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Article 6: Development Standards 23 Section 6.13: Stream Buffers (1) The buffer width adjacent to streams shall be calculated for both Method A and Method B, and at any given point along the stream, the width of the buffer shall be the larger of the two. (2) The same method shall be used to calculate the buffer around the reservoir itself. New structures shall be located at least 150'from the reservoir or outside of the stream buffer, whichever is greater. (B) University Lake Protected Watershed (UNIV-PW) (1) The buffer width shall be calculated for both Method A and Method B, and at any given point along the stream, the width of the buffer shall be the larger of the two. (C) Cane Creek Critical Area (CANE-CA) & Upper Eno Critical Area (U-ENO-CA) (1) The buffer width adjacent to streams shall be the width calculated using Method A. (2) Method A shall also be used to calculate the buffer around the reservoir itself. New structures shall be located at least 754-5V5 from the reservoir or outside of the stream buffer, whichever is greater. (D) Upper Eno Protected (U-ENO-PW), Lower Eno Protected (L-ENO-PW) & Back Creek Protected (BACK-PW) (1) The buffer width shall be as calculated using Method A, or 150', whichever is less, except where density exceeds 1 du/ac and impervious surface exceeds 12%. (2) Where density exceeds 1 du/ac and impervious surface exceeds 12%, the buffer width shall be calculated as above, but shall not be less than 100'. (E) Cane Creek Protected (CANE-PW), Little River Protected (LITTLE-PW), South Hyco Creek Protected (HYCO-PW), Flat River Protected (FLAT-PW), Haw River Protected (HAW-PW) &Jordan Lake Protected (JORDAN-PW) (1) The buffer width shall be the width calculated using Method A, or 150', whichever is less. 6.13.5 Areas Outside of Watershed Protection Overlay Districts (A) In areas not identified on the Official Zoning Atlas as Watershed Protection Overlay Districts, a stream buffer a minimum of 50 feet in width shall be established along both sides of streams identified per Section 6.13.2 of this Ordinance.86 (B) Stream buffers for Soil Survey streams shall only be calculated using Method A as explained in Section 6.13.3 of this Ordinance.$' 6.13.6 Uses Allowable Within Stream Buffers (A) General Standards S5 Staff recommendation to reduce the minimum setback around Lake Orange from 150-ft to 75-ft. As Lake Orange and many existing residential lots around Lake Orange were platted prior to the enforcement of Watershed Protection Overlay Districts(January 1, 1994),the existing homes are inherently in violation of the minimum 150-ft setback from the edge of the Lake Orange reservoir. The owners of these non-conforming lots must continuallv apply for zoning variances when requesting home improvement permits or new construction permits around Lake Orange. Decreasing the minimum setback from 150-ft to 75-ft will eliminate the need for intensive staff time related to zoning variances specific to more than one hundred non-conforming Lake Orange lots. S6 Staff recommendation to improve reading clarity. $'Staff recommendation to improve reading clarity. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-94