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7/2/90 5a <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly has authorized <br />the governing bodies of all cities, counties, and towns acting <br />individually, or collectively, to require any special - purpose unit of <br />government or private developer of a major development project to <br />submit detailed statements reflecting the environmental impact of such <br />projects (North Carolina Environmental Policy Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. <br />113A -1 et seg., more specifically N.C. Gen. Stat. 113A -8); and <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Administrative Code contains <br />provisions interpreting the authority of local governments pursuant to <br />N.C. Gen. Stat. 113A -8, and the role of State Government with respect <br />to this authority (N.C.A.C. Title I, Ch. 25, .0100 et seg.); and <br />WHEREAS, Section .0802(c) of Title I, Chapter 25 of the North <br />Carolina Administrative Code specifically provides that "In processing <br />applications for state permits, state agencies shall consider any <br />information generated by the local government pursuant to" the Code's <br />provisions; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners <br />of Orange County, North Carolina: <br />SECTION 1. PURPOSE <br />Pursuant to the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners adopts this ordinance establishing a <br />County policy to encourage the wise and productive use of the <br />county's natural resources; to encourage a public and governmental <br />awareness of our environment and of the consequences of <br />development which affect it; to require that a full disclosure be <br />made as to the anticipated effect of proposed development on the <br />resources of the county; and to permit and facilitate full <br />enforcement of all ordinances and regulations concerning the <br />environment in an efficient, coordinated and comprehensive manner. <br />The intent of this ordinance is to provide a mechanism for full <br />disclosure of anticipated impacts of developments as herein <br />defined and to make such information publicly available so that <br />citizens of the county may have input into developmental issues <br />before they become moot. More specifically, it is the intent of <br />this ordinance to require the preparation and evaluation of <br />environmental impact documents for projects that either require <br />certain state permits, or require a local land use permit for <br />development within environmentally sensitive areas, as provided in <br />Section 2 of this ordinance. <br />on <br />