Erosion, Flood, Stormwater & Watershed Standards 12.6 Water Supply Watershed Protection Regulations
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Smith Creek Water Supply Watershed including Wake Forest Reservoir (Class WS-II)
Water Supply Classification
Location in Watershed
Maximum Allowable Project Density or Minimum Lot Size
High Density Development Option
Low Density Development Option
Single Family Residential
Non-Residential and All Other Residential
All Types
Critical Area from Source to the Wake Forest Reservoir Dam (WS-II, HQW, NSW, CA)(SC-CA) Protected Area WS-II Watershed-Not located within the current Town Limits of ETJ (SC-WMA)
1 dwelling unit per 2 acres or 80,000 sq. ft. lot, excluding roadway ROW or 6% built-upon area 1 dwelling unit per 1 acre or 40,000 sq. ft. lot, excluding roadway ROW or 12% built- upon area
6%-24% built-upon area*
WS-II
6% built-upon area
12% built-upon area
12% to 30% built-upon are*
*Engineering stormwater controls are required to control runoff from the first one-inch of rainfall.
Little River Water Supply Watershed (Class WS-II)
Water Supply Classification
Location in Watershed
Maximum Allowable Project Density or Minimum Lot Size
High Density Development Option
Low Density Development Option
Single Family Residential
Non-Residential and All Other Residential
All Types
Protected Area -Not located within the current Town Limits of ETJ (LR- WMA)
1 dwelling unit per 1 acre or 40,000 sq. ft. lot, excluding roadway ROW or 12% built-upon area
12% built-upon area
12% to 30% built-upon are*
WS-II
E.
Watercourse Buffers (Minimum Each Side): See Section 12.7
F. Exceptions: All land in the Watershed Protection Overlay Districts shall be developed in accordance with the requirements of this section except for the following: 1. Development existing prior to the date indicated for each water supply watershed in the table below is exempt from these requirements, but expansions to structures, other than single-family development, shall be treated as new development and meet the requirements of this section. In these instances, the built-upon area of the existing development is not required to be included in the density or impervious surface area calculations for the expansion (15A NCAC 2B .0104 (d2)). Water Supply Watershed Date
Falls Lake Water Supply Watershed July 1, 1993 Richland Creek Water Supply Watershed April 1, 2005 Smith Creek Water Supply Watershed July 1, 1993
Town of Wake Forest Unified Development Ordinance – July 19, 2022
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