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6 <br />used at the West Campus Office Building and Library. New signage reflecting this design is <br />proposed during construction of the Phase II -Link Center project as well as at the Board of <br />Elections Building. <br />Staff will provide any information at the meeting, and the Boards can discuss this item as <br />necessary. <br />No Attachments <br />9. Building Inspections Services, Erosion Control, and NPDES Contracts <br />Building Inspections Services Agreement <br />Currently, Orange County Building Inspections provides administration, enforcement, and <br />residential /commercial plan review for compliance to the North Carolina State Building Codes <br />for the Town of Hillsborough working under a 1974 agreement between the Town of <br />Hillsborough and Orange County regarding building and electrical inspections. <br />Orange County provides administration and enforcement of the North Carolina State Building <br />Codes for the Town of Hillsborough pursuant to G.S. § 160A-413, North Carolina Statutes (also <br />known as the N.C. General Statutes, Enforcement of North Carolina Building Code), which <br />permits the TOWN to request the board of county commissioners to exercise their powers <br />within TOWN'S jurisdiction, and they shall thereupon be empowered to do so until the TOWN <br />officially withdraws its request in the manner provided in G.S. 160A-360(g). (1969, c. 1065, s. <br />1; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 64; 1993, c. 232, s.3. <br />The 36-year somewhat informal agreement should be updated and expanded into a contract <br />and reviewed by both legal offices. <br />Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control <br />The County adopted the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance ("Erosion Control <br />Ordinance") in December 1975. Its jurisdiction and effect is countywide per Section 4 of the <br />Ordinance. County staff reviews and approves erosion control plans, monitors construction <br />sites for compliance, and takes enforcement measures as necessary. <br />The program is funded by collection of fees based on the amount of land disturbance and is <br />paid by the person or firm responsible for the land-disturbing activities. Fees are set by the <br />Board of County Commissioners. This program should be updated into a contract and reviewed <br />by both legal offices. <br />National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) <br />In 1972, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program was <br />established under the authority of the Federal Clean Water Act. In North Carolina, the <br />Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) <br />administers the NPDES Stormwater program. NCDWQ designated the Town of Hillsborough <br />(Town) as a Phase II community and issued the Town's initial NPDES Phase II permit on <br />October 1, 2005. The permit required the Town to develop, implement, and enforce a <br />stormwater program designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the municipal separate <br />storm sewer system (MS4) to the maximum extent practicable. The program was implemented <br />in phases over the last five years. <br />