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35 <br /> 1 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 2 <br /> 3 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to: <br /> 4 <br /> 5 • Approve the Urbanized Area Formula Grant application for FY2021 in the total amount of <br /> 6 $580,654 with a local match total of$290,327 to be provided when necessary; <br /> 7 • Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Local Share Certification for Funding form; <br /> 8 and <br /> 9 • Authorize the County Attorney to review and complete the necessary 2021 certifications <br /> 10 and assurances when they are received (2020 versions attached as examples). <br /> 11 <br /> 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 13 <br /> 14 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 15 <br /> 16 a. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments— Clarification of <br /> 17 Setbacks from the West Fork on the Eno Reservoir <br /> 18 <br /> 19 The Board considered receiving the Planning Board recommendation and prior public <br /> 20 comment, and consider action on Planning Director initiated Unified Development Ordinance <br /> 21 (UDO) text amendments revising/updating existing guidelines associated with the enforcement <br /> 22 of reservoir setbacks for structures and septic systems. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 NOTE: This item was continued on April 7, 2020 to this date due to COVID. Staff(including the <br /> 25 Planning Director) provided requested information to BOCC within a few weeks of the original <br /> 26 item to clarify the amendment. Specifically, the amendment seeks to establish the effective date <br /> 27 for the expansion of the West Fork on the Eno reservoir. If approved, the amendment will create <br /> 28 an exemption for parcels and development (i.e. structures and septic systems) established prior <br /> 29 to the creation/expansion of the reservoir, specifically February 12, 1997. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 The amendment also updates existing references to the final normal pool elevation (NPE) of the <br /> 32 reservoir, which according to the Town of Hillsborough is going to be 642 feet. In the summer of <br /> 33 2019, the Town indicated the NPE for the reservoir was going to be 643.9 feet and staff <br /> 34 proceeded with an amendment based on this information. After being notified of the updated <br /> 35 NPE, the amendment now references a NPE of 642 feet. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, and Michael Harvey, Current Planning and Zoning <br /> 38 Supervisor, made the following presentation. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 BACKGROUND: <br /> 41 Section 6.13.4 Minimum Buffer Widths for Watershed Protection Overlay Districts of the LIDO <br /> 42 establishes a 150 ft. wide setback around reservoirs. This area is intended to be left in an <br /> 43 undeveloped state. Additionally, Section 4.2.9 Water Supply/Sewage Disposal Facilities of the <br /> 44 LIDO establishes a 300 ft. setback for septic tanks from a reservoir. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Section 4.2.2, specifically subsections (F) through (1), of the UDO establishes the applicability of <br /> 47 watershed protection standards including establishing criteria defining those properties <br /> 48 (developed and undeveloped) considered to be 'grandfathered' with respect to applicable buffer <br /> 49 (i.e. stream and reservoir) standards. <br /> 50 <br />