How is the boundary of a Resource Conservation District determined?
There are three steps you need to take in determining an RCD boundary on your property. Step One: Submit a Stream Determination Request form to the Stormwater Management Division (FAX:969-7276). The stream determination report must be prepared by Town staff, using Chapel Hill’s specific stream classification criteria and an onsite visit. Therefore, we must have the property information and property owner’s signature giving the stream ecologist permission to come onto private property. The report you receive will explain the study and tell you if your property contains perennial and/or intermittent streams, perennial waterbodies, or ephemeral channels. Step Two: Present the Stream Determination report to your surveyor. Our report will allow your surveyor to determine the boundary of the Resource Conservation District based on requirements in the Land Use Management Ordinance. The location of the Resource Conservation District is based on several criteria including: stream type as determ
