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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2010-047a Resolution Amending the 2030 Comprehensive Plan amending boundaries of the watershed critical area overlay districts - Attachment 2 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEREAS, on June 27, 2006 the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan which contains a recommendation to re-evaluate the Critical Area watershed line associated with Seven Mile Creek, and WHEREAS, County staff has analyzed the Upper Eno Watershed and the Critical and Protected areas contained therein, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to continue protection of water supply watersheds to a greater standard than is required by State of North Carolina Rules, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, that Chapter 5 of the Land Use Element of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan is hereby amended by adding (indicated by underlined language in red) and deleting (indicated by stricken through language in red) text as contained in this Attachment and amending the boundaries of the watershed critical area overlay districts depicted on the Land Use Element Map. Upon motion of Commissioner /' :G?!''-�—� , seconded by Commissioner -="'� �_' ' the foregoing 2030 ;_, , 7 Comprehensive Plan amendments were adopted this the _� day of _ ;✓ . 2010 and shall become effective upon adoption. / Donna aker, Clerk, Orange County Commissioners 17aa 52 prtn Excerpt from Orange County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Chapter S: Land Use Element Extractive Use Land designated to encompass operations designed primarily for the mining and quarrying of those substances which are legally removable from the ground and substrata. Agricultural Areas Land which is actively being used for farming an forestry purposes and which qualify for or are listed for, use value taxation purposes. Stoney Creek Basin Land within the boundaries of the 4,696 acre Stoney Creek Drainage Basin southeast of the Town of Hillsborough in portions of Hillsborough, Eno, and Chapel Hill Townships. The area is triangular in shape and is bound generally by 1-85 to the north, the University Spur of Southern Railroad to the east, and NC Highway 86 to the west. CONSERVATION LAND USE CATEGORIES Public Interest Area Land which contains public or quasi-public uses such as publicly owned land, research forests or known archaeological or historical sites. Water Supply Watershed Land draining to existing reservoirs which serve as public water supplies, or to potential reservoir sites or stream intakes for drinking water withdrawal which have been designated for protection against threats to the water quality of future water supplies, in accordance with County watershed protection programs and the North Carolina Water Supply Watershed Protection Act of 1989. Watershed Critical Area, County Designated The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of an existing Class 11 water supply reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation (or designated elevation) of a proposed water supply reservoir, or the ridgeline of the watershed, whichever is less; and the area within one-half mile on each side of streams flowing into Class I reservoirs, as designated for protection within the Zoning Ordinance. Watershed Critical Area, State Required The land area within one-half mile of the normal pool elevation of &n existing or proposed public water supply ' reservoirs in which an intake is located (i.e., Class I reservoirs), or the ridge line of the watershed, whichever is closest to the normal pool elevation of the reservoir. Reservoir Land whieh J�tjblie water Supply 501:11,ce, Or tile Ilecessa attributes for PI—_—, a Water stipply impotindment to stipply an adequate quality of water for public ptirposes. Reservoir, Class Chapter 5: Land Use Element A body of water, such as a pond or lake, confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped directly to a treatment plant or to a small intervening storage basin and thence to a treatment plant Reservoir. Class II A body of water, such as a pond or lake confined by a dam or other barrier to be used for public water supply from which water flows by gravity or is pumped to a Class I reservoir prior to final entrance to a water treatment plant. Resource Protection Area Land designated as Primary Conservation Area which contains sensitive environmental resources, historically significant sites, and features considered unbuildable because of their limitations or unsuitability for development. This includes wetlands and floodplains along drainage tributaries, steep slope areas, (1 S% or greater), natural areas, wildlife habitats and corridors, and significant historic and archaeological sites. These areas form the basis for a conservation network within which other land uses are situated. New Hone Creek Corridor Open Space Some of the land in the Resource Protection Areas and a portion of the Public Interest Area designated as significant and worthy of protection according to the New Hope Corridor Open Space Master Plan completed in April of 1991 . This classification is part of a system of open space in Durham and Orange Counties along New Hope Creek and its tributaries between Eno River State Park and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers land north of Jordan Lake. The New Hope Corridor Open Space is made up of critical environmental areas such as stream beds, floodplains, steep slopes, and larger tracts of historic, educational, or recreational value. For each land use classification, sets of criteria have been developed that describe the physical and environmental context, the projected population change, and resulting land requirements. (See Appendix G: Land Use Plan Category Locational Criteria.) Map S-4: Land Use Map, designates the areas where these classifications are applied.