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8 <br /> 2.Exempt from Creates a"compromise" Creates need for ongoing certifications, <br /> separation requirements those atmosphere b/w the regulators and re-inspections of remote facilities, Creates <br /> generators and haulers who can those regulated. Encourages contradiction between those who must <br /> "prove"they are using a alternatives and innovation to recycle a prescribed set of materials in <br /> recycling separation facility _ meet the recycling/waste Orange Co. and those who say they are <br /> somewhere else. diversion standard going to recycle different materials <br /> elsewhere but the same amount or more <br /> as Orange requires. <br /> C Coordination with other local governments in Orange County and UNC <br /> The majority of construction and therefore waste generation is taking place within the <br /> corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdictions of the Towns in Orange County— <br /> Carrboro, Chapel Hill or Hillsborough.If the Towns agree to pass the materials <br /> separation ordinance, effective enforcement of the ordinance will require cooperation of <br /> the Building Inspection Departments and Planning Departments of each jurisdiction. <br /> Those departments will need to inform the County Solid Waste Management Department <br /> when developers are applying for zoning compliance permits, special use permits, <br /> demolition permits or building permits that could trigger the requirements for <br /> development of a solid waste management plan or solid waste management permit. They <br /> may even distribute the appropriate forms for completing the solid waste plan <br /> requirements. The involvement of these Departments should be made explicit as the <br /> County discusses with the Towns adoption of the ordinance requiring separation of <br /> regulated recyclable materials. <br /> Building Inspections Departments in each jurisdiction may also be asked to assist the <br /> Solid Waste Management Department in determining.if there is proper separation of <br /> materials on sites they are inspecting for compliance with building codes. Building <br /> Inspections Departments may also be requested to delay issuance of permits when an <br /> approved construction and demolition materials management plan and/or permit has not <br /> been filed. <br /> The BOCC may wish to determine the sequence of implementation of the ordinance. <br /> There are at least three options. The second one is assumed in the timeline proposed at <br /> the end of this report. <br /> 1. BOCC passes the ordinance and applies it first to construction and demolition activity <br /> in the unincorporated areas of the County,using that period to fine-tune ordinance <br /> and operations before asking municipalities (and UNC?) to adopt it. <br /> 2. Pass the ordinance and apply it first to unincorporated areas but immediately after <br /> passage take it to the municipalities(and UNC?) for their approval. <br /> 3. Finalize the ordinance and bring it to the municipalities(and UNC?) for their <br /> concurrent approval with the County approval. prior to implementation and <br /> enforcement. <br /> 8 <br />