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Legislative public hearing and/or vote on request to approve Moncure Holdings LLC for a text amendment to Section 302(E)(2) of the Chatham County Watershed Protection Ordinance to provide an option for the Cape Fear WSIV Protected Area watershed district to allow 10% of the drainage to occupy up to 70% built upon area when approved as a special non-residential intensity allocation and consideration of adoption of the proposed text amendment.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Legislative public hearing request by Moncure Holdings LLC for a text amendment to Section 302(E)(2) of the Chatham County Watershed Protection Ordinance to provide an option for the Cape Fear WSIV Protected Area watershed district to allow 10% of the drainage to occupy up to 70% built upon area when approved as a special non-residential intensity allocation and consideration of adoption of the proposed text amendment.
Introduction & Background:
Dennis Wicker, representing Moncure Holdings LLC, submitted an application for a text amendment to Section 302(E)(2) of the Watershed Protection Ordinance (see attachment #1). The application is to establish a 10/70 option in the Cape Fear WS-IV Protected Area watershed. Revised application materials were provided on September 27, 2016 in response to the comments from the Watershed Review Board meeting.
Discussion & Analysis:
The Watershed Protection Ordinance was adopted in December 1993 and the Commissioners chose to implement the low density option. This was included as an option in the model ordinance resulting from the enabling legislation (see attachment #2 for guidance from the model ordinance). The model ordinance provides that a 10/70 rule may be adopted for certain watershed districts under the low density option. The 10/70 rule allows for 10% of a watershed to be developed at 70% built upon area and is approved as a special non-residential intensity allocation (SNIA).
The proposed amendment would provide a 10/70 option in the Cape Fear...
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