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of having one landfill customer who is not hauling C&D being allowed to dump these <br /> materials right next to another customer who is not because he is hauling C&D. That <br /> unequal enforcement scenario could be controversial and difficult to explain and enforce. <br /> 5. Coordination with Municipalities and UNC <br /> Planning and Inspections Departments within the County have been consulted and kept <br /> informed about the ordinance. Once Orange County adopts the ordinance,staff will <br /> encourage adoption by the Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Mebane Councils. <br /> Staff from the County and Municipalities will arrange the necessary administrative <br /> infrastructure for efficient"one stop shopping"—where solid waste permit applications <br /> can be submitted at Inspections Departments. <br /> No UNC representatives have offered any evidence that the University will formally <br /> respond to the Ordinance, but our relationship is a constructive one and we do not foresee <br /> a problem with UNC illegally dumping recyclable material* All UNC contractors will be <br /> made aware of the ordinance requirements and that they are subject to them. At this <br /> point UNC staff appears committed to requiring recycling as part of their own regulation <br /> of construction on campus. <br /> 6. Open Burning <br /> The ordinance prohibits burning of solid waste. While the highest number of burning <br /> permits issued by the NC Forest Service are for leaves and brush, the largest,most <br /> polluting fires are from machine-piled landclearing debris commonly associated with <br /> development. These large bums become illegal under this ordinance.The State already <br /> prohibits the burning of Construction and Demolition debris and other forms of refuse, <br /> but this ordinance gives the County the authority to act upon such violations. Silvicultural <br /> and Agricultural maintenance burning activities, such as site planting preparatory bums, <br /> understory bums, early hay production bums, and bums for keeping roads around fields <br /> properly cleared are not prohibited by this ordinance. Table 2 shows which types of <br /> burning activities are allowed or prohibited under the ordinance. <br /> Table 2. <br /> Type of Burning Activity Prohibited <br /> Construction or Demolition Debris Yes <br /> Household Garbage and other MSW Yes <br /> Development Clearing - Yes <br /> Forestry: Planting preparation No <br /> Forestry:Understory thinning No <br /> Agriculture: Field residuals No <br /> Agriculture: Pruning back to keep farm roads clear No <br /> Agriculture.-Clearing new pastures/fields Yes <br /> Landscaping: Prunings,Brush and Leaves No <br /> d�- <br /> 5 <br />