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(3) Conducted by persons having the power of eminent domain, <br />(4) Conducted by local governments, <br />(5) Funded in whole or in part by the State or the United States. <br />COMMENIIRY' This change is proposed by the staff. The reference to the specific statute will be added. <br />Section 7 Basic Control Objectives <br />. An Erosion and Sedimentation Control Play may be disc roved puMMt <br />to Section 18 of this ordinance if the Rlan fails to ad-dress the Lollowing cQntrol objectives: <br />COMMENTARY.- This amendment to the first paragraph in this section will make it clear that plan <br />approval can be denied if the objectives in Section 7 are not met. <br />b. Ran for Erosion Con troI - Desigil the develo meat and are the site plan so that the necessary <br />sediment -tra in devices d erosion control measures can be accommodated and are accessible for <br />maintenance and removal - O rve the nQuimments and standards in QMge Coun 's Soil Erosion and <br />Sediment Control Manual. <br />COMMEENIARY.• This is an amendment proposed by the staff. Tile purpose is to ensure that erosion control <br />is considered and incorporated into the site design during the early stages of planning the development and not <br />left as an afterthought. A plan can be denied when erosion control standards cannot be met because of a <br />conflict with the site design. This paragraph will be inserted in the text and the letters of the following paragraphs <br />adjusted. <br />Section 8 Mandatory Design and Performance Standards for <br />Land - Disturbing Activity <br />No land- disturbing activity subject to the control of this ordinance shall be undertaken except in accordance <br />with the following mandatory standards: <br />a. Buffer Zone <br />L. No landAim6ing activi durin ods of construction or i ement to land 1 be 22rmitted <br />in DMiMity to a Igh or WhMd wate urse ugnlMs a buft zone ia.1provided along the mu gig! of <br />the watercourse of su cient width to con a visible siltation within thw twee -five RRMt 25 <br />of the buffer a nearest the W-disturb1112 activily. Waters ft have been classified as trout <br />waters bY the RAVir—OMEM-W Mana t Co ssion 1 have an undisturbed buffer zone 25 <br />feet de or of sufficient width to confine visible siltati within the twen -five RMNt 25 % of <br />the buffer zone nearest the land-digurbing activily, whi Never is ter. Provided. however, that <br />the Counix may aggmve glans which include land-disturbing activily along trout waters when the <br />duration of said disturbance would be tempoMa and the extent of said disturbance would be <br />minimal. This subdivision shall not Wly a 1 to a land-disturbina activLq in connection with the <br />construction of facilities to be located on, over, or under a lake or natural watercourse. <br />L. Be 25 foot minimum width for an undisturbed buffer zone ad'acent to desigapted trout waters shall <br />be measured horizontally from the LoR of the bank. <br />3 5 -9 -91 <br />omwetie with the eamtruetion <br />of <br />. <br />L. No landAim6ing activi durin ods of construction or i ement to land 1 be 22rmitted <br />in DMiMity to a Igh or WhMd wate urse ugnlMs a buft zone ia.1provided along the mu gig! of <br />the watercourse of su cient width to con a visible siltation within thw twee -five RRMt 25 <br />of the buffer a nearest the W-disturb1112 activily. Waters ft have been classified as trout <br />waters bY the RAVir—OMEM-W Mana t Co ssion 1 have an undisturbed buffer zone 25 <br />feet de or of sufficient width to confine visible siltati within the twen -five RMNt 25 % of <br />the buffer zone nearest the land-digurbing activily, whi Never is ter. Provided. however, that <br />the Counix may aggmve glans which include land-disturbing activily along trout waters when the <br />duration of said disturbance would be tempoMa and the extent of said disturbance would be <br />minimal. This subdivision shall not Wly a 1 to a land-disturbina activLq in connection with the <br />construction of facilities to be located on, over, or under a lake or natural watercourse. <br />L. Be 25 foot minimum width for an undisturbed buffer zone ad'acent to desigapted trout waters shall <br />be measured horizontally from the LoR of the bank. <br />3 5 -9 -91 <br />