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4 <br />sooner than April 1, 1991. <br />V E: UNANIMOUS <br />4. Erosion Control Ordinance Amendments <br />This presentation was made by Warren Faircloth. In <br />summary this item was presented to receive citizen comment on <br />proposed amendments to the Erosion Control Ordinance. The North <br />Carolina Sedimentation Control Commission allows local governments <br />to enforce their own erosion control programs under certain <br />conditions. One of the conditions is that the local ordinance <br />conform to the Commissions Model Ordinance. The Model Ordinance <br />was revised by the Commission in 1990,and the majority of the <br />proposed amendments are for updating the County's Ordinance so that <br />it conforms with the Model. Additional amendments are proposed by <br />staff and are noted as such in the commentary. The amendments will <br />also be made to the.Chapel Hill Erosion Control Ordinance which is <br />administered by the County staff. <br />THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS, PLANNING BOARD OR CITIZENS. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Willhoit, seconded by <br />Commissioner Gordon, to refer this item to the Planning Board for <br />a recommendation, to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no <br />sooner than April 1, 1991. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />5. Proposed Historic Preservation Commission Ordinance <br />This presentation was made by Marvin Collins. In summary <br />this time was presented to receive citizen comment on a proposed <br />ordinance which would, upon adoption, establish a Historic <br />Preservation Commission for Orange County, including mechanisms for <br />the identification and preservation of historic sites and <br />structures. In 1986, the Planning Department completed preparation <br />of An Inventory of Sites of Cultural Historical Recreational <br />Biological and Geological Significance i.n the Unincorgorated <br />Portions of Orange -County. While some field surveys were <br />conducted, the inventory was based almost exclusively on existing <br />documentation. In 1988, a Master Recreation and Parks Plan was <br />prepared for Orange County. During the same year, the Triangle <br />Land Conservancy completed the Inventor of Natural Areas and <br />Wildlife Habitats of Orange County. These studies provided a more <br />detailed identification of sites than identified in the 1985 <br />inventory. A goal of the Planning Department and Planning Board <br />has been the completion of the detailed inventories through a <br />survey of historic sites and structures. Discussions were held <br />with representatives of the N.C. Preservation Fund and NCDCR about <br />ways and means of preparing an inventory and preserving historic <br />sites and structures. They recommended that Orange County consider <br />adopting an ordinance to establish a Historic Preservation <br />Commission, empowered to conduct an inventory, prepare a <br />preservation plan, and administer programs for the preservation of <br />both individual sites; e.g., landmarks, and historic districts. <br />Following the meeting, NCDCR provided Staff with a model ordinance <br />e <br />