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Section 18 Erosion and Sedimentation Control Plans a. Plan Re uirement 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 co ies of the Plan shall be filed with the Erosion Control Officer—as one of wh'ch will be forwarded to the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District, at least 30 days prior to the commencement of the proposed activity. COMMENTARY.• This revision is made to specify 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 Resl2onse 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, approved with conditions approved with performance reservations, or disapproved. Examples of conditions of a val are but not limited to: c annel stabilizatio Wt be successful or another tyRe of lining must be used, delineating certain areas to be graded and stabilized within a swified number of days to reduce the g„gtential for erosion and protect critical areas: providing a performance securi�X to provide permanent ground cover:and requiring the person financially responsible to retain the services of a professional engineer or architect to supervise implementation of the approved erosion_control_plan. 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. Approving the plan. if the Erosion Control Officer, either upon review of 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. COAGWENMY.• These words are added so that the local ordinance conforms with the text of the State's Model Ordinance. f. Statement of Ownership and Financial Res onsibil' Erosion Control Plans shall be MU be disapproved unless accompanied by an authorized 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 Ac-.t,or this Ordinance or rules or orders adopted or issued pursuant to this Ordinance. COMMEWARK 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