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4 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 306F REVERE ROAD HII.I SBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 316 r T .r' w r May 8, 1987 Jehue and Pearline Edwards 29 Lake View Trailer Park Chapel Hill , N.C. 27514 Subject: Land Disturbance, Filling, and Waste Disposal on Jo Mac Road Bingham Township, Tax Map 21 , Lot 14 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Edwards: This letter is to document our meeting et your home on Thursday April 30, 1987 to discuss your use of the property and how It conflicts with Orange County Ordinances. Y ) Even though it is your land, you cannot use it for a dump because it violates the laws . of Orange County. Clearing and grading the property without erosion control permits violates the Erosion Control Ordinance. Disposing of stumps, junk, and_ construction materials is a violation of the Zoning Ordinance which controls how you can use your property. These violations must stop, and if you want to to use your property for a dump, you must get permits to do so. You can correct this problem in one of two ways: 1 . You can stop all dumping on the site Immediately and not allow any more to be hauled in or bring in any yourself . Where you have dug up the front of the property and dumped construction materials you must smooth it out and sow grass. In the back and along the sides of the property where you have dumped stumps and junk you must clean out the stream, smooth out the area, and saw grass. You must also remove the old fuel tanks and carry them to a scrap yard. These things must be done within 90 days, before August 15, 1987 . 2. if you want to continue using your property as a dump and to extend it across the stream you must get a Special Use Permit from the County. To get the Permit you will have to apply to the County and present your request at a public hearing before the County Commissioners. You would have to hire an engineer to I draw plans of how you would fill in the property and pipe the l