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Draft Ordinance Presented at Public Hearing 6 November 20, 2006 WHEREAS, this ordinance is intended to promote co- operation between private sector and public sector entities and to encourage collaborative work in order to protect valuable cultural and archaeological resources within Orange County; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina: SECTION l: PURPOSE The Orange County Board of Commissioners adopts this ordinance, establishing a County policy, in order to encourage the documentation of potential archaeological sites within proposed development projects before they are compromised or destroyed and thereby eliminate a part of Orange County's heritage. This ordinance shall stand alone in certain situations, as set forth in SECTION 2 and that, this ordinance will also become an integral part of, and shall provide support for, the Orange County Environmental Impact Ordinance, in full force and effect, after its adoption on September 4, 1990. SECTION 2: APPLICABILITY The following projects are exempt from the provisions of this ordinance, and no Cultural and Archaeological Survey is required: • Bonafide farming operations; • Routine grounds maintenance and landscaping; • Single- and two - family dwellings and permits associated therewith; • Projects other single- and two- family dwellings involving less than ten (10) acres; • Single - family residential subdivision development, excluding Planned Developments, Special Use Permits, Class A and those projects involving lands identified as High or Medium potential on the `Archaeological Remains Potential' map located in Section 2.2 `Natural and Cultural Resources' of the Land Use Element; • Projects requiring Special Use Permits, Class B, excluding transmission lines and those projects involving lands identified as High or Medium potential on the `Archaeological Remains Potential' map located in Section 2.2 `Natural and Cultural Resources' of the Land Use Element; • Any project located outside of the Orange County Planning Jurisdiction, including areas identified as Transition Areas of the Joint Planning Agreement and Area Map and subject to development regulations of any municipality within Orange County.