(A)

Authority and Enactment. By resolutions adopted by the Town of Dobson Board of Commissioners and the Surry County Board of Commissioners, the Surry County Board of Commissioners adopted the Surry County Watershed Protection Ordinance on October 4, 1993 authorizing the Surry County Board of Commissioners to enact into law the Surry County Watershed Protection Ordinance for the purposes of watershed protection within the Surry County planning jurisdiction and the municipal limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of Dobson.

(B)

Jurisdiction. Areas located within a designated Water Supply Watershed by the N.C. Environmental Management Commission are defined and established as a Watershed Overlay Zoning District on the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Dobson, North Carolina. Areas located within a designated water supply watershed are subject to regulations contained in the Surry County Watershed Protection Ordinance in addition to all of the regulations of this Ordinance.

Regulations of the Surry County Watershed Protection Ordinance may include, but are not limited to limits on the number of dwelling units per acre, allowed uses, maximum built-upon-area, and a requirement for undisturbed natural buffers on all perennial waters.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please see current Surry County Watershed Protection Ordinance for requirements if property is located within a designated water supply watershed as indicated on the Official Town of Dobson Zoning Map or Official Surry County Zoning Map.