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Discussion of Watersheds in Relation to Water and Sewer Service and Town Zoning Boundaries
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to provide information on the boundaries of the Bolin, Morgan, and University Lake watersheds that provide the framework for water and sewer services areas and Town zoning districts within the Town's jurisdiction.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Trish McGuire, pmcguire@townofcarrboro.org, 919-918-7327
INFORMATION: This item has been developed in response to a request from members of the Board of Aldermen following consideration of amendments to the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement. Possible changes to the boundary have been suggested where the watershed edges shift eastward and westward of the roadways that establish the principal water and sewer service and zoning boundaries.
A map showing the watershed boundaries in relation to Town zoning and the water and sewer service areas is attached (Attachment A). The operational effect of the boundary is that properties within the University Lake watershed are not included in the primary service area, though there are two exceptions related to development that was permitted decades ago - in these instances services were provided to improve conditions for existing homes where onsite septic systems could not continue to support occupancy. The Town of Carrboro has planning and zoning jurisdiction over properties on both sides of the watershed boundary from just south of the Old Fayetteville Road/Hillsborough Road intersection to just south of Woodcrest Drive/Smith Level Road. North and south of these locations, one side of the boundary is controlled by either Orange County or the Town of Chapel Hill. The Morgan Creek watershed lies to the east of the University Lake (upper Morgan Creek- above the dam) watershed along the entirety of this boundary. Where a road is present in proximity to the watershed boundary, specifically O...
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