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37 <br /> PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br /> Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br /> Administration 131 W. Margaret Lane <br /> (919) 245-2575 Suite 201 <br /> (919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181 <br /> www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br /> February 27, 2020 <br /> Robert Bush and Tabetha Trogdon <br /> 1329 Newton Pleasant Loop Road <br /> Hurdle Mills,NC 27541 <br /> Dear Mr. Bush and Ms. Trogdon: <br /> In or around May 2019,you contacted the Orange County Planning Department about your pat-eel <br /> (PIN 9848-51-5777) near the West Fork Reservoir. You heard the Town of Hillsborough was <br /> initiating phase 2 of reservoir construction and would ultimately raise the reservoir level by 10' <br /> vertical feet. You were concerned about how the changes to the reservoir would impact your <br /> property. <br /> The County requires a 150' building setback and a 300' septic field setback from the reservoir. <br /> Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor, has drafted a UDO text amendment about the West <br /> Fork reservoir, but the amendment will not reduce the required setbacks. However,you still have <br /> some development relief under UDO Section 4.2 Watershed protection. <br /> The following letter gives a brief history of your property and the pending text amendment. It also <br /> outlines your development opportunities in relation to the reservoir under zoning. <br /> Pending Text Amendment <br /> Michael Harvey has drafted a UDO text amendment about the West Fork reservoir, but the <br /> amendment will not reduce the 150' and 300' setbacks. It will do the following: <br /> I. Update the Normal Pool Elevation to 643', which will be the final level of the reservoir after <br /> the Town completes phase 2 of construction; and <br /> 2. Expand UDO Section 4.2.2 (F)Existing Development to include an exception for structures <br /> constructed near the reservoir before February 11, 1997.That is the date the Town secured <br /> property to expand the West Fork reservoir. <br /> Case History <br /> Here is a brief history of development on.your parcel from 1987 to present: <br /> • Orange County Environmental Health issued a Construction Authorization for a septic <br /> system for a mobile home on November 9, 1987 (CAH74291). <br /> • A plat titled "Division of Property of Wesley W. Blythe and Beverly A. Blythe"dated <br /> 09/03/1997 shows a mobile home on the property measuring 68' x 16' (Plat Book 79, Page 5 <br /> 1 <br />