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11 a. No permit is required for the following activities: 1. For the purpose of fighting fires. 2. For the stock piling of raw or processed sand, stoner or gravel in material processing plants and storage yards, provided that sediment control measures have bean utilized to protect against off-site damage. 3. For disturbances that do not exceed 20,000 square feet in surface area: In determining the areas contiguous lands under one or diverse ownership being developed as a unit will be aggregated. NOTE: This paragraph will be added to Section 17a to specify what activities do not require permits. SECTION 18 Section 18 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans c. Failure tb, approve or disapprove a complete erosion and sedimentation control plan within 30 days of receipt of the complete plan shall be deemed approval. Denial of a plan must specifically state in writing the reasons for denial. The county must approve or deny a revised plan within 15 days of receipt/ or it is deemed to be approved. If, following commencement of a land disturbing activity pursuant to an approved plan, the County determines that the plan is inadequate to meet the requirements of this ordinance, the County may require such !revisions as are necessary to comply with this ordinance. In order tci be considered completes a plan submitted for approval must contain the proposed erosion control plan, the completed application/ the statement of financial responsibility and ownership/ and the plan review fee. The 30 day review period begins when all of the components of the complete plan are received. NOTE: Section 18d will be expanded to include the two paragraphs above. e. If the Erosion Control Officer/ either upon review of the Erosion Control Plan or on inspection of the job site, determines that a significant risk of accelerated erosion or off-site sedimentation exists, revisions to the plan will be required. Pending the preparation of the revised plan, work shall cease or shall continue under conditions outlined by the Erosion Control Officer. NOTE: The paragraph above will be added to subsection e of Section 18. f. Erosion Control Plans shall be accompanied by an authorized statement of financial responsibility and ownership. This statement shall be signed by the person financially responsible for the land-disturbing activity or his/her attorney in facp. The statement shall include the mailing and street addresses of the principal place of business of the person financially responsible and of the owner of the land or their registered agents. NOTE: Paragraph "f' will be added at the end of Section 18. g. A copy of the approved Erosion Control Plan and any amendments and required revisions shall be kept on the job site at all times. NOTE: Paragraph flg will be added to Section 18. SECTION 19 Section 19 Appeals a. The disapprbval or modification of any proposed erosion control plan by the Erosion Contra Officer shall entitle the person submitting the plan to an appeal of the dedision to the Orange County Planning Director. If the Planning Director upholds the denial/ the person shall be entitled to a public hearing if such prson submits written demand for a hearing within 15 days after receipt of.written notice of disapproval or modification. NOTE: The underliired portion of paragraph "a" will be added to the Ordinance. This change is being added to allow a reasonable appeal prior to holding a public hearing on the denial. d. In the event that the local governing body upholds the disapproval or modification of a proposed erosion control plan following the public hearing/ the person submitting the erosion control plan shall be entitled to appeal the local governments action to the North Carolina Sedimentation Control