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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS <br /> ORDINANCE: Erosion Control Ordinance <br /> REFERENCE: Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, <br /> 22, and 26 <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X Staff Planning Board <br /> BOCC Public <br /> X Other: N.C. Sedimentation Control <br /> Commission <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: X High Middle Low <br /> PURPOSE OF AMENDMENTS: <br /> To update the Ordinance so that it conforms with the State's Model <br /> Ordinance, to improve enforcement and administration, and to <br /> improve the readability of the Ordinance. <br /> IMPACTS/ISSUES: <br /> The amendments necessary to conform to the State's Model Ordinance: <br /> add definitions; require increased protection for High Quality <br /> Waters; allow enforcement action against forestry activity; allow <br /> consideration of an applicant's past performance in granting <br /> erosion control plan approval; increase the penalty for violations <br /> from $100 to $500 per day; and make other administrative changes. <br /> Amendments proposed by staff: add headings to the text, a table of <br /> contents, and an index to improve readability; clarify the <br /> jurisdictional boundaries; add a basic control objective so that <br /> site designs are compatible with erosion control standards; clarify <br /> the imposition of conditions of approval to erosion control plans; <br /> and make minor administrative changes. <br /> More detailed explanations of these changes are included in the <br /> text of the proposed amendments and the accompanying commentaries. <br /> EXISTING AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVISIONS: <br /> Refer to the attached amendments and commentaries. <br /> PLANNING BOARD REVIEW: January 28, 1991 <br /> BOCC REVIEW: <br />