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Approved 8/1/18 <br />A Planning Board member asked does the state care that Orange County is more restrictive. <br />Michael Harvey answered that he does not think so, especially with the Falls Lake rules coming <br />into effect. Michael Harvey said data shows nutrient levels from Orange County are significantly <br />lower than other areas in the Triangle. <br />David Blankfard suggested reducing the count of the roadway by 50 percent instead of not <br />counting the roadway in a subdivision at all. <br />Patricia Roberts asked if there is time to figure out how much impervious surface we’re talking <br />about. Michael Harvey answered no. <br />Patricia Roberts asked if changing all the areas with a 6 percent limitation to 12 percent was an <br />option. <br />Adam Beeman asked if these areas are mostly built out and so the implication is likely to be an <br />occasional shed added to the impervious surface. Michael Harvey answered the subdivisions <br />are about 90 percent built out. <br />Alex Gregory said he thinks it is a good idea to not count the road for those subdivisions built <br />before 1994. <br />Michael Harvey summarized that he is hearing from the Planning Board that they are interested <br />in assisting people who live in subdivisions built before 1994 but want more options. And he is <br />hearing that not everyone wants to zero out the road (remove the road from the impervious <br />surface calculations). <br />Michael Harvey turned the committee’s attention to the transfer of impervious surface within a <br />watershed rather than between adjacent parcels. <br />Paul Guthrie asked whether the county keeps track of these agreements. Michael Harvey <br />answered that conservation easements are recorded with the Register of Deeds and the <br />Planning Department can keep track. <br />Kim Piracci said she has lived in places with much stricter water protection and she does not <br />have a problem with being strict about this. After all, it is water. <br />Patricia Roberts said she disagrees because 6 percent is so small. Putting up a small shed is <br />not going to change the watershed. <br />Michael Harvey noted there are elected officials who share both viewpoints. <br />Kim Piracci said she does not have a problem with zeroing out the roadway. <br />David Blankfard said he has a problem with that proposal.