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Section 18 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans 33 a. Plan Reauirement An Erosion Control Plan shall be prepared for all land- disturbing activities subject to this Ordinance whenever the proposed activity is to be undertaken on a tract comprising more than 20,000 square feet, if more than 20,000 square feet are to be uncovered. Three 3 copies of the Plan shall be filed with the Erosion Control Officer --and• one of which will be forwarded to the Orange Soil and Water Consery ation District, at 30 days prior to the commencement of the proposed activity. COMMENTARY.• This revision is made to speck the number of copies of the proposed erosion control plan to be submitted and their distribution for review (proposed by the staff). c. Review and Response to Plans The Erosion Control Officer will review each complete plan submitted and within 30 days of receipt thereof will notify the .person submitting the plan that it has been approved, approved with modifications, annroved with conditions• approved with performance reservations, or disapproved. Examples of conditions of gpRroval are but not limited to: channel stabilization must be successful or another tvve of lining must be used, delineating certain areas to be graded and stabilized within a SMified number of days to reduce the 2gteixtial for erosion and Rrotect critical areas : Rroviding a pgrformance secudt to jZrovide Rgrmanent ground cover and ui ' the rson financial) nsible to fain the services of a 1professional en inee or architect to su rv'se i lementation of the a roved erosion control Tan. COMMENTARY• Adding 'complete" is required by the State to emphasize that only complete plans will be reviewed Staff proposes adding `approvedwith conditions. "This allows attachment of conditions to the plan that are considered essential to its success by the Division staff. The examples given are typical conditions that would be imposed. Amendment of Section 19 (a) (1) allows the applicant to appeal conditions of approval. e. Plan Amendments Application for amendment of an erosion control plan in written and/or graphic form may be made at any time under the same conditions as the original application. Until such time as said amendment is approved by the Erosion .Control Officer, the land - disturbing activities shall not proceed except in accordance with the erosion control plan as originally approved. After 1RRroving the Rlan, if the Erosion Control Officer, either upon review of the Erosion G=tml such 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. COW&NTARY.• These words are added so that the local ordinance conforms with the rext of the State's Model Ordinance. f. statement of Ownersh!12 and Financial Resl2onsibilfty Erosion Control Plans abaH be may be disatroroved unless accompanied by an authorize) Statement of Ownership and Financial Responsibility. This statement shall be signed by the person financially responsible for the land- disturbing activity or his/her attorney -in- fact. 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. If not a resident of North Carolina, the applicant must designate a North Carolina agent and include that agent's name and address in the Statement for the purpose of receiving notice of compliance or noncompliance with the plan the a Act or this Ordinance or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this Ordinance. COMNE11 MY: This change allows disapproval of the Plan if the Statement is not received The text has been changed to conform to the State's Model Ordinance. 7 1 -15 -91