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and Natural Resources . <br /> ( c ) The board of commissioners of a county shall consider <br /> alternative sites and socioeconomic and demographic data and <br /> shall hold a public hearing prior to selecting or approving a <br /> site for a new sanitary landfill that receives residential solid <br /> waste that is located within one mile of an existing sanitary <br /> landfill within the State . The distance between an existing and a <br /> proposed site shall be determined by measurement between the <br /> closest points on the outer boundary of each site . The <br /> definitions set out in G . S . 130A- 290 apply to this subsection . As <br /> used in this subsection . <br /> ( 1 ) "Approving a site " refers to prior approval of a <br /> site under G . S . 130A- 294 ( a ) ( 4 ) . <br /> ( 2 ) " Existing sanitary landfill " means a sanitary <br /> landfill that is in operation or that has been in operation <br /> within the five -year period immediately prior to the date on <br /> which an application for a permit is submitted . <br /> ( 3 ) " New sanitary landfill " means a sanitary landfill <br /> that includes areas not within the legal description of an <br /> existing sanitary landfill as set out in the permit for the <br /> existing sanitary landfill . <br /> ( 4 ) " Socioeconomic and demographic data " means the most <br /> recent socioeconomic and demographic data compiled by the <br /> United States Bureau of the Census and any additional <br /> socioeconomic and demographic data submitted at the public <br /> hearing . <br /> ( d ) As used in this section , " solid waste " means nonhazardous <br /> solid waste , that is, solid waste as defined in G . S . 130A- 290 but <br /> not including hazardous waste . <br /> ( e ) A county may, as a condition of approval of any permit <br /> for a subdivision , clearing , and development of land or <br /> construction of buildings within the planning jurisdiction of the <br /> county, regulate and prohibit the open burning of trees, limbs , <br /> stumps, and construction debris associated with the permitted <br /> activity . Agricultural , horticultural , and silvacultural <br /> activities which are exempt by law from requirements of a <br /> county permit for subdivision , clearing , and development of land <br /> or construction of buildings within the planning jurisdiction of <br /> the county are not made subject to such permitting by this <br /> subsection . " <br />