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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts <br /> Section 4.2: Watershed Protection <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-12 <br /> <br />composition of the property consistent with State regulations. <br />i.(5) The property owner shall be responsible for the completion and submission of a <br />stormwater operation/maintenance and access agreement detailing the perpetual <br />maintenance, inspection, and upkeep of the approved BMP in accordance with <br />County and State regulations. <br />The Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the agreement by <br />qualified representatives of the Cointy and other agencies or offficials as <br />appropriate. Once approved, the document shall be recorded in the Orange <br />County Registrar of Deeds office.9 <br /> The property owner assumes all financial and legal responsibility for the <br />perpetual maintenance and upkeep of the approved BMP. <br />(6) The property owner shall assume all costs associated with the preparation and <br />recordation of new plat(s)/development restrictions detailing the allowable <br />impervious surface limit(s) for the property after the BMP has been approved by <br />the County. <br />4.2.9 Water Supply / Sewage Disposal Facilities <br />TABLE 4.2.9: WATER SUPPLY/SEWAGE DISPOSAL FACILITIES <br />DISTRICT WATER SUPPLY/SEWAGE DISPOSAL <br />UNIV-CA <br />UNIV-PW <br />Water supply and sewage treatment systems shall be limited to individual wells and on-site <br />septic tanks systems or individual on-site alternative disposal systems. <br />All Watershed Overly <br />Districts <br />No new treatment system will be permitted where effluent disposal occurs on a separate lot <br />from the source of wastewater generation; provided, however, off-site systems shall be <br />permitted in all Watershed Overlay Districts except the University Lake Protected <br />Watershed (UNIV-PW) and Critical Area (UNIV-CA) when located in a Flexible Development <br />subdivision approved in accordance with Section 7.13 of this Ordinance. <br />UNIV-CA <br />New septic tanks and their nitrification fields shall be located outside of any stream buffers, <br />or 300 feet from a reservoir or perennial or intermittent stream as shown on the USGS <br />Quadrangle maps, whichever is further <br />CANE-CA <br />U-ENO-CA <br />New septic tanks, pump tanks and their appurtenances shall be located outside of any <br />stream buffers and at least 100 feet from a perennial or intermittent stream as shown on the <br />USGS Quadrangle maps, and at least 150 feet from a reservoir. <br />New nitrification fields shall be located outside of any stream buffers and at least 100 feet <br />from a perennial or intermittent stream as shown on the USGS Quadrangle maps, and at <br />least 300 feet from a reservoir. <br />CANE-PW <br />CANE-CA <br />U-ENO-CA <br />Water supply and sewage treatment systems shall be limited to individual wells and septic <br />tanks or individual on-site alternative disposal systems; provided however, off-site systems <br />shall be permitted when located in a Flexible Development subdivision approved in <br />accordance with Section 7.13 of this Ordinance. <br /> <br />9 The County Attorney’s office has expressed concern over the language with this Section, specifically there is a  <br />concern over liability issues due to the lack of defined standards associated with said review.  Unfortunately we  <br />have received numerous review comments from our planning partners (i.e. OWASA, the Towns, etc.) requesting  <br />additional level of detail.  While we understand the nature of the Attorney’s concern staff is finding it difficult to  <br />make everyone comfortable.  <br />60