WSCO-CHAT_1070 Rocky River Transfer Request Resolution_20230320

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CHATHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY MANAGER
Karen Howard, Chair 38 of 46 Dan I.aMontagne
Mlko Dasher, Vice Chair
Franklin Gomez Flores
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David Delaney
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P. 0. Box 1809, Pittsboro, NC 27312-1809 Y Phone: [phone]
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Resolution ®f the Chatham County Board of Commissioners
RE' SOLUTION TO TRANSFER 10/70 DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS
RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER RIGHTS FOR 10/70 LAND AREA IN THE BALANCE OF WATERSHED
(ROCKY RIVER - WS-III-I3"W WITHIN SILER CITY ETJ) TO THE TOWN OF SILER CITY FROM
CHATHAIVICOUNTY
WHEREAS, the County of Chatham and the Town of Siler City have jurisdiction in the Rocky River — Public
Water Supply Watershed, which is classified as WS-11I-BW by the North Carolina Envirolunental Management
Colnznission; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Siler City has adopted a water supply watershed protection ordinance implementing
the low -density option and 10/70 provision for WS III BW water supply watershed for its jurisdiction in the
Rocky River watershed; and/
WHEREAS, the County of Chatham has adopted a water supply watershed protection ordinance implementing
the low -density option and 10/70 provision for WS-111-BW water supply watersheds for its jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the WS-III BW was created as of September 28, 1993, with the Town of Siler City having
1,808.63 acres of land within the water supply watershed and within its jurisdiction and the County of Chatham
having +/- 10,767 acres of land within the water supply watershed within its jurisdiction; and,
WHEREAS, the 10/70 provision allows local governments to take a maximum of 10 percent of their
jurisdiction in the watershed, as of July 1, 1995, and allow new development at up to 70 percent built -upon area,
outside of the critical watershed area; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Siler City has utilized 180,62 acres of its original 10/70 allocation, within the WS-111-
BW, leaving a balance of 0.24 acres and the County of Chatham has utilized zero acres of its original I0/70
allocation within the WS-III-BW, leaving; a. balance of 10763 acres; and,
WHEREAS, the Town of Siter City expanded their ETJ in 2002 which added 874 AC of land within the WS-
III-BW Watershed.
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Water Supply Watershed Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200, 15A NCAC 02B
.0623) developed by the North Carolina Environmental Management Cominission, the County of Chatham may
transfer, in whole or in part, its rights to the 10/70 acreage to the Town of Siler City within the VIES-III-BW; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Siler City desires the ability for facilities and services which typically require larger
amounts of built -upon area to locate in its portion of jurisdiction in the WS-Ill-BW; and

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Commissioners of the County of Chatham, North Carolina and
the Board of Conunissioners of the Town of Siler City to transfer to the Town of Siler City, North Carolina,
10/70 development rights for 874 acres located in the WS-I1I-BW (as identified on January 17`1' 2023 Exhibit).
FURTHERMORE, following the transfer of the 10/70 development rights, by the adoption of this Resolution,
the Town of Siler City will have a total of 2,682.63 acres with 268.263 available for 10/70 development within
its jurisdiction, and the County of Chatham will have a total of+/- 9,893 acres with 989.3 acres available for
I0/70 development in the WS-III-BW.
Adopted, this the 20"' day of March 2023.
ATTEST:
Lindsay K. Ray, N CC
Cleric to the Board Chatham County Board
of Commissioners
Adopted, thus theday of �(,�r�
ATTEST:
Karen Howard, Chair
Chatham County Board of Commissioners
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