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69 <br /> TOWN OF CHAPEL HILL <br /> Planning Department <br /> 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. <br /> Chapel Hill, NC 27514-5705 <br /> phone(919)968-2728 <br /> email planning@townofchapelhill.org <br /> www.townofchapelhill.org <br /> Modification to Regulations <br /> Applicants may ask to modify standards of the Land Use Management Ordinance (LUMO)for Conditional Zoning <br /> Districts or Special Use Permits. All standards requested for modification must be captured on this form using the <br /> format provided. The request form starts on page two, and the form is fillable. <br /> • [Add section number and title] • <br /> NZVR [State what's required] <br /> -• [State the proposed modified standard] <br /> Modification <br /> Purpose [Copy LUMO language for the purpose/intent of the standard] <br /> Justificationof Regulation in <br /> [Provide an explanation for modified standard] <br /> i 7 Md"7 <br /> Com <br /> • Section Section MUMMY slopeExample <br /> Requirement No more than 25 percent of the total combined area of slopes 25 percent or steeper <br /> shall be disturbed. <br /> RequestedMaximum steep slope disturbance of 30 percent. <br /> Modification <br /> To minimize the grading and site disturbance of steep slopes by restricting land <br /> disturbance on steep slopes, and by requiring special construction techniques for <br /> Purpose or Intent development on steep slopes. These provisions are intended to: <br /> of ' (1) Protect water bodies (streams and lakes) and wetlands from the effects of erosion <br /> on water quality and water body integrity, <br /> (2) Protect the plant and animal habitat of steep slopes from the effects of land <br /> disturbance, and <br /> (3) Preserve the natural beauty and economic value of the town's wooded hillsides. <br /> JustificationAdditional disturbance is needed to consolidate development on the east side of the site <br /> and protect environmentally sensitive areas. <br /> 1 <br />