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• The bill and authority does not apply within the Carr and Cheeks voting precincts of Orange County . • Agricultural , horticultural and silvicultural ( forestry ) activities that are exempt from County permitting and land use rules are also exempt from this bill . As such , open burning under by bona fide agricultural operations and managed forestry operations is not affected . • The authority to regulate open burning is limited to the County 's territorial jurisdiction , and as such does not automatically apply inside municipal jurisdictions . In order for any new County regulations to apply inside Towns , the Town boards would need to adopt the same regulations . In the Orange County - Chapel Hill - Carrboro Joint Planning Area , the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro would need to adopt these standards in order for them to apply in the " transition areas " north of Chapel Hill and Carrboro * . Transition areas are areas that are governed by a joint land use plan , but permit authority is delegated to the respective Towns . • The County "s Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling Task Force recently released a report that calls for the County to mandate recycling or reuse of " recyclable waste material . " The report recommended an ordinance that would require the separation of materials for recycling or reuse purposes . Items to be reused or recycled include yard waste and " non - reusable wood waste " ( i . e . , trees and vegetation cleared from land for any purpose other than sale as a commodity or chipping for sale ) . The proposed ordinance would prohibit disposal of such waste through open burning in the County . • To implement the ordinance , the County must first address a method for handling recycled wood waste . The Board of Commissioners will consider this and other related issues on an upcoming worksession . Stancil noted that Lake Hogan Farms subdivision , where open burning was recently an issue , is in the Carrboro transition area . To address this issue in transition areas under the new legislation , the following would need to occur : 1 ) the County develops a plan for handling recycled wood waste , 2 ) the County adopts ordinance prohibiting burning and mandating recycling , and 3 ) Carrboro passes resolution putting the ordinance into effect within Carrboro 's jurisdiction . The BOCC has adopted a resolution that would have agencies using county funds use open burning as a last resort . DRAFT CFE 9 / 11 / 00 Minutes Page 2 of 8 L :\Caro1\CFEMIN\91 100cfeFINAL. doc