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16 <br /> 1 Analysis: As required under Section 2.8.5 of the LIDO, the Planning Director is required to: `... <br /> 2 cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, prepare a <br /> 3 recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of County <br /> 4 Commissioners'. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 The amendments are necessary to bring the UDO into alignment with current DEQ regulatory <br /> 7 requirements related to the implementation/enforcement of nutrient reduction strategies within <br /> 8 the Basin. As previously indicated the County no longer has the legal authority to implement <br /> 9 and enforce same. This amendment does not impact the enforcement of nutrient reduction <br /> 10 strategies within the Neuse River Basin or impact the enforcement of water quantity standards <br /> 11 (i.e. how much water is leaving a parcel) throughout the county. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 A copy of the proposed text amendment in contained within Attachment 4. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Planning Director Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br /> 16 Statement of Consistency, as contained in Attachment 3, and the LIDO Text Amendment, as <br /> 17 contained within Attachment 4. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Planning Board Recommendation: At its January 2, 2019 meeting, the Planning Board voted 9 <br /> 20 to 2 recommending approval of the Statement of Consistency and the UDO amendment <br /> 21 package. Those recommending against adopting the amendment indicated concern that the <br /> 22 State was taking too long to address this issue and felt obligated to register their concerns. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 An excerpt of the approved minutes from the January 2, 2019 meeting, as well as the Planning <br /> 25 Board's approved Statement of Consistency, are contained within Attachment 2. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Michael Harvey made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 PUBLIC HEARING — ITEM 5 (A) <br /> 30 Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment— Nutrient Standards within the <br /> 31 Cape Fear River Basin <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Background <br /> 34 . County regulates stormwater from 2 different perspectives: <br /> 35 — Water Quantity (how much water is leaving a parcel). <br /> 36 — Water Quality (reducing the amounts of nutrients) <br /> 37 for non-agricultural land disturbing activities. <br /> 38 • Oversight responsibility of NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) <br /> 39 • Enforced by County Engineering and Erosion Control division. <br /> 40 • Stormwater regulations enforced within County planning jurisdiction (i.e. outside <br /> 41 municipalities). <br /> 42 . `Water Quality' regulations (i.e. nutrient reduction strategies) adopted by the State for <br /> 43 Cape Fear River Basin on August 11, 2009. <br /> 44 — Implementation/enforcement delayed until 2012. <br /> 45 — Also referred to as `the Jordan lake Rules' <br /> 46 • Incorporated into UDO in June of 2012. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Basins (map) <br /> 49 <br /> 50 What Happened <br />