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AN ORDINA 4CE TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONT OL OF SOIL EF,osio N AND SE DIBENTATIM �1iIExtE,AS, the aunty Commissioners of orange County, North Carolina, recognize a great need Lo control soil erosion and Sed i.mentati.on and those activities tahich result in erosion and sedaTnenta.tion withinOrangeCounty and within areas affec:ti.ng the county; aid L•:HEREAS, the orth Carolina General Assembly, through Chapter - 392 of the Se sion '.Caws of North Carolina, 1,973, and other laWS, has delegated to local governments the power to control such erosion and s di..menta.tion; and s,.,HEREAS, ©ran. e County Cnmmi.ssioners desire to exercise such power LiOW, TFIEF.EFOR , BE 1T ORDAINED by the County Coramissio»ers of orange County, North Carolina- Section l Title _ This ordinance may be cited as the Orange County Soil ErOsiOn and Sedimentation Control Ordinance_ , Section 2 p rposes This orainan e -is adopted for the- purposes of: - (1) Regulating the clearing, grading, excavation, filling _ and i:ian~ pulation of the earth and the moving and storing of waters in order to: control and prevent accelerated soil ercislon and sedimentation, maintain the balance nf nature, prevent the obstruction of natural and artificial ., drai.nag ,was, �.rihibit f•7.00 di.ng,•„aana reduce tine underr�in�n�s of roads and other transportation_ facilities- (2) Establishing procedures through which these purposes can be ulfil.l.ed. ,iotwith tanding the provisions of Section 5 herein, the Board o County Commissioners of Orange County hereby declare' its intent that all of the departments and agencies of Ora e County, its con:motors and subcontractors shall conpl i-th the regulations set forth in this ordinance. 5,ec t f.on 3--- D J:ir_i ti ons As used in s ordi.nance, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, e following definitions apply.