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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93010_0817 (2)Chairman Tice declared the meeting to be in a public hearing PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE IREDELL COUNTY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE (SECTION 406) & ZONING ORDINANCE (ARTICLE VII) IN REFERENCE TO SUBDIVISION PUBLIC WATER CONNECTIVITY: Planning Supervisor Smith said the proposed amendments were the results of a directive given by the board of commissioners at the Winter Planning Session. He said the staff had reviewed ordinances from Alexander, Catawba, Rowan and Lincoln counties to determine how other governmental units handled subdivisions and public water connectivity. Smith said the amendments had been before the planning board on two separate occasions. He said the amendments only addressed new minor and major subdivisions and would not affect (1) family subdivisions and (2) splits of properties. (Also, any matters not under the direct purview of the subdivision ordinance.) Mr. Smith said the amendments were for new developments, and they would not be retroactive on subdivisions already platted or developed. Smith then summarized the amendments which were: 1. The following definition for a Public Water Supply System. An approved water supply system serving ten (10) or more connections, including municipal and sanitary district water systems as well as water systems designed to serve particular subdivisions at full development and constructed to specifications approved by the Iredell County Sanitarian in consultation with the State Division of Environmental Health. 2. Under "Connection Required," to state the following: a. Wherever it is legally possible and practical to connect a major or minor subdivision to a public water system, such connection shall be made at the subdivider's expense and shall be based on the requirements detailed in the table below. b. The term "legally possible and practical " shall mean the following: i. There is an existing water line of adequate size and water flow and/or pressure (as determined by the water provider) that correlates with the requirements described below, and ii. The water provider has agreed to provide service to the proposed development, and iii. An easement necessary to run a connecting line over property not owned by the owner of the proposed subdivision to be served can be reasonably obtained, and iv. There are no legal or documented topographical constraints which would prevent the subdivider from connecting onto and extending the existing system. V. If a request is made by a developer to exempt a subdivision from the standards of A.2 due to failure to meet or attain any of the factors listed in this section, the Subdivision Administrator shall review the pertinent background information submitted by the developer, consult with any applicable agencies, and make a final determination concerning connection to the subject water system. c. The following table shall be used to determine the minimum distance required for connection to a public water system based on the number of lots (all phases, present and future) being created in the subdivision. If the subdivider chooses to develop only a portion of the original tract, a determination of the potential number of lots that could be developed, based on Article 7.0 of the Zoning Ordinance, shall be made by the Subdivision Administrator. The distance shall be taken from the nearest point on the original lot line to the existing water line.