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1F3 7/2/90 5a III ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has authorized the governing bodies of all cities, counties , and towns acting individually, or collectively, to require any special-purpose unit of government or private developer of a major development project to submit detailed statements reflecting the environmental impact of such projects (North Carolina Environmental Policy Act, N. C. Gen . Stat . 113A-1 et seg. , more specifically N. C. Gen. Stat . 113A-8 ) ; and WHEREAS , the North Carolina Administrative Code contains provisions interpreting the authority of local governments pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 113A-8, and the role of State Government with respect to this authority (N. C.A.C . Title I , Ch. 25 , . 0100 et seg. ) ; and WHEREAS , Section . 0802 (c ) of Title I , Chapter 25 of the North Carolina Administrative Code specifically provides that " In processing applications for state permits, state agencies shall consider any information generated by the local government pursuant to" the Code ' s provisions; 4111 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina: SECTION 1. PURPOSE Pursuant to the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopts this ordinance establishing a County policy to encourage the wise and productive use of the county' s natural resources; to encourage a public and governmental awareness of our environment and of the consequences of development which affect it; to require that a full disclosure be made as to the anticipated effect of proposed development on the resources of the county; and to permit and facilitate full enforcement of all ordinances and regulations concerning the environment in an efficient, coordinated and comprehensive manner . The intent of this ordinance is to provide a mechanism for full disclosure of anticipated impacts of developments as herein defined and to make such information publicly available so that citizens of the county may have input into developmental issues before they become moot. More specifically, it is the intent of this ordinance to require the preparation and evaluation of environmental impact documents for projects that either require certain state permits, or require a local land use permit for development within environmentally sensitive areas, as provided in • Section 2 of this ordinance.