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27 <br /> Craig Benedict said 74% of the County is in protected or critical watersheds. He said <br /> the areas in question for development are not in the critical watershed. He said the State has <br /> different rules for building in watersheds. He said in 1994, Orange County decided to cluster all <br /> of the potential growth in the watershed into 10% of the protected watershed. He resumed the <br /> PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #28 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> m-1uaoi—25 <br /> Craig Benedict said Orange County chose the most restrictive amount of <br /> imperviousness to grow in this watershed. He said this is far more restrictive than the State <br /> requires. He resumed the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Slide #29 <br /> Section 5: Moving Forward <br /> • Outreach <br /> -See Next SDde <br /> • Environmental and Cultural Resources <br /> • Land Development Regulations <br /> -Lighting,Landscaping, Traffic,Noise,Buffers, <br /> Etc... <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> rxivncnnaLUNn 24 <br /> Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, continued the presentation: <br /> Slide #30 <br /> Public Outreach <br /> See Attachment 1 for additional detail <br /> • The purpose is to engage with the community <br /> and explore Areas"A"and"B"as the focus <br /> areas for coordination with Orange County and <br /> the City of Mebane <br /> • May 171h,6-8 PM is the proposed dateltime for <br /> the Outreach Session,format will be Zoom <br /> We will reach cut via direct mail to property <br /> owners and those within 1000'as well as post to <br /> the County's website and social media - <br />