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2 <br />previous fee calculation .method. That law also instructed NCDWQ to study fee and mitigation <br />costs in order to propose a new fee schedule in 2007. <br />As a result, the amendments made to the County's Stormwater Ordinance are no longer valid. <br />Since the in-lieu payment schedule, which is set by NCDWQ and not the County, is subject to <br />change in 2007 and potentially periodically after that, amendment to the Stormwater Ordinance <br />is being proposed that incorporates the fee schedule by reference rather than as part of the <br />ordinance itself. This will save effort in the long term by not having to change the County's <br />Stormwater Ordinance each time the State changes the in-lieu payment method. <br />The amendments referenced above are contained in Attachment 1 with deletions shown in iii <br />'s#~i~e#h~reu~ and additions in bold underline. Orange County's Stormwater Ordinance~is <br />taken directly from the State's model ordinance and the amendments likewise originate at the <br />State level. <br />This item was presented at the May 21, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing. No comments were <br />received from the public. <br />The Planning Board considered this item on July 11, 2007 and voted unanimously to <br />recommend approval. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The overall stormwater program was delegated to Orange County by the <br />State. The program in Orange County's portion of the Neuse River Basin is partially funded by <br />developer fees. Existing Erosion control staff is currently implementing and administering the <br />program. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends approval of the proposed <br />amendments to the Orange County Stormwater Ordinance for Lands within the Neuse River <br />Basin. <br />