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13 ~ ~Q~~~ <br />Commissioner Gordon "I'd make that a motion an dl'read`AdministrafionCrecommends~efer ing ~~ <br />1 <br />2 Environment, if it's the Board's pleasure. So it wou 20~, 2003." <br />3 the proposed amendment to the Planning BoardCa mmiss n~ers no sooneEthan Maynt for a <br />4 recommendation to be returned to the Board of <br />5 <br />Commissioner Jacobs "And do we want to have then nomom~ et twooseparat vrecommendat ons?° <br />6 <br />7 recommendation to the Planning Board or are we g g 9 <br />8 <br />9 Commissioner Carey "I think we ought to have them make it to the Planning Board. <br />10 <br />11 Commissioner Jacobs. "So do I. If that's your motion, then I will second it. <br />12 <br />13 Chair Brown "Motion and a second. All those in favor, please say `Aye. <br />14 <br />15 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />16 <br />1~ [END OF DISCUSSION ON THE LIGHTING ORDINANCE <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 b. Amend Article 6.23.7 Stream Buffers and Article 22 Definitions o <br />21 broaden the methods for identification of streams that require stream <br />22 buffers. The specific change is to include a provision allowing use of the <br />23 Soil Survey of Orange County and field identification by County staff to <br />24 identify streams subjeca~ of the amendment. new definition for Water <br />25 Feature is added as a p <br />26 <br />27 Craig Benedict made this presentation. He said that this is a change from the existing <br />28 zoning code that talks about the identifying streams. The streams are identified on United States <br />29 Geologic Survey maps (USGS). The suggestion is to incxease the opportunities to identify streams <br />30 with two additional methods' The first method is to use ~ ~n9e~rou t~e~ SpueNOple ~ns• The <br />31 Department of Water Quality has also Put together a ce P <br />32 identdy streams or identify that somethin oithe zon ng code so that when subdivision's are <br />33 recommendation is to add thrs provrsion <br />34 analyzed, they can take into consideration all of the aspects of a stream. It has also been a gaal of <br />35 Orange County to protect the headwaters because 85% of all areas drained in the County are <br />36 headwaters. An implication of this provision is that there will be additional stream miles that will be <br />37 protected. of this and Planner Robert <br />38 Commissioner Jacobs asked if Mr. Feathers has seen a copy <br />39 Davis said that he was aware of it. <br />40 Commissioner Gordon would like to i a but she wonders what the mpactt wpouldsbe onShe <br />41 wants tp protect streams as much as possib e, <br />42 people's properties since so mu Board comm n~.mrght be in this classification. <br />43 There were no Planning <br />44 <br />45 Public Comment <br />46 There was no one signed up to speak to this item, but Chair Gooding-Ray asked if anyone <br />47 would Pike to speak. <br />48 Robert Nichols, a retired dairy farmer, said that he went to the Planning Department t ay <br />49 to ask about this provision. He said thahrCrairo Bene hi s would take about 37bacres o hes 175 m <br />50 buffer would be from 130-170 feet. On p PedY <br />