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• Added cost. 1 <br />• Added time for permit submittal. 2 <br />ORC COMMENTS: 3 <br />• Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) met to review this item on January 9, 2013. 4 <br />• Made several recommendations to address identified concerns. 5 <br />• Modifications incorporated by staff. 6 <br />• ORC expressed need for guidance from BOCC on proposed modifications to Section 7 <br />2.4.1. 8 <br />OPTIONS – Section 2.4.1: 9 <br />– Option A: Leave as is – no change. (i.e. Only properties in the University Lake 10 <br />Watershed impacted). 11 <br />– Option B: Amend section as suggested requiring all watershed overlay districts 12 <br />with a 6% impervious surface limit be treated the same (i.e. professional site 13 <br />plan). 14 <br />– Option C: Eliminate requirement all together and require professionally prepared 15 <br />site plans only when stormwater thresholds are exceeded. 16 <br />STAFF COMMENTS: 17 <br />• Proposed amendments make existing regulations easier to follow/understand what is 18 <br />required. 19 <br />• Proposal provides appropriate references to stormwater standards. 20 <br />• Contradictions are eliminated. 21 <br />RECOMMENDATION: 22 <br />1. Receive the proposed amendments. 23 <br />2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on 24 <br />the proposed amendments. 25 <br />3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be 26 <br />returned to the BOCC in time for the May 7, 2013 BOCC regular meeting. 27 <br />4. Adjourn the public hearing until May 7, 2013 in order to receive and accept the Planning 28 <br />Board’s recommendation and any submitted written comments. 29 <br /> 30 <br />35