsborough), c) hydrilla in the Eno River public meeting (April), d) The Nature of Orange photo contest, e) solid waste recycling program fee options, f) Governor McCrory's budget request for NCDENR, and g) new research on nutrient pollution damage to streams. IX. Adjournment — Sassaman adjourned at approximately 9:20 pm. Summary by Rich Shaw, DEAPR Staff E