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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 4-3 <br /> <br />TABLE 4.2.2.E: WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS <br />DISTRICT GENERAL LOCATION <br />reservoirs: Lake Orange (615’ NPE and contour line used) and West <br />Fork on the Eno (643’ NPE, 640’ contour line used); and the land area <br />within one-half mile (straight line measurement) on each side of other <br />streams designated for protection. These protected streams include <br />portions of: Eno River, Seven Mile Creek, West Fork of the Eno River, <br />East Fork of the Eno River, Rocky Run, Stream ID 1625, Stream ID <br />1498, Dry Run Creek, Crabtree Creek, and Stream ID 2109. (Source <br />of elevation data: Atlantic Technologies Ltd., 1998 planimetric project <br />approved by Orange County GIS). <br />U-ENO-PW Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />The portion of the Upper Eno drainage basin not covered by U-ENO- <br />CA. <br />L-ENO-PW Lower Eno Protected <br />Watershed Overly <br />The Orange County portion of the Eno River Watershed within ten <br />miles of the City of Durham Emergency Water Intake east of US 501 <br />(Roxboro Road). <br />LITTLE-PW <br />Little River Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />District <br />The portion of drainage basin of the Little River Reservoir which is <br />located in Orange County. <br />BACK-PW <br />Back Creek Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />District <br />The portion of the drainage basin of Back Creek which is located in <br />Orange County. <br />HYCO-PW <br />South Hyco Creek <br />Protected Watershed <br />Overlay District <br />The portion of the drainage basin of South Hyco Creek which is <br />located in Orange County. <br />FLAT-PW <br />Flat River Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />District <br />The portion of the drainage basin of the Flat River which is located in <br />Orange County. <br />HAW-PW <br />Haw River Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />District <br />The portion of the drainage basin for the Haw River which is located in <br />Orange County <br />JORDAN-PW <br />Jordan Lake Protected <br />Watershed Overlay <br />District <br />The Orange County portion of the Jordan Lake Watershed which <br />extends five miles from the normal pool elevation of the impoundment. <br />(F) Existing Development <br />The following residential or non-residential structures shall be considered existing <br />development for the purpose of determining compliance with or applicability of Sections <br />4.2 and 6.13.3, 6.13.4, 6.13.6, 6.13.8, 6.14.4, 6.14.10, 6.14.11, and 6.15.7(B)(3): <br />(1) Was either constructed prior to, or constructed in accordance with a valid building <br />permit issued prior to, or was included as part of a Site Specific Development <br />Plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners prior to January 1, 1994; <br />or <br />(2) A subdivision, approved either by staff or the Board of County Commissioners <br />with all roadways developed and a final plat recorded within the Orange County <br />Registrar of Deeds office, prior to January 1, 1994; or <br />(2)(3) Was either constructed prior to, or constructed in accordance with a valid building <br />permit issued prior to, or was included as part of a Site Specific Development <br />Plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners prior to October 19, 1999 <br />with respect to the October 19, 1999 amendments related to the CANE-CA and <br />CANE-PW districts, or <br />(3)(4) Was either constructed prior to, or constructed in accordance with a valid building <br />permit issued prior to, or was included as part of a Site Specific Development <br />Plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners prior to September 19, <br />2001 with respect to the Stream Buffer/Usable Lot amendments, or <br /> 10