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VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Chair Carey said that he forgot to mention at the outset of the meeting that item C-6 has <br />been removed from the agenda. <br />Commissioner Jacobs recognized Mebane City Council Member Edward Green, who <br />has been working with Orange County on the Efland/Mebane Small Area Plan. <br />4. Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinance: The North Carolina Department of <br />Environment and Natural Resources -Land Quality Section has completed a technical <br />audit of the County's Erosion Control program and suggested 15 amendments/changes. <br />Erosion Control Officer Terry Hackett made this presentation. <br />Revisions to the Orange County <br />Soil and Sedimentation Control Ordinance <br />Quarterly Public Hearing <br />May 21, 2007 <br />Orange County Erosion Control <br />• State Delegated Local Program <br />• Conducts Program Countywide <br />• Original Ordinance Adopted in 1975 <br />• Ordinance has been Revised 13 Times <br />• 12 of 13 Revisions Resulted from Changes in the State Model Ordinance <br />Proposed Changes <br />• State Model Ordinance has been Revised <br />• Technical Audit of Orange County's Program Conducted by the State in 2006 <br />• State Subsequently Requested Changes in the County's Ordinance to Match the State Model <br />Ordinance <br />Proposed Changes -Topics <br />• Ground Cover <br />• Intent <br />• Notice of Activity Initiation <br />• Preconstruction Conference <br />• Required Revisions <br />• Civil Penalty Assessment Factors <br />• Notice of Civil Penalty Assessment <br />• Hearing <br />• Final Decision <br />• Appeal of Final Decision <br />• Credit of Civil Penalties <br />• Graded Slopes and Fills <br />• Financial Responsibility and Ownership <br />• Land Disturbing Activity <br />• Area Inspection <br />Section 8 <br />Mandatory Design & Performance Standards <br />B. Graded Slopes and Fills <br />