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39 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE SEDIMENTATION AND EROSION CONTROL ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA Pursuant to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 113A SeCtion 60 and Title 15, Chapter 4 of the North Carolina Administrativ- Code, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be :Jeld in the Superior Courtroom of the Orange County Courthouse, 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, N.C. on Monday, November 28, 1983, at 7:30 P.M. for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the adoption of proposed amendments to the Orange County Sedimentation and Erosion Control Ordinance. The amendments under consideration are as follows: Section 6 General Requirements 1 a. Section 6c of existing ordinance. b. Erosion Control Plan Requirement. Prior to the commencement I of any land disturbing activity that will result in the uncovering of more than 20,000 square feet of land, the person ! responsible for the land disturbing activity, the land owner,or his/her agent must prepare and submit an Erosion Control Plan for the proposed site. The Erosion Control Officer may, at hist her discretion, grant a Plan Waiver if the amount of disturbance is between 20,000 and 40,000 square feet, the site conditions warrent it and the disturbance is not directly adjacent to a sensitive area. Section 17 Permits a. No Person shall undertake any land-disturbing activity which would result in the uncovering of 20,000 square feet or more of land without first obtaining the required approvals and permits from the Erosion Control Officer. Land disturbing activities listed under Section 5d must obtain the appropriate Erosion Control Plan Approval from the State;however, these land-disturbing activities require a Grading Permit from the County when the amount of disturbance is greater. thant 20,000 square feet, Permit Application forms must be signed by the .landowner or his/her authorized agen , "The-agent-signing must have a signed letter of authorization from the owner. b. Erosion Control Plan Approvals and Plan Waivers An Erosion Control Plan must be submitted to the Erosion 11 Control Officer when the proposed land disturbance is greater than 20,000 square feet. However, at the discretion of the Erosion Control Officer a Plan Waiver may be granted when the disturbance is between 20,000 and 40,000 square feet, site conditions warrant it, and the disturbance is not directly adjacent to a sensitive area. The application for a Plan Waiver must contain sufficient information about the proposed site for the Erosion Control Officer to deter- mine if granting a Waiver is justified. C. Before starting a land-disturbing activity greater than 20,000 square feet, the owner or his/her.agent shall obtain a Grading i Permit from the Erosion control Officer. Erosion Control, 1 Plans or Plan Waivers must be approved before a Grading Permit will be issued. 1 Grading Permits may be obtained when the Plan or Waiver is approved or prior to the start of the land disturbance. id. Expiration of Permits Erosion Control Plan Approvals and Plan Waivers expire if the land disturbing activity is not begun within 6 months of the approval date. All Erosion Control Plans approved prior to the adoption of this amendment will expire 6 months after the adoption if the land disturbing activity has not begun by that date.