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9 <br />Section 2,2 Objectives of Regulations Applicable to University Lake, Cane <br />Creek, and Upper Eno Protected Watershed Areas <br />The regulations set forth in this Ordinance applicable to the University Lake, <br />Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Protected Watershed Areas are designed: <br />1. Tv protect and maintain the chemical, physical and biological quality and <br />integrity vf~University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Protected <br />Watershed Areas and other critical watershed areas. <br />2. To prevent harm to the residents of the community by prohibiting activities <br />which adversely affect University Lake,.Cane Creek,,and Upper Eno <br />Protected Watershed Areas as a public water supply. <br />3. To encourage the protection of natural systems and the utilization of these <br />systems in a manner which does not impair their beneficial functioning. <br />4. To discourage the construction of drainage systems which do not <br />functionally approximate the natural drainage pattern. <br />5. To minimize sedimentation and erosion, within the watershed, and as a <br />result, minimize the transport of sediment and pollutants to University <br />Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Protected Watershed Areas. <br />6. To protect and maintain the existing habitat of fish and wildlife. <br />7. To prevent damage from flooding while recognizing that natural <br />fluctuations in water levels are beneficial. <br />8. To protect the absorptive, purifying and retentive functions of the natural <br />systems existing in the University Lake, Cane Creek and U er Eno <br />Protected Watershed Areas. <br />9. To ensure the attainment of these objectives by requiring the approval and <br />implementation of sedimentation and erosion control plans for all activities <br />which may adversely affect the University Lake, Cane Creek and U er <br />Eno Protected Watershed Areas. <br />10. To provide and enforce design and performance standards for control of <br />post_development erosion and sedimentation in order to preserve the <br />characteristics that existed in the University Lake, Cane Creek, and <br />Upper Eno Protected Watershed Areas prior to development. <br />