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BOOK 7 PAGE 68 MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS December 4, 1967 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on Monday, December 4, 1967 in the Commissioners' Room at the Courthouse ir. Hillsborough, North Carolina. Members Present: Chairman Harvey Bennett and Commissioners William C. Ray, Car1,M. Smith, Henry S. Walker and Ira A. Ward. The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved after corrections were made. Harry Palmer, Senior Research Regional Planner, and Robert E. Strayhorn, member of the County Planning Hoard were present to discuss with the Board the proposed amendments to the Chapel Hill Township Zoning Ordinance. The following were presented: "AMENDMENT TO CHAPEL HILL TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE ADOPTED DECEMBER 4, 1967 APARTMENTS Section 6 Table of District Provisions 6.1 Permitted Uses "Dwelling Units" amended to read "Single Family Dwelling Units." Add "Duplex or Multi-Family Dwelling Units (as permitted in Section 10.) Section 10.2 Duplex or Multi-Family Dwelling Units The Orange County Board of Adjustment shall he empowered to issue Duplex or Multi--Family Dwellina Unit Permits when it shall make the following findings: 10.2.1 That the minimum lot area required shall be one acre per dwelling unit proposed, provided however: 10.2.1.1 That if a soil survey of the proposed lot has been con- ducted and an interpretation prepared by the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, its designated representative, or other authority acceptable to the Orange County Board of Adjustment, and if the lot shall meet the requirements of Section 6.2.2.2, then the minimum lot area may be reduced to fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet per dwelling unit. 10.2.1.2 Or that, where an adequate stream crosses the lot, and where subject to written approval by the Division of Hydrology and Stream Sanitation of the N. C. Department of Water and Air Resources, an extended aeration plant shall be used to dispose of sewage, the minimum lot area may be reduced to 15,000 square feet per dwelling unit. 10.2.1.3 Or, that where sewage is to be disposed of by means of a municipal sewerage system, the minimum lot size may be reduced to 107000 square feet per dwelling unit. 10.2.2 That the minimum lot (or site) width shall be 150 feet. Minimum lot widths shall be measured at the setback line, or at the building line only if the building line equals or exceeds the minimum required setback distance. 10.2.3 That the minumum side yard, within which no structure shall be located, shall be 20 feet, exclusive of all streets, driveways, and parking areas. 10.2.4 That the minimum rear yard within which no structure shall be located, shall be 25 feet, exclusive of all streets, drive- ways, and parking areas. 10.2.5 That the minimum setback, within which no structure shall be located, shall be 90 feet of the centerline of abutting main traveled roadways, or within 35 feet of highway right-of-way lines, whichever is less, but in no case less than 30 feet from any roadway right-of-way line.