Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
o,...«e....t,e. tc onnaSeptember 12, 20h6 <br />Orange County SE & SC Ordinance ~ - <br />WHEREAS, the County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, recognize a great <br />need to control soil erosion and sedimentation and those activities which result in erosion and <br />sedimentation within Orange County and within areas affecting the. county; and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly, through Chapter 392 of the Session Laws of <br />North Carolina, 1973, and other laws, has delegated to local governments the power to control <br />such erosion and sedimentation; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County Commissioners desire to exercise such power; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Commissioners of Orange County, North <br />Carolina. <br />SECTION 1 TITLE <br />This Ordinance may be cited as the Orange County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation <br />Control Ordinance. <br />SECTION 2 PURPOSES <br />This Ordinance is adopted for the purposes of: <br />(1) Regulating the clearing, grading, excavation, filling and manipulation of <br />the earth and the moving and storing of waters in order to: control and <br />prevent accelerated soil erosion and sedimentation, prevent the pollution of <br />water, prevent damage to public and private property, maintain the balance <br />of nature, prevent the obstruction of natural and artificial drainageways, <br />inhibit flooding and reduce the undermining of roads and other <br />transportation facilities. <br />(2) Establishing procedures through which these purposes can be fulfilled. <br />Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 herein, the Board of County Commissioners <br />hereby declares its intent that all of the departments and agencies of Orange County, its <br />contractors and subcontractors shall comply with the regulations set forth in this <br />Ordinance. <br />Section 2.1 Windings of Fact Relating to Sedimentation and Erosion in University Lake, <br />Cane Creek, and Upper Eno Watersheds <br />The County Commissioners find that, without strict sedimentation and erosion <br />controls, the development of land within the University Lake, Cane Creek, and <br />Upper Eno Watersheds will have a significant adverse impact upon the health, <br />safety, and welfare of all persons served by the water supply reservoirs within <br />these watersheds. More specifically: <br />